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    laying slowing down

    Nevermind, think they are almost simultaneously going broody... They've been making nests away from the nest boxes and resting...
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    laying slowing down

    With nothing changing from a dietary standpoint for our girls (lay mash w oyster free choice), have noticed a marked slowdown in egg production. Poops are normal, everyone's behaviour is the same. Going from around 1 egg per chicken per day to maybe 1 every 4 days per chicken. They aren't...
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    Broody chicks and eggs 1 week apart - same time?

    Thanks for the sound advice. We'll see how this hatch out goes, and hold back. Hard to resist those cute chicks!
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    Broody chicks and eggs 1 week apart - same time?

    We are considering adding to our flock with some new day olds. Our intent is to use a Broody rather than heat lamp this time around. Can we give them to our broody Silkie who's been sitting on her clutch for the past 10 days? We have a year old Orpington showing signs of going broody but...
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    Washing eggs?

    Do you wash the bloom off your eggs? Cold or hot water? Does it matter?
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    Chanty laying in dust bath - suggestions to move to nesting box?

    Dust bath is in the woods style coop, pretty messy... But good news, she's been laying in the nesting box. Think making the box a bit more cozy with hay and the fake eggs helped. Thanks for the pointers!
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    Chanty laying in dust bath - suggestions to move to nesting box?

    One of our White Chantecler just started laying. She's been giving us one egg per day. First egg was on the floor. 2nd, 3rd and 4th have been in the dust bath. When our Silkie started laying, she did the same, and then on to the poop board. She figured it out soon as we put her in the nesting...
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    Broody back to lay times?

    Broke my silkie from being broody about 3 weeks ago. She's the smallest of our flock but bosses everyone around, the kids love it/her. Days are getting shorte and no sign of her going back to lay. Is there a general period of time it takes them to get back to laying?
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    cannot find anything near me brampton ontario

    I second that Performance is a good option from what I've heard. Dunno they have anything now. Took the family to Mount Forest fur and feather fanciers spring show to find breeders. Did not disappoint. Next year: SUN, APR 28, 2019 AT 5:00 AM Spring BST Day 320 King St E. Mount Forest. Ontario
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    Heads up for Canadians, might want to stock up on meds

    One of my hens recently had roundworms, with the help of this website I was able to find Piperazine as a solution to treat. Just a heads up. As I was purchasing I found that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is putting an end to sale and distribution of several drugs on Dec 1 2018...
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    Worming meds Canada?

    Sincerely appreciate the information! Thank you
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    Worming meds Canada?

    Thanks for pointing that out, as I wouldn't have known. Are there any other broad spectrum treatments for future reference?
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    Worming meds Canada?

    Thanks for the help again and the links too! Will try the Piperazine first, to see how it goes. Can't hurt to get some other dewormers on hand but it seems difficult to find Panacur or SafeGuard, maybe I'm not looking in the right places. The other wormers I see available are all gels for...
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    Worming meds Canada?

    My feed and seed store was closed this weekend so split a pumpkin and added touch of ACV. Still worms. Thanks so much for the feedback and the pics, that em alright, just one bird seems to be affected but will worm the whole lot as there may be others affected that just aren't expelling them...
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    Worming meds Canada?

    So during my routine chicken checkup today noticed some worms creeping around in the droppings on the poopboard. They look like roundworm. I don't know the source but they've been liking the abundance of snails when free range. Been giving ACV in their waterer. Any recommendations on...
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