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    maggot vs intestinal worm

    Thank you both so much! I feel certain flystrike was the issue. She’s had several Dawn soaks and actually seems to enjoy them. I’m sure it’s been soothing to her because of the heat. She had no traces of the maggots with her last soak, but, I’m going to do a few more soaks just to be certain. I...
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    maggot vs intestinal worm

    Hi bobbiejocoop.. she has pulled the feathers out from her vent but the area itself doesn’t look like anything has be eating at it. The more I read, the more I think this actually might be flystrike. I had never heard of this or dealt with it until I started researching. The heat has been...
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    maggot vs intestinal worm

    I thought my girl was egg bound because of her behavior, so I soaked her in a nice epsom salt bath. She has not released an egg HOWEVER, these guys filled up the tub I was soaking her in.. eww .. are these maggots or intestinal worms?
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    Dirt bath in coop

    Thanks BYC folks!! This has been great advice.. I will definitely NOT be doing a dust bath in the coop. :thumbsup
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    Dirt bath in coop

    :frowHey all I’m thinking about putting a dirt bath INSIDE the coop. I think it would be a great idea especially for when winter rolls around. I have two concerns, #1 I worry they may try to use it as an egg box. #2 I don’t want them to hang out in there and go broody(I especially worry about my...
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    How to keep a rooster but still have edible eggs?

    :goodpost:We have our first roo... this has been a VERY helpful thread!! Thank you BYC friends
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    Can anyone identify the breed and gender

    Thanks BYC friends! 😃
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    Can anyone identify the breed and gender

    Hey everyone, we got this little lovely with our buff Orpingtons but she doesn’t look like the others. Does anyone know if she’s actually an Orpington? And how can we tell his/her gender. It may be hard to tell in this lighting but she’s (he’s) very white. I’ve only had golden comets so I’m not...
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