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    Pine needles for nesting box

    I was wondering if you could use pine needles that were clean for nesting box material? I can purchase it in small bales.
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    Do I have a Roo?

    I purchased 6 sexed Rhode Island Red chicks from Tractor Supply and I’m thinking that this one might be a Roo. Can anyone help identify it please? It’s the only one with the comb ? on the top and it’s more aggressive than the others.
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    Hen not laying eggs in nesting box

    I had a small piece of wood in the front of the nesting boxes to keep the litter in. This worked well for my first flock and never had any problems. This is my second flock of hens, and I removed the wood, added several more fake eggs, and tried to make them visible to the girls. Fingers...
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    Hen not laying eggs in nesting box

    I have a new flock of 6 hens, and I just had my first egg however I found it in the coop (not the run) and outside of the nesting boxes. It was sitting directly in front of the door going into the coop. I use sand based litter, so have been expecting the girls to start laying soon and have...
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    Coop Run flooring suggestions

    Where would you get that from? Never heard of it before.
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    Coop Run flooring suggestions

    I do have a roof over half of the run.
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    Coop Run flooring suggestions

    The Run outside the coop. I'm using sand and PDZ inside the coop and love how it cleans up so fast and no smell.
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    Coop Run flooring suggestions

    I have a chicken run that is 8' x 8' and currently there is just dirt on the floor. I will have 6 chickens and live in SWFL where it gets very hot, humid and rainy in the summer months. I've been living with the dirt prior to this new flock of hens, but wanted to do something new to the...
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    worming

    What is the correct dosage of oral Safeguard or Valbazen for poultry?
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    Worms

    Ok, I have some Ivermectin, topical. I put .5cc on each girls back, hope this is the correct thing to do. Kathy
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    Worms

    No, I don't have those items here, and I just went to Tractor Supply and they don't carry them as well. I also looked for Wazine and they were out of that. Is there anything I should be doing with the coop?
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    Worms

    ok everyo I found this in one of my girls poop this morning. There was 2 live large worms. I'm not sure what type they are, how they got them or what to treat with. Any suggestions?
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    Egg shell deposits

    Thank you just making sure the flock stays healthy!
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    Egg shell deposits

    Here are two pictures of the deposits in the eggs
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    Egg shell deposits

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