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    soft shell eggs

    Thanks so much! I am reassured.
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    soft shell eggs

    Will they eat my vitamin pills? Or are there pills made for chickens?
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    Salted poop?

    Thanks so much! It's exactly what it looked like (not course-ground salt) :)
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    Salted poop?

    Thanks!
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    Salted poop?

    So it's nothing to worry about? What do you mean by "opening up"?
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    Salted poop?

    Hello, My chickens are just about finished molting. When I looked in the coop for eggs (no luck), I noticed the poop under the roost looked like it was sprinkled with course-ground salt. See pics. They didn't move, and they weren't soft like worms. Could the chickens have picked at their...
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    Enemies in the gate: An awful puppy

    Two electric suggestions. Get an electric fence for the chickens. I got mine from https://www.premier1supplies.com/poultry/fencing.php I didn't want to fence them at all, but in spite of the chickens being securely cooped at night, predators had taken their toll during the day. I have a dog...
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    Enemies in the gate: An awful puppy

    Two electric suggestions. Get an electric fence for the chickens. I got mine from https://www.premier1supplies.com/poultry/fencing.php I didn't want to fence them at all, but in spite of the chickens being securely cooped at night, predators had taken their toll during the day. I have a dog...
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    Chickens talking before falling aspleep. What are they saying?

    My chickens congregate at my glass patio door to tell me it's snack time. Rudy Roo crows. Once I've given them their treat, they join me on the patio. Rudy, especially, chatters to me. I wonder what he's saying. I talk back, of course. Some times the hens will doze off, and it sounds like...
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    Snails in poop

    Panacur
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    Snails in poop

    I collected some snails and the surrounding liquid, as well as some regular poop (separate containers) and took the samples to the vet. He had never heard of and could not find any info on the snail situation as being harmful to chickens. He did know about the fact that some snails can survive...
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    Snails in poop

    That's a good idea.
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    Snails in poop

    There is no consistency as to how often or when, except it is during the day, although it may happen in the coop at night. They do seem fine. Tonight I found a puddle on the porch where the chickens had just been that had nothing in it! I'm not going to freak out, but I am going to check with...
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    Snails in poop

    I've only ever seen it on my porches, patio, and driveway where the chickens hang out during the day.
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    Snails in poop

    I haven't seen it happen. It's been going on since spring. I told myself it was some wild birds. I haven't seen any liquid seeping from their beaks. The discharge I find on the ground doesn't smell like anything.
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