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    Chicken weight issues

    Ah you know... I honestly don't know haha. I dug down about 4-5 inches and covered the whole base of their run with sand. I was told that the worms cannot incubate in sand and so they don't do well with a sand flooring. However my chickens still free range everyday rain or shine, so whether or...
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    Chicken weight issues

    Thanks for responding even though its a bit of an old post! Glad to know it isn't just my EE who is a lightweight! She is definitely at the bottom of the pecking order. I have started giving her her own feeding dish - even when they free range and I bring out cold snacks on hot days. She just...
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    Free Chicken Apron/Saddle Pattern

    I need a saddle that will protect the back but also under the wings a bit. Do saddles cover along the chicken's sides a bit? My EE is getting her feathers ripped out by my mean girl RIR but I can tell when I separate them that my EE is a little lonely so I want them to try and be together but...
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    What kind of sand is okay for chicken run?

    Our current run has a roof and if we move it back to its original spot there shouldn't be any area that it would get wet aside from erratic rain (which would probably mean a typhoon, which would mean everything outside gets destroyed ... our run will just be part of that "everything" no matter...
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    What kind of sand is okay for chicken run?

    In a desperate attempt to keep my run dry and hopefully parasitic worm free, I was told to put 5-6 inches of sand in the run. We have a Home Depot and it carries a variety... which one would be best? Would any of them work? Quikrete All Purpose Sand Leveling/Paver Sand Quikrete Washed Plaster...
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    Aggressive RIR hen beating up docile EE - ugly photos

    Okay, I would prefer giving them mealworms but I don't have access to them locally (have to buy online). I can handle that, but if for any reason that didn't work out can I mix the broiler grower with layer feed? Will feeding them grower limit their egg production at all?
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    How often should I move my coop? Please help, need advice!

    I have a semi-permanent type tractor for my 3 chickens... it is very heavy and kind of a beast to move around so I never really did and kept my chickens in one spot (but allow them to free range for an hour or two every morning/evening and most of the day on weekends). However, I've been having...
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    Aggressive RIR hen beating up docile EE - ugly photos

    Not sure if you're responding to me... but I feed them layer feed, some scratch, and then provide treats every other day or so (meal worms, yogurt, fresh grated coconut, frozen melon, lettuce, etc)
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    Aggressive RIR hen beating up docile EE - ugly photos

    My RIR hen Pearl is a fatty and also a bully. She wasn't always like this but over the past few months she has really begun to beat up on my EE hen Valentine. At first it was just pecking here and there and it has evolved into chasing my Valentine away from BOTH feeding dishes, Pearl won't...
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    How often to move the chicken tractor?

    I live in a fourplex so my green space is very limited (see photos). I have just 3 chickens and what I have is a tractor, but it is very heavy to move. I was using it's location as a permanent spot (next to the garden, you can see how brown and dead it is) but I've been having a big problem with...
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    Uuugghhh... constant worms it seems!

    *sigh* here I go again... Is there an easier way to give them the Zimectrin? When I tried to give it on the bread last time they were VERY suspicious and wouldn't take it so we ended up having to shove the little piece of medicated bread down their throats which freaked me out... I don't want...
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    Uuugghhh... constant worms it seems!

    I also just read that you should rotate the wormers so the parasites don't become immune to the wormer? Is this true? Or is it okay that I use Valbazen every 3-4 months (in theory - if my chickens weren't full of worms ALL the time)
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    Uuugghhh... constant worms it seems!

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    Uuugghhh... constant worms it seems!

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    Uuugghhh... constant worms it seems!

    Alright, I'm mentally done with this... my EE just had a normal looking poo for the first time in forever and I was so excited but... there it freaking was... ANOTHER **** worm. Pretty sure it was a tapeworm. WHAT do I do now... I have wormed them SO many times in the past several months and I...
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