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    Is garlic a good wormer?

    Quote: Chicken women, Do you make a batch of oatmeal and give it to your chickens or do you make individual amounts for each chicken? If individual amounts, how much oatmeal to how much garlic? Thanks... .
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    Is garlic a good wormer?

    I've read that garlic steeped in water for three days makes a good wormer for chickens when used for their drinking water. So... how much garlic water will the chickens have to drink in order for it to be effective? In other words, do I leave the water for them one, two, three, etc. days.
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    ASK A CERTIFIED AVIAN VET!

    That's great! Don't you think this should be made a "sticky"?
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    Advice on head being pecked bloody

    Quote: Farmgirl_dk, A while back I was surfing the internet and saw that someone makes an "anti-peck" bit. I don't know if and how they work but here's a link to a site that sells them. Maybe you could send them an email and let them explain how they work. They also sell hoods...
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    Murderous chickens

    Quote: Quill, I would think the plastic might melt and catch fire... I was thinking of a red LED. The LED won't cost much at all to run all night and there will be no heat whatsoever. If you can't get a LED, how about a red Christmas light? When I was young we had a neighbor that raised...
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    Murderous chickens

    Group, Since the chickens are kept in a confined area at night what if Quill put a red light on them so that they wouldn't see blood if there was any? I'm not talking about a heat lamp as that may make them too hot - just a red light. What are your thoughts?
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    What's wrong with this chicken's feet?

    steffpeck, No the chicken wasn't rescued.... What happens is that people will give my wife chickens for odd reasons, for example, they buy their kid a little chick because they are "cute" and when the chick grows up they don't want them anymore. When we got this one she was in good health so...
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    What's wrong with this chicken's feet?

    Quote: Biddieacres, No I didn't scrub them...I just dipped the legs. Thanks for the concern!
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    What's wrong with this chicken's feet?

    Just an update.... I treated the hen with Ivermectin (as well as the rest of the birds I have - seven) and she is doing very well and running around like normal. Her legs and feet look much better and continue to heal. I would post a picture but the chickens are free range and I'm just too...
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    What's wrong with this chicken's feet?

    Quote: Thanks, it looks like you're correct! I'll treat like suggested and see what happens. Also thanks to all of you that responded... I appreciate it very much!
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    What's wrong with this chicken's feet?

    Any ideas of what's wrong with this chicken's feet? Note: The "brownish" color is caused by an Iodine wash. Thanks...
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