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    Do You Disinfect Your Coop?

    I clean my coop out really well every week or two. I do not understand disinfecting it. What do you use and how do you apply it. My coop has some dirt in it that is just beyond gross......chickens are not clean animals. I try to scrape off the poop from the wood perches and stuff, but there...
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    EYE WORMS!!! I cant get this under control!

    I thought I was dealing with eye worms, but after seeing the photos its not that. I have what looks like a big bump next to the eye. Someone I know who has chickens told me it was eye worms. I am not convinced now. Don't know how to help the chicken. The hen seems to feel fine, has the eye...
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    HELP PLEASE 2 hens now sick and not laying.

    I am dealing with a similar problem. First one died, then another. I hadn't noticed anything wrong. When I look closer I can see that some of my chickens have snotty beaks and their combs are light in color and hanging over. I am on day 6 of 10 days of Terra-Vet in their water. (1 TBSP to 1...
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    Silkie chick suddenly goes half blind???

    I have a barred rock hen that has a similar problem, eye is very wet and she keeps it closed most of the time. I have been dealing with a respiratory issue and I am thinking she might have it. She also has a bump near her eye that feels hot to the touch, I am assuming they are related...
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    Duramycin-10 or Terra-Vet 10 Question

    I was told by a vet that chickens can't taste or smell and go entirely on sight, it that true?
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    Hi, I am Lisa from Mississippi

    I have had backyard chickens for years now, wish I had known about this site earlier. I just buried my third dead chicken. They are dying from Respiratory disease (found info on this forum, Yeah!). I have 3 Gold Buffs, 3 Aracunas, 1 black leghorns, and 2 dominicers??? I don't know my breeds...
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