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I wormed my flock with two doses of Safeguard back in late August or early September. I haven't seen any signs of worm infestation, but I lost a hen this morning who was suffering from slow or sour crop and who didn't respond to any of the recommended treatments I tried. I don't know that she...

I've noticed that Kate has seemed a little out of sorts the past couple of days ... withdrawn, puffed up, not active. It was bitterly cold so I chalked it up to that until this morning. When I opened up the coop, she was still up on the perch all puffed up and sleepy. I set her down in the run...

When we bought our farm, it came with this really neat, old coop. I've been here 11 years and finally bought some chickens this Spring. So this is my first winter, and I'm not sure I've got the ventilation right. I'm looking for opinions from anyone who knows more about this than I do. We've...

I have three 4-month-old chicks and six 3-month-old chicks. They all share a large coop with an attached, enclosed run. I introduced the newbies by keeping them in a smaller pen inside the coop for two weeks. The first couple of days that I let them out with the three bigs were brutal, but they...

Hi! After staring at a sweet chicken coop here on my farm for the last 10 years, I decided to actually raise some chickens this year. I am a complete rookie and am learning as I go. This site has been so helpful. I have three 4 month olds and six three month olds. A dog attack resulted in...