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    Anemic chicken...help meeee.

    I'm pretty much at my wits end with this. Came back from my holiday 3 days ago to find a sick chicken. Thought it was mites at first, and I've treated her with sevin dust. But now I'm pretty sure an egg broke inside of her. This disturbs me because she hasn't laid an egg in more than three...
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    So now that I've dusted her... (mite help, please!)

    Alright, I'll definitely go flush her out, as soon as I get some egg down her. And if the soft egg is the case, might that be the cause of the continued listlessness, since the mites are dead? Just a little more info: the only reason I feel like it might not be a broken egg is because what...
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    So now that I've dusted her... (mite help, please!)

    If it kills on contact...should she have been doing better by now? It has been a while, because I was out of the country while this was apparently developing, and nothing could be done. But maybe this is like...a combination of mites and something like worms, maybe? Checked her tummy, didn't see...
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    So now that I've dusted her... (mite help, please!)

    Just found out yesterday that one of my girls has been suffering from mites for at least 3 weeks. :c I dusted her with Sevin Dust last night, but I'm not exactly clear on how the stuff works. I've checked her for mites this morning, and I saw nothing. She's still powdery, as she's not ruffling...
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    What could this possibly be? *UPDATED: It's mites, still have a few Q's

    Thanks so much for the help...again! (I sound like a parrot, but I'm pretty much shaking right now; I don't want anything to happen to my baby Flor) One last question, I believe...Food grade DE, where can I get it? Only at feed stores, or is it sold at places like Petco? (My feed store is...
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    What could this possibly be? *UPDATED: It's mites, still have a few Q's

    Oh also, I'd really like to worm all of them still. Sounds like a good thing to do. Or, just stick cayenne pepper in their water, as it seems they have no worms as of now? Maybe a little help on this as well?
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    What could this possibly be? *UPDATED: It's mites, still have a few Q's

    YAY. Off to buy some ASAP. Um. I'm a bit worried...do you think she can make it? It's apparently been three weeks now since her first signs of symptoms. Eeeeep. Also, DE. I'm not terribly clear on that. But I'm guessing I should get some of that too, huh? I know there's a certain type I should...
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    What could this possibly be? *UPDATED: It's mites, still have a few Q's

    WHOOPS. Mites. It's definitely mites. I picked her up just now and found my hand covered in 'em. *shudder* How could I have missed that? Poop. Well, anyway. Mites are better than worms...right? :c How should I deal with mites? Never dealt with them either. Sevin dust? And where can I get that?
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    What could this possibly be? *UPDATED: It's mites, still have a few Q's

    Alright, thanks! At least she ate all her watermelon. -off to give her some more- Okay, how exactly do I go about worming her? I've never done it before. Is there something I stick in her feed/water? Should I use valbazen? I'm trying to research this, but I'm not getting anything clear. Also...
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    What could this possibly be? *UPDATED: It's mites, still have a few Q's

    Ech, worms. I bet that's what's going on. Everything is smelly and sweltering in this heat. Perfect for bugs. Okay, no more bread. Any particular foods I should give her, maybe as treats to coax her to eat? Didn't see any mites, and I'm pretty sure she isn't eating any feed, only nibbling at the...
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    What could this possibly be? *UPDATED: It's mites, still have a few Q's

    So one of my three chickens has come down with some sort of illness, I believe. I just arrived home two days ago from a 3 week vacation, and found that my Black Australorp was acting strangely. Right off the bat, I noticed she had lost a considerable amount of wait. Not visibly noticeable, but...
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    Chickfluffs Page

    MY CHICKEN FLOCK! Hi chicken lovers out there! I'm new here, and new to the world of chickens. I live in the suburbs of San Diego, CA, but I've always loved farms and ranches. I did some research, and fell in love with pet chickens! I don't have any yet, but I just ordered 4 day-old chicks...
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    "My Pet Chicken" is it trustworthy? *POST YOUR CHICKS FROM MPC!*

    With my experience? VERY trustworthy! I got my 4 chicks from there, and it was great. I, being new to everything about chickens, had thousands of questions that I emailed to MPC's staff. (I didn't know this site existed at the time!) They were very considerate and answered my questions promptly...
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    Rock Contest Show of all your rocks we have winners

    I love all these Barred Rocks. Here's my girl, Pepper... She's still a pullet in this picture. I love how her waddles grew in lopsided. I really don't have any good pictures of her. But I think her expression/the way she's looking at the camera is priceless. 8D
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    Chicken Snakes and rats?

    How do you keep chicken snakes away from the coop? I have two friends who I've managed to convince into getting chickens, (Muahaha!) but they live in Texas, and are worried snakes might get into the coop. I've told them to make sure there are no holes in the coop besides the door. But they...
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