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    Medicating

    I may have messed up. I hatched 8 chicks successfully and all seem healthy but I’m just now finding out about medicating them. What I read had them on a schedule with one vaccination at a few days old etc. My chicks are 8 weeks old; is it too late? I prefer putting medication in the water...
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    HELP! discoloration

    My 1 year old roosters red comb and waddle is beginning to turn a pasty white color in places. It's up around his eye area too. I've looked really close at it to see if he has mites or anything on it and it doesn't appear so. What could this be? Should I be concerned? None of the hens...
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    Coccidiosis treatment in baby chicks

    I've searched the past forums for this topic but haven't found it yet. My question is, "At what age can I start treatment for coccidiosis?" I have older birds which have been tested positive for cocci and it was recommended that I pre-treat (build up their immunity) my babies before mixing...
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    Post your ideas: Growing food for chickens

    I've read somewhere in the past about growing certain foods for chickens that are very healthy for them. We raise a huge garden every year and this year I would like to grow one entire bed of nothing but food to give my chickens. I know that you can give chickens just about anything but I was...
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    Coughing & treatment help!

    Well, here I go again. I just spent 2 weeks medicating my flock of 11 chickens/roosters b/c one of my chickens was coughing terribly. I gave the entire flock an antibiotic which was recommended by my vet. They were on plain water this weekend and I thought I had the problem cured. Now, 3 or...
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    treating baby chicks (Coccidiosis)

    Here's my problem... My flock of chickens tested positive for Coccidiosis. I treated them twice and the vet says they should build up an immunity to the disease but it will remain in my coop and ground no matter how much I clean. I have 7 babies that will be introduced to the flock in 2...
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    black specks on roosters comb & waddle

    I have noticed that my rooster is getting some small black specks on his comb and waddle. I recently sold 3 other roosters and before they left I noticed they also had some black spots. It almost looks like tar and very small ... does this sound normal?
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    Help with DE please!

    Don't you just hate it when you buy products and they give you some generic feeding instructions? This has only been about the 5th time I've dealt with this. Here's my question. How much DE do I put in a 3 lb. feeder. The only instructions my package gave me was use 2%. The only figure I...
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    taste of eggs

    Okay, I must admit... I am slightly dissappointed! I waited so long to finally get eggs and now that I have them I can't believe they don't look or taste any different from the store bought eggs. What happened to "country eggs"? I have some white ones and brown ones but why don't they taste...
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    Chicken poop in coop

    Does anyone have any recommendations for dissolving/digesting chicken poop in the coop (or roost area). The area below the roost is building up and we have a wire over the boards so it falls down below. But now I can't get to it to rake it out without taking apart some of the coop.
  11. MsBentleyboy

    Help!! White mold

    Help. This morning I noticed a white fuzzy mold growing in the grass (mostly on the tips of the grass). Will this be hazardous to my chickens? I hate to keep them locked up all day in their house. It's supposed to be in the 90s today. I don't understand the mold. I'm in KY and it's been...
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    HELP! Types of DE

    Are there many different types of DE? I'm am still looking to purchase some and want to make sure I'm getting what I need. Here's one possible website but they give you very little information. http://www.earthworkshealth.com/
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    ? about DE

    I've looked at the website on purchasing DE http://www.earthworkshealth.com/pets-animals.php and it recommends you use 5% in the feed. How do you measure this? I have a 3 lb. feeder and usually fill it almost full when it goes empty. Any suggestions?
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    What breed or gender is this?

    I know this is a common question and some people are probably tired of reading this same question over and over but I need your help. I purchased 4 barred rocks two months ago and they were sold as hens (approx 17 weeks or older at the time). However, now they are crowing, mounting my other...
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    ordering baby chicks

    I'm looking for companies that sell baby chicks already 6 weeks old. I don't have a way to keep babies warm and they already have their feathers by 6 weeks of age. I've purchased some 17 week olds but the company I purchased from only ships select breeds.
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    Spur development

    At what age will a rooster's spurs really start to develop? My chickens all have the "bump" but one chicken has bumps beginning to get larger so I think for certain this will be a rooster.
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