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    nestboxes + holidays + pet sitters

    going away for 2 wks and want to make things Easy for my sitter. i had a bout of mites this fall and am paranoid about getting them back. i use hay in my boxes and change it out about every 3 days. i also sprinkle sulfur dust in the boxes and refresh every week or so. thinking about buying...
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    snacks !

    i need inspiration… my girls are getting tired of scrambled eggs meal worms lettuce and grape tomatoes show me your chicken treat platter ideas !
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    cecal worm treatment - # of days ?

    can’t seem to find one consistent answer for this… when using safeguard horse paste fenbendazole for cecal is it 3 or 5 consecutive days ? also, is the egg withdraw 10 or 14 ? much thanks 🙏
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    ivermectin liquid for horses

    dose on package is 10mg per each mL how many drops per chicken ? one is quite small about 2.5 lbs and the others around about 4 lbs thx !
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    vent gleet ?

    originally i thought my hen was laying internally or had a tumor like my last hen, because her abdomen was swollen and when she went to lay nothing happened even though she tried. her last few eggs prior to this were very thin and broken. then i saw a sore below her vent, although her vent...
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    fenbendazole - need clarification

    i’m treating my hens for worms, i haven’t seen any in their poop but a hen i took on has had chronic diarrhea so want to do a ‘spring’ deworm incase im missing something i’ve read back on lots of posts but can’t find a conclusive answer to how many days. is it 3-5 days repeat in 10 days or 1...
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    air filled crop

    i have a hen who’s crop keeps filling with air. with a little pressure i can ‘burp’ it out of her. she’s not leaking fluid, or boggy, just airy. she seems to feel better after i do that but it doesn’t last long she wants to eat and has a few bites of egg or seeds but it’s like she sucks in...
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    is this a canker ?

    tried looking down her throat can’t really see anything, maybe some little white hair looking things on the back on her tongue ?
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    conflicting info on safeguard horse paste…?

    some say .023 per lb for 5 days in a row others say dose once repeat in 10 days ? can someone please advise which it is for sure ?
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    stubborn crop issue

    i have a 4 yr old isa with a very full crop. it’s not hard (it feels doughy) and i dont feel a clump of food. i suspected grass impaction so tried oil and light massages first day. she’s hadn’t pooped much. no change so next day i gave 2 stool softeners- 2 days in a row and got her pooping well...
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    has anyone seen these before …

    in your chickens poop ? i almost thought they were grains of sand. they’re tiny and round and super hard. i can break them open only by pressing down hard with my fingernail. they also kinda look like a seed ? my girls gets lots of free range time and eat all kinds of stuff. just want to...
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    how fast does worming meds work ?

    i just did my 2nd dose of tapeworm meds. today is the 3 day since i have given it to them they’re still laying poopy soft eggs and last nite my girl acted off a bit before bed. could the meds still be working ? i don’t see anything in their poop but should i suspect other worms that don’t...
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    so what about other worms ?

    if you found tapeworms do you assume they may have other worms ? does anyone know if the amount of ivermectin in gold horse paste is sufficient to deal with other worms ? what does everyone do, just treat for what they see or do a ‘cover all the basis’ treatment spring/fall treatment program...
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    tapeworm questions

    hi! first time i’ve had to deal with these nasties and i have a couple questions … i’ve read as many threads as i could find but am still wondering … i saw dawg53 recommended horse paste with praziquantel & ivermectin, a “pea size dose” , then again in 10 days. will this treat any other...
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    calcium supplement

    hi all, looking for a simply answer, have skimmed old posts and don’t see what i’m looking for i have a 3 yr old hen going through a phase of laying soft shelled eggs. they have free access to oysters shells and eggs shells but she doesn’t eat them. obviously the amount in their layer feed...
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    tetracycline dosage

    i have the water soluble formula from the vet that you mix in their drinking water for 7 days. if i wanted to dose just my sick chicken rather than all of them, does anyone know how much/ratio i would i mix up and how much i should give daily ?
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    daily vitamin supplement

    i’d like to start giving my 2 yr old ISA girls a daily vitamin supplement that i can mix in their feed i give them Poul Vite in their water once in a while but i’d like to switch to something i can mix in their food mash i make them what does everyone use/recommend ?
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    wet vs dry feed

    my girls prefer their food wet so i mix them up batches of porridge (layer crumbs and water) through out the day. they also have free choice of dry crumbs someone told me they need alot of dry in order for their gizzard to grind with the grit ….and that feeding alot of wet causing blockages...
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    tetracycline & kefir ?

    is it ok to give kefir while dosing with tetracycline? or am i supposed to wait until the antibiotic treatment is done ? i know there’s a 21 day egg withdrawal, does everyone just throw the eggs away or is there something else a person could do with them ? thanks ! 😊
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    monistat and eggs

    just thought i’d try asking again 😊 i’m curious whatever everyone does with their eggs from a chicken they’ve treated with monistat ?
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