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    Raising chicks for 4H

    We currently have 5 hens that are approx 1.5 yrs old. My 9 yr daughter wants to try her hand at 4H and has chosen raising poultry (and archery, God help us). I want to get her a couple of baby chicks to raise but don't know how to incorporate them into the herd. Do I keep them seperate for...
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    Chickens have worms:(

    We noticed today that atleast 1 of our 5 hens have worms:( i did some research & went to the feed store to buy some dewormer. My question is, how long should I not eat their eggs? Then I also read that you should retreat once a mth to make sure the worms are gone. Anyone else dealt with this...
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    Sick Chicken...

    One of our 5 chickens is acting very strange the last couple of days. 2 days ago she laid an egg but never got out of the hen box. I went in and took the egg out and she still didn't get out. The next day, she was still in there. I took her out and put her on the ground and she walked around...
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