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I did google them, but unfortunately that's not what the worms are. I also googled maggots, and I am pretty sure that is what they are. I will try cleaning their poop out every day, and hopefully they don't start breeding anywhere else. There isn't much I can do about the chicken poop all over...

I noticed a couple of weeks ago that when I was cleaning the piles of poop out from under the chicken roosts, there were little white DISGUSTIING worms in it. I am pretty sure they are maggots-- we have had warm weather lately and the flies are buzzing all over. I so far have not had any...

I never thought about that!!!!! Thanks for the tip!!!!

I was wondering about that. I just assumed he was an easter egger because he was sold as an Ameraucana, I guess. :)

I have been wondering about two of my so-called "hens". They were both sold to me as Ameracaunas but the first one is definetely an Easter Egger. I think the second one may be a real Ameracauna but I am not sure. I think these two are roosters because at 2 months old, all my other hens just have...

Looks EXACTLY like my Ameraucana (or EE) so-called "hen"! She is 2 months and just started making strangled crowing noises (ha ha) but I wasn't sure because I'd heard that hens sometimes crow as well. Thank you for this post, I think Twilight must a roo. Darn :)

I LOVE horses a TON, but I don't have one. It's terribly sad. :( My friend just got a horse and I am helping her train it. It's really fun.

Here are my chicken pictures!!! About a month ago I got 2 Buff Orpingtons, 6 Barred Rock, 4 Partridge Rock, and 4 Ameraucanas (or Easter Eggers). These are of one of my Buffs, her name is Briar Rose ^ Just Briar for short. Cute little chickies And here are two of them today, little...