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    Roundworms!!!

    Tonight I treated my flock of 12 with Valbazen for roundworms. A few days ago I found some worms in someone’s stool so I treated them all(will do a second dose in 10 days) After doing more research I’ve offically creeped myself out after googling about roundworms. Apprantely they will live on...
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    Chicken with tail down

    Hey all, Last time one of my girls had her tail down, I knew she was egg bound since she was pumping her tail up and down; not eating, standing still, etc. This time around the only indication something is wrong is that her tail is down. She’s acting normal, eating and drinking, poops are...
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    Egg bound?

    Came home to one of my hens standing in the rain not wanting to move to much. Picked her up and placed her in the coop and she jumped up on the roosting bars and I noticed her vent area pulsating. Figuring she’s egg bound so I gave her a 20 minute epson salt soak and put ky around her vent. I...
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    Need coop name!

    Been struggling trying to come up with a coop name so I can create a label for my egg cartons. I live in South Florida in an area called “the acreage”. I came up with these but figured everyone here might be able to come up with a better name. ▪️The Acreage Hens ▪️Bett’s Happy Hens ▪️Sunshine...
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    Easter Egger! Hen or roo?

    Thinking about purchasing this cutie from a local. She isn't sure if it's a hen or roo Easter egger. It's around 3-4 months old. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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    Is this coop to small?

    I know most people say to build your own coop but my s/o was out of the country for 2 months and my chicks were outgrowing their brooder fast. I purchased this coop through my local tractor supply. It says it holds up to 8, but that would definitely be to small. I painted and sealed all the wood...
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    Male or female barred rock chicks?

    Got these cutie pies from TSC! They were supposed to all be females but from the different forums I've been reading I'm starting to double guess on what the sex is. If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it! Chick 1 Chick2 Chick3
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    Anyone know what breed chicks these are!?

    New chicken owner here! I was at my local TSC and ended up brining these babies home. They said 3 were Rhode Island Red and 3 were Tetra Brown. I'm not familiar with Tetra Browns so I tried looking online but they look more like Black Rock chicks and the RIR look like they should be darker and...
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