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    Is this a yeast infection? Bites from other chickens? Hen's backside is looking bad.

    Hi, My Lavender Orpington had a dirty butt so I gave her a bath and found some wounds and irritation. The skin in the middle looks irritated and kind of raw and there are two areas on either side, one that looks kind of scabbed up with some blood underneath and another that just looks like...
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    I think my chicken has worms, I am a first time chicken keeper and am not sure what to do.

    Thanks so much for this very useful information. I must have just imagined that I was seeing worms then if they're not visible to the naked eye, lol. I'll keep an eye out for the non cecal droppings, I've only happened to see the cecal ones these past few days. She is acting normal too so...
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    I think my chicken has worms, I am a first time chicken keeper and am not sure what to do.

    Oh, thank you. I had been giving them scratch and peck feed but just switched to the Texas naturals a week or two ago. I thought it would be good to buy local and its cheaper than the scratch and peck. I appreciate you looking into the feed, If it's not good I'll switch back to the scratch...
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    I think my chicken has worms, I am a first time chicken keeper and am not sure what to do.

    I'm in Houston, TX and I've heard that in the south theres a lot of worm activity going on. The breeder I got them from told me to give them ivermectin four times a year but I haven't done that because it seems like theres a lot of controversy on whether it is effective or not. I've been doing...
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    I think my chicken has worms, I am a first time chicken keeper and am not sure what to do.

    Thank you, I will try to do that, you're right its not the best picture :)
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    I think my chicken has worms, I am a first time chicken keeper and am not sure what to do.

    She is eating Texas naturals layer crumble feed, we give them mealworms and table/kitchen scraps, and yes she free ranges in the yard for a few hours on most days. They have a pretty big run too with piles of leaves and plant debris so they scratch around in there.
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    I think my chicken has worms, I am a first time chicken keeper and am not sure what to do.

    That is a good idea, the things I think are the worms are so small its kind of hard to tell what is going on.
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    I think my chicken has worms, I am a first time chicken keeper and am not sure what to do.

    Hi, I think my 6 month old speckled sussex has worms. She just started laying about two weeks ago, not sure if that is relevant. Yesterday I noticed she did a foamy looking poop, I think it was a cecal poop because there was no white cap and it was soft looking. I didn't take a picture of...
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    Seeking advice on re-integrating chicken after being separated from flock due to injury

    Thanks so much for the detailed protocol. This will work well with my set up. I am going to try it out once the weather normalizes a bit. I really appreciate the advice.
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    Seeking advice on re-integrating chicken after being separated from flock due to injury

    Thank you for the article! This is my first time having chickens so I thought maybe since Tiffy was so docile that she wouldn't bully newcomers. I didn't know about chicken self esteem, thats really interesting. And thanks for letting me know that no, it is not a good idea to get her some young...
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    Seeking advice on re-integrating chicken after being separated from flock due to injury

    Hi! My girl Tiffy (lavender orpington) was stuck in a fence and injured badly/pecked at by our rooster Carol (who has since been re-homed) two weeks ago. She had surgery and was recovering in the house afterwards. The vet told us she was good to go back with the other girls after she had her...
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    9 week old Olive Egger hen or roo?

    Thank you!
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    9 week old Olive Egger hen or roo?

    Hi, Carol was supposed to be a pullet but a lot of people on another forum are telling me that Carol is a roo. What do y'all think? I'm new to this and would appreciate any input. Also if you could let me know why you think one way or another it would really help me to learn. Thanks!
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