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    New 6 week old hens just ate poisonous plant (Mayapple), what are the next steps?

    They are still showing no symptoms. If they had eaten a dangerous amount, would they have shown symptoms by now?
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    New 6 week old hens just ate poisonous plant (Mayapple), what are the next steps?

    What do you mean by medicinal charcoal? What does that entail? I have some ash in our fire pit, would that work?
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    New 6 week old hens just ate poisonous plant (Mayapple), what are the next steps?

    We just got 4 new 6-week old hens to introduce into our flock. The chicken run is surrounded by this type of plant that I never knew what was, but the older hens never ate. We put the new ones into the run, and they started eating this plant like crazy. I thought it was weird the old ones didn't...
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    Hen lays soft shell and egg yolk/white separately and consistently

    Thanks for the link, I will check it out!
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    Hen lays soft shell and egg yolk/white separately and consistently

    I did not try to cut them in half, they were kind of soft, its hard to describe. Unfortunately I do not have any pictures, but I will make sure to take some next time it happens.
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    Hen lays soft shell and egg yolk/white separately and consistently

    She has access to free choice oyster shells, so if she needed more calcium she is able to get it. I'm guessing its maybe just her system, but hopefully there is something I can do.
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    Hen lays soft shell and egg yolk/white separately and consistently

    Hello, I have a golden wyandotte that lays (or more accurately poops out) just a soft shell and the yolk/whites of the egg separately, usually on the dropping board, about 2 times a week for a few weeks now. Sometimes she'll change it up by laying the egg all intact, except its just the...
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    Treat for roundworms again 3 months after first treatment after seeing worms in poop??

    I had known they would be reinfected, but I thought it would have taken longer for them to get so many for them to start showing up in their droppings, especially since its winter. Unfortunately I cannot rotate runs as I have a small property in a suburb. I can however change out run bedding...
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    Treat for roundworms again 3 months after first treatment after seeing worms in poop??

    Hello, I treated my flock with Safe guard goat dewormer as some were getting sick and I suspected it was worms in early November. After worming them, I was able to confirm that they had roundworms. After doing some research I saw that they are impossible to get rid of, however they can be...
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    Marek's? Not sure what is wrong, hen suddenly losing weight but still eating

    Little update, since last time she has somehow stayed alive but she is not improving, I can not even tell when I am holding her she is so skinny and she still eats a lot. Her legs are still very weak and she cannot stay upright well, almost as if she has no balance and trouble using her legs...
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    Marek's? Not sure what is wrong, hen suddenly losing weight but still eating

    Hello, I have a black Austrolorp, 1 year old, that has suddenly taken a turn for the worst. A month ago she was very healthy, she was large, laying eggs, active, with a big and bright red comb. Suddenly I noticed she was starting to lose weight and becoming more lethargic. Her comb had begun to...
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    Do I need to clean up droppings with worms after deworming?

    Ah ok, that clears things up. So, just to clarify, as long as I worm them say 2 times a year, they will have roundworms but they won't be to the point they are now where its actually effecting their health and laying? Also, if the roundworm cycle is unavoidable, why do you bother cleaning up the...
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    Do I need to clean up droppings with worms after deworming?

    Based on what i've read and what you've said, it sounds impossible to break the roundworm cycle since it stays in the soil, even if poop was picked up everyday there's still a great chance they came in contact with it. So it sounds like they will always have roundworms as I can't stop them from...
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    Do I need to clean up droppings with worms after deworming?

    You mentioned picking up feces in your pens several times a day, but if the Excreted worms are harmless, why is this necessary? If I were to cover up the soil with a layer of woodchips (which I planned on doing anyways) would this help end the cycle since they won't have access to the soil? I...
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    Do I need to clean up droppings with worms after deworming?

    Hello, This may be a stupid question, but I just want to make sure. I dewormed my flock 2 days ago with Safe Guard and today I noticed some of their droppings had roundworms in it (dead? I think, I hope?), Do I need to pick up and discard all the droppings with worms or is it fine to just leave...
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