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My flock has been having pale-ish combs for a while now and I found some round worms in some poop. I went to the co-op and (after much research here) got some Wazine, which I treated them with a week ago.
Today, I noticed another tiny round worm in more poop...
I have a hen that has been on her nest for appx 19-20 days. She had her eggs in the laying boxes that we set up for the hens to lay their eggs in, which is high up and not safe for baby chicks to be on. We usually remove the hen and eggs somewhere late in the incubation period to a large 4x4...
Hello, there! I am a proud mama of 31 feather babies. We have never wormed them before, but I am seeing evidence that, after research here on BYC, points to worms. Several of the chickens have pale combs, seems like more each day, and a few have had droopy tails.
After reading, it seems like...
Our hen, Dottie, is setting, and this is her hatching weekend. So far, she has hatched 3 babies and they have all died! It seems like she removed them from her nest. Is this normal? I found the third one minutes after she hatched, and there was no sign of life at all.
Thursday, the eggs were...