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    My Chicks all Died

    Why?? Wouldn't you rather have more educated folks suggest how you could do better, so that your birds don't die? That's what this whole website is for! If you didn't want advice, why are you here? To my knowledge, chicks of any kind are supposed to be on starter feed. That's probably why they...
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    Sick Chickens Like Watermelon

    Hello all! I haven't been on here in awhile, but I just wanted to share with anyone who could use this info, if you didn't know already. Watermelon, in my experience anyway, has been a lifesaver when you have a chicken who just isn't doing right, and who may have stopped eating. It seems to me...
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    Is anyone familiar with Net-Tex ground sanitizer? (to kill worms)

    Wow, good to know. I guess it was a waste of time. Is the D.E. still good for mites? I've put it in dry earth where they like to take dust baths. Here in Utah, fortunately, it's normally pretty dry! I'll get some sand for the wetter areas and the coop. Spring and fall for worming, right? I...
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    Is anyone familiar with Net-Tex ground sanitizer? (to kill worms)

    Oh and I scoop the poops from the coops every day...So I think the henhouse is pretty clean for the girls! :) It was the soggy ground I was thinking of.
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    Is anyone familiar with Net-Tex ground sanitizer? (to kill worms)

    Thanks dawg53, i'll skip it. It occurred to me after I posted that, that I probably could use the food grade diotomacious (sp?) earth I already have for the same purpose. Now I see it's probably not worth it. I did worm a few months back. One of the three different worm treatments was D.E. The...
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    Is anyone familiar with Net-Tex ground sanitizer? (to kill worms)

    I was thinking of using this product in an attempt to kill off any worms or worm larvae that might be hanging out in the soil in this winter weather, when the ground is moist a lot of the time. Does anyone think that is a good idea? Bad idea? My concern is the chickens eating it as they poke...
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    Six free range chickens killed.

    Wow. Not only am i so very sorry for your loss, very sad, but what an eye-opener. I need to be more proactive with my chickens about safety. I free range them and recently they figured out how to get out of the backyard enclosure (VERY tall fence...with one itty bitty opening...you see where...
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    TAPEWORM PROBLEM: Need Advice on Treatment

    Hi dawg53, thanks for the info! Just a couple more questions. I can tell you are much more experienced at this than I am!! I did notice some girls drinking more of the Wazine water than others, but everyone did drink it. Hopefully they all drank enough. And except for the few that are now...
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    TAPEWORM PROBLEM: Need Advice on Treatment

    Thank you SO MUCH for this advice dawg53!! This is exactly what i was looking for; an actual physical amount of Equimax to give to my girls. (Praziquantel 14.03%...what does that mean?? You know??!!) Get out the calculator...!! So I'll be worming this weekend! For anyone concerned about this...
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