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    Hatching time brooder?

    Has anyone ever used hatching time brooder with automatic feeder, waterers and heater? Looking for something I can start inside, clean easily, and then save for any future henspital needs. Older flock in theory mareks positive. So need to keep newly vaccinated babies away from older ones...
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    Hard molt during winter freeze

    Just to give an update. She stayed inside for less than a week. She was so much happier out bossing around her sisters. As soon as she had coverage of her skin with tiny feathers, and I confirmed the hen house was 40 degrees even in 20 degree weather, I put her back out. She is now nearly...
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    Hard molt during winter freeze

    husband tried to measure. Hen house is still only 30 degrees!
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    Hard molt during winter freeze

    We do have a detached un-heated garage. The hen house may actually stay warmer than the garage, but I could always set her up more of a modified brooder in the garage as a transition. Thanks!
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    Hard molt during winter freeze

    Great idea. Thanks!
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    Hard molt during winter freeze

    Thanks so much for the help!! In Atlanta, cold isn't usually the issue. I've had chickens 4.5 years now, but this molting in a cold snap is new!!
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    Hard molt during winter freeze

    Thanks! I didn't want her wither away and freeze to death, but keeping her in the house more than a few days is less than ideal. I was afraid taking her in meant I had to keep her in until weather improves, which isn't for another 2 weeks. Hoping her feathers keep coming and she continues to...
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    Hard molt during winter freeze

    The coop when it was first built. It is currently all wrapped
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    Hard molt during winter freeze

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    Hard molt during winter freeze

    My favorite girl decided to a hard molt just as we are receiving unexpected freeze in Southeast (20s-30s F). I have put in supplemental heat to the hen house (standing heated brooder plate as well as hanging ceramic terrarium bulbs from lamp x2). Covered the window. Wrapped entire run in tarp...
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    Roundworm Treatment

    Thanks. Different answers everywhere you go. Also hard to make heads or tails of the capsule vs the liquid. Capsule dosage 6.7mg total) is very small relative to the 20-50 mg/kg dosage I have seen recommended. So doesn’t make sense!
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    Roundworm Treatment

    It was quite an ordeal to make sure each bird got the full dose this time… (for that capsule version)
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    Roundworm Treatment

    Thanks. Interesting that the instructions only mention one dose and then the repeat in 10 days. Where the 5 days in a row come from? I took the sample to vet. So I know it’s just roundworm.
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    Roundworm Treatment

    I have confirmed roundworms in one of my chickens. I assume I treat the whole flock. No one acting ill. I have fenbendazole in two forms: safeguard dewormer for goats oral solution and poultry dewormer 5x capsules. Do I give it directly to each bird? The liquid seems easy to give, but a...
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    My turn! How many boys and girls?

    Best I’ve got for today
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