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    Need to treat for Hookworm but confused... please help.

    Thank you SO much for your reply, it is much appreciated! I should have mentioned my dog has already been treated by our vet for the hookworm so she is fine. As far as treating chickens with the paste, I just put it in their mouth? Is it a one time treatment for them or is it the same as the...
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    Need to treat for Hookworm but confused... please help.

    Hi! Just spent the better part of an hour searching for a clear method of getting rid of hookworm and I'm on information overload! My dog was diagnosed with Hookworm a month ago and she is a huge chicken poo eater. We never had an issue before we got the chicks so I am assuming they are the...
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    impacted crop/constipated/wry neck/ shes a mess! Help!

    Thank you all so much for your input. My girl has gone to chickie heaven. I am blessed to have an amazing breeder that helped me through the process and put her down for me. There was no fixing her unfortunately. Im super sad, my first loss. She was SO very sweet. Thank you for your support!
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    impacted crop/constipated/wry neck/ shes a mess! Help!

    Would more frequent baths help do you think?
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    impacted crop/constipated/wry neck/ shes a mess! Help!

    She hasnt been laying, I cant seem to feel an egg though. I've never seen her lay ever, her sister started laying before winter then stopped, she just recently started up again, I believe. Her eggs seem pretty inconsistant. Not sure if thats common for Silkies to be such late layers. I also...
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    impacted crop/constipated/wry neck/ shes a mess! Help!

    Thank you so much for your reply! She is still hanging in there, I am shocked. Been feeding her just yogurt and water. Gave her miralax yesterday and today. Her poops are dark brown and watery. Yesterday they started getting a lot more explosive with a tiny, tiny bit of chunk and that white...
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    impacted crop/constipated/wry neck/ shes a mess! Help!

    I think she is impacted below the crop. Some poo is going around the blockage but not much. :( Can I give Miralax? That way it will soften it up? I feel like she is blocked up in the crop and near her vent, she doesnt like me touching that area. I massage both at this point. I hatched a baby...
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    impacted crop/constipated/wry neck/ shes a mess! Help!

    Anyone?
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    impacted crop/constipated/wry neck/ shes a mess! Help!

    Ok, need some advice here. I have a one year old Silkie with an impacted crop, she is not walking and hasn't been for a week now. What started this was she was pecked badly by some of my other hens. She had wry neck but it seems to be ok at the moment, treated her with vitamins and...
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    Newbie with first time broody, I'm confused!

    Thanks for your help everyone, it is SO appreciated. Well, I ended up taking her inside and gave her 4 eggs, just one hatched so she is a Momma now. Its not her biological baby but she doesnt seem to care! Fingers crossed that our new little Noel is a girl and that the integration process for...
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    Blizzard Conditions-Cold Questions

    My chickens have been in 14 degree weather and it bothered me more than them! LOL. I think the key is drafts over actual temps. My girls are in a draft free coop and they handle it fine, including my bantams. The idea of tarps sounds great and the extra bedding should help too. I also agree...
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    Bantams and Standard Together?

    I have had three big Orps (one was a huge roo) along with two Silkie mixes, raised from babies. Never any problem at all. Once the pecking order was figured out, all was fine. My two bantams were mid-pack in the order so they held their own just fine. If you are new to this (as I am) I suggest...
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    Mom and lone baby inside, should I move them?

    Hi! I had two broody hens sitting on eggs in my unheated basement in a dog crate. Only one egg hatched and one hen took over the Mom role, the other pretty much sat on the eggs. When my egg sitter stopped eating and drinking, I moved her back into the coop with my 4 other hens. There has been...
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    Wanted: brand new babies (any breed) CT area

    Hi! Looking for a chick or two, preferably 1-3 days old in the CT area to raise with my lone chick who hatched three days ago. Can anyone help? Thanks so much! Holly
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    Connecticut!

    Hi there! Long story short, I have two broodies sitting on eggs that probably wont hatch but one did. Not wanting to raise the little one alone, I'm hoping against hope that someone has some new babies they wouldnt mind parting with to a good home. I feel bad for my little baby all alone! Any...
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