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So I am going to start deworming my flock tomorrow but am very disappointed with the directions that came with wazine. Can someone please explain to me what I should do with it? I know you put it in their water, but for how long? Also, do you need to use probiotics after? And also I have read...

So today I was cleaning the coop and I noticed some white worms that were wiggling around in a piece of poop. I was very grossed out-as I have never had to deal with anything like this before- so I quick just shoveled the poop in the bag and tried to clean the coop faster. However, I wished I...

Hi all! I need your input. A little background info first: So, my chickens are 11 month olds and up until about 3 months ago were on Purina Laying Feed(except the medicated chick feed when they were chicks). I think it worked well for our flock, we were getting about 6-7 eggs per day and we...

Hi guys! I need some urgent help ASAP! So my 9 month old Australorp has been brooding for about a week now and I just did my usual rounds to go pick her up and move her and she has like brown/yellow mucus that seems to be more thick than think draining from her nose. There was also some dried...

So for about the past week my flock of 7 who usually lay 6-7 eggs per day has been laying 3-4, and yesterday we got 0.... Granted, I do have a broody right now, but that still doesn't add up. They are still eating normal, as far as I can tell and aren't acting different. The only difference...

I thought I had it figured out that she was a broody until a couple days ago when she started acting strange so here's all the details: Also, side note: I have been finding black feathers in their house and nesting box for about 2 weeks now. Also, her comb is just a tad paler than the rest of...

My chicken's are 6 months old and I have been wondering when is the appropriate/correct time to worm them. I have tried looking up answers but I'm getting mixed answers, so I thought I'd get all of your advice! Also, can you use goat/horse wormers? How long is the process? How long can we not...

So, I was getting eggs out of the nesting box today, and my little helper jumped in to see what I was doing, and just spit up what appeared to be water. They were out free ranging, and just came in, and they always eat and drink when back in, so do you think she just spit up her recently drank...

So, I've looked at the egg laying charts and I know what my egg is( calcium deposit) but I don't know when I should be concerned or what I should do about it. My chicken has been laying speckled, bump(little balls on outside) eggs for about a week. The flock started laying about a month ago...

Ok so I have several things I need some input on: Background information: my chickens just started laying last weekend(she layed every day but one since then), and since then one other hen has also layed(first of her egg yesterday). I put fake eggs in their boxes, but they always kick them out...

Ok so I got my first egg today!!! It was a very pretty mint color from my Easter Egger, Stir Fry:) My question is when, if they every do, stop squatting? They have been squatting for about a week now and does that end after they all lay their first couple eggs, or does this continue on? Thanks...

So a couple of days ago I was browsing around on here and I came across my dream for having a chickens. It was a chicken village if you will. It was a huge run, with a big post in the middle and had ropes coming out from out, attaching to the sides, with netting draped over that. It had a...

Welcome! This is a list of things I wish I knew/thought about before I started my flock! I hope this helps you think of things before you get yours so that they can have the best life possible:) 1-Sunlight where your coop will be. So I am so lucky that my coop/run got placed where it did...

So my 18ish week old Australorp has a weird bump on her side(like wing). I moved her feathers around to try and see it and it looked like some little feathers all crumpled together(like a mat that dogs/cats get) and then a weird bone like thing(it wasn't one I am 99% sure but don't know how to...

So my 15 week old EE has been having her mouth opened a lot lately. Acting normal otherwise, just with her mouth opened. I know that some birds do that to cool down, but I'm not sure why she is. I live in Northern CA and the weather has been 70 and sunny. It's usually when I let them free-range...

So my 12 week old chicks started getting their combs in a few weeks ago. I noticed when it happened but forgot to ask and now some of the others are looking like it. A couple of my EE's have smushed like combs coming in. Is this normal?

I have noticed black mold growing in the top corner of my roofed in run. Also, under one of my food containers I noticed some white mold or something that absolutely stinks(like mold). Also with the white stuff, there was a white/gray mealworm type of creature. The other day I just shoveled out...

So here is the current set-up. I have 7, 10 week old chicks in one house at night with water and food. I wanted to keep them all in the same house until they got acclimated so that they could stay warm. The house said it could house 6 chickens when I bought it. They seem comfortable in it now...

So my mom is convinced that even though the mealworms are dried out they can still turn into beetles... Is that true? They are store bought.

My 10 week old EE just had a white watery poop, with brown mushy chunks in the middle. Any ideas on what this means? I think she's also getting picked on because this morning I found about 20 small feathers of hers in their house. UGH:( She's my favorite and I don't want her to be sad:( Any...