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    do my chickens have worms?

    Thank you! Again, I love this website! It is so helpful!!!! Don't know what I would do without it! :)
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    do my chickens have worms?

    I got a large roundworm from one of my chickens. I bought the Zimectrin Gold but have not dosed. Should I only use the Wazine? Or can you use 2 wormers?
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    do my chickens have worms?

    This thread has been so helpful!! Thank you all for posting!!
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    28 week hen...suddenly lethargic....where do I do?

    She has not been dewormed. I have checked the poop in the yard and under the roost and it all looks normal. I know that's not always indicative of worms though... There is not any blood in stools. She won't eat. I tried boiled egg and fruit. I held it right to her beak and she just turns her...
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    28 week hen...suddenly lethargic....where do I do?

    I am a new chicken owner. I have 10 hens, all 28 weeks & bought at the same time. One is suddenly lethargic this afternoon. I have no clue where to start to address what's wrong. She's a Barred Rock, 28 weeks, she's laying (not sure about today). My chickens have a large coop and big...
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    Looking for the pretty NC coop w\ "salad bar" grass and pics???

    THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! I am so happy to see these!
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    Looking for the pretty NC coop w\ "salad bar" grass and pics???

    oh really? What page is it on? I went thru all of them and must have missed it....
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    Looking for the pretty NC coop w\ "salad bar" grass and pics???

    In the BYC newsletter that was emailed this Friday, there was a link entitled "I have grass in the chicken run. It works. yaah". It linked to some wonderful pics of a yard and coop in NC with green "salad bars" for chickens. I tried to link back to it today and it takes me to something...
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    normal feather loss in 7 week old chicks???

    Thank you so much for the response! I really appreciate all the help I get on this wonderful blog!
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    normal feather loss in 7 week old chicks???

    I tried searching for this topic before posting but can only find feather loss related to molting.... Is it normal to have several (10) feathers in my coop daily? I have 10 hens and 1 rooster. They are 7 weeks old tomorrow. I don't know if they're missing something from their diet , if it's...
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    New Chick Mom...need help...QUICK!!

    Thank you all! She's just not looking good. She's standing and sleeping. She doesn't run from you when you reach in to scoop them up, she goes right to sleep in your hand. When we set her down back in the box, she just wobbles and seems unsteady, then...right back to sleep. We did feed her...
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    New Chick Mom...need help...QUICK!!

    Got our first chickens on Saturday, Feb 26 from a local feed store. They were born on Thursday, Feb 24. Got 12 hens...different breeds (Araucana, New Hampshire, Buff Orpingtons, Barred Rock, Dominiques). They've all done great so far. Today I am noticing that one of them is very lethargic...
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