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    Round Worms in 6 day Old Chick....What do I do?

    OMG...............I just got the scare of my life, I seen a roundworm in the dropping of one of my 20 chickens. I just read to try pumpkin seeds and you can bet that I will try this especially since it is a natural seed. 2 weeks ago I lost a 7 week old Chihuahua baby to roundworms, although she...
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    NOT a nice momma

    My mom seen the hen pecking on the second chick, she had already killed the other. the roosts are about 3 feet from the ground. i figured with the height the chicks wouldn't be able to go up and down them for a long time and besides the hens never got out of the nest to eat or drink, i would...
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    NOT a nice momma

    I have 10 chickens of 3 different breeds and 1 rooster, I found 1 chicken brooding and i left her to sit on her eggs, then 3 other hens decided they wanted to brood but wanted the other hens eggs, they would actually steal her eggs and ofcourse lay their own, all in all i had 4 hens brooding...
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    Please Help

    I was blessed with 6 new hatchlings last friday, one died but have added a newbie just today. I have them all in in my house in a plastic storage container with a heat lamp and a heating pad in one corner under the container. my son put a stuffed teddy bear in the box and they love to sleep...
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    New babies on the way............Help

    Thank you SpottedCrow for your reply. it does help and will take your advice I wish I knew what kind of chicken the momma is, my brother brought (5) chicks when he heard that my mother and I wanted to start raising chickens. no one seems to know their breed. I had them all named until they grew...
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    New babies on the way............Help

    Hi everyone. I am asking for help in new babies. I am new to the chicken world and must say I am loving it. I also have to say that I am not very familar with the correct chicken terminology but am willing to learn:) so please excuse my wording. I have had my extended family since June 2006. I...
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