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  1. mamamama124

    Dewormer help needed

    Hi! One of our hens layed an egg with a tapeworm in it, so I'm deworming her and her pen mate this evening. They both are very healthy looking and acting so I'm caught off guard that she has a load this heavy. I plan a 2 fold treatment with valbazen and zimectrin gold. BUT I can't find...
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    Last hope

    Little Bit the Buff Orpington is in poor shape and there's not a vet within 2 hours of me that will handle chickens. So frustrating. Backstory -- she was presenting with really runny poop about 3 weeks ago. Messy backside/vent. Acting normal otherwise -- wandering, scratching, eating (just...
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    Little coop, free ranging, and best boxes

    The title should say NEST boxes...not best boxes. Dang autocorrect! We have 3 buff orps that are about 21 weeks old. They have a small coop with built in nest boxes and a small run...they free range every day. I had to block off the nest boxes because they were sleeping in them. I'm...
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    Buff Orpingtons - still guessing

    Hi all! Our 3 BO's are about 4 months old now and we're still not sure what the rooster/hen mix is. I'm almost positive Little Bit is a hen. But Cheepers and Rooster Cogburn are still keeping us guessing. The feathers around their heads seem a little more iridescent than Little Bit's...
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    Handling food allergies & feeding chickens

    Hey yall, do any of you have food allergies or have family members with them? We've been feeding starter feed and meal worms and have been fine with them. I was looking at scratch mixes at the feed store and they are all processed with or contain peanuts. I'm considering just buying...
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    Mites - on the chicks and ME??

    Is it possible for mites on my 5 week old chickens to also be biting me?? Headed to TSC or the local feed store this evening to arm myself with every anti-mite product I can find. ugh. It's like chiggers...only meaner.
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    Coop Cleaning Safety

    Ok, ya'll...I need some guidance here. I've been looking on the Facebook threads and there's been a lot of info posted about needing to wear masks or respirators when cleaning a coop. Other folks are posting links to the diseases chickens can carry and give you. Now, I'll say this...I grew up...
  8. mamamama124

    Hi from Texas

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? -- Hi there! We are definitely new to chickens and are hoping to get our first ones in a few weeks. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? - None. But we're waiting for the local feed store to get in Buff Orpingtons...then...
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