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Thank you for the detailed reply! I did see the Safeguard goat dewormer at the store - I think I'll return the Wazine and get that instead. So, it is interchangeable? I will be ok using the goat stuff on my chickens? I am a small animal vet tech so I know what to use for dogs and cats but I'm...

I am trying to worm my flock (for good measure) and at Murdoch's they recommended Wazine. Upon getting home and reading the bottle a little more carefully I am reading that it should not be given to chickens that produce eggs for human consumption. Ahem - this is ALL my chickens do hahaha. So if...

bump? anyone know if worms cause loss of feathers?

I am going to bump this for you. I am curious also. My understanding is that if she had sour crop the crop would not be empty - it would be full of food, some rotting, because that is what produces the foul smell hence the name "sour crop"... but I am no expert.

OK thanks for the recommendation - I will try that. Just curious, do worms cause loss of feathers then?

Small flock, four free range 1-yr-old Black Australorp hens. Diet: Corn scratch, Purina Layena, freeze-dried mealworms (winter-not many bugs out), oyster shell. Our leftovers for treats, usually veggies, fruits, pastas, cheese, bread. The hens are laying good eggs and we avg about 3 per day...

OK. I will try and get some pics. Their feathers just look super ruffled, scraggly...Yup it's pretty ugly haha. Anyone know if this is an australorp thing maybe?

Is it normal for my growing chicks to look like they got sucked into a vacuum cleaner and blown out again?! LOL. My 5 black australorps are now approx 1 month old... maybe not quite (got them as brand new little fluffies the week before easter). They're growing really well and I think real...

I do have the round feeder... I noticed they are getting more roudy and dumped a lot of it over into the shavings today haha.

I was instructed to feed medicated for the first few months. We got 5 chicks (days old) and I was told that I should get a large bag of medicated feed and when that was out, we could switch to regular with oyster shells and/or grit. I'm not sure what "red cell" is but I also picked up a...

Our 5 Australorps eat way more than I thought they would. Good thing we got the large bag of feed!

I have 5 new Black Australorp pullets. Just picked them up from the co-op today so I'm guessing they are days old. I have them in a tub with a 250w heat lamp, wood shavings, medicated chick start and water fortified with Sav-A-Chick. When do they start needing sun? Should they have a little bit...

I would assume those chicks still have the hen around and she keeps them warm when they settle.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I think I'll like it here :)

Aw poor baby :( He doesn't look so good. To cull it means to essentially put it out of it's misery. As a vet tech I can definitely say that exposed bone will make your chick very likely to get life threatening infections and illness.