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    Anti-parasite

    I got 3 baby chicks yesterday. I noticed some pecking on them, At what age can i use anti-parasite powder on them (for lice, mites etc)? Is there something else that i can do? Thanx a lot in advance.
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    Eggs and Medicines

    Good evening, I have wormed my girls a few days ago, and in the instructions it says that i should throw away the eggs for the next 3 days. I have read that during worming the birds need proteins. So i will give them milk and yogurt together with their food. Today is the final day that...
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    Sudden death. What may went wrong.

    I lost one of my hens yesterday. The story goes as follows. She was nesting more than two months ago, but there was no success to become a mother due to my stupidity. Now a few days ago she decided to give it another go. We found her dead yesterday, and what was strange was the fact that many...
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    Is it normal?

    The last two days i got eggs that have really weird shape. They are rather elongated and also the shell is not smooth. Taking in mind that they are the same I am pretty positive that the same hen lays them. Is this normal? Thanx a lot in advance
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    Is it possible?

    Hallo people, One of my hens was sitting on some eggs for 3 weeks. Due to my stupidity i didn't isolate her from the others, and as a result of this 5 out of the 6 eggs broke, and from the last one no chick came out. For some reason she still sits on the nest, so i decide to give her a...
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    Please help. I have no idea what to do.

    I had a hen with vent gleet which lost a lot of weight. The last few days she started recovering, and she seemed to be getting back in shape, since she started gaining weight. I just saw her now in great pain, and I checked with her. I saw that she has an egg inside her, and it is really...
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    Egg-eaters

    The last few days I noticed that I was getting less eggs than usual. Today I also saw that in the nest that my hen is sitting to have her chicks one egg is missing. Obviously someone ate it. In case I got egg eaters how can I spot them, and how I can solve the problem? I check for traces of...
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    Curious....

    One of my hens was sitting the last two days on a nest. I thought that she wants to have chicks so i tried not to bother her. This morning I went there to put some more eggs, and I found the nest empty!!! Earlier in the morning she was still in the nest though. So, did she or someone else eat...
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    Is something wrong with my girl? (Not the nicest pic.)

    One of my girls looks a bit suspicious. First she lost a lot of feathers, and then her bum became red as you can see. Now it looks very swollen too. Feathers have started to grow, but she does not seem very vivid. I have one hen isolated with vent gleet. Is this the same problem? Thanx in...
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    Strange looking egg shell

    Hi I just got this egg. It seems that there are traces of yolk on the shell. I checked the nest, and I didn't find any leftovers of any other egg. Any idea what happened here? Thanx a lot in advance
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    Normal? Or Nutitrion problem.

    Hi All On the nest that my hens lay their eggs I use pine chips. I noticed that some hens eat them. Is this normal? Or this is an indication that there is something missing in their nutrition? Thanx a lot in advance.
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    Egg withdrawl for Nystatin

    Hi I have to give nystatin on my hens due to yeast infection. Does anyone know the right dosage, and also the withdrawal time for the eggs, if any? I saw on the net information that are confusing. In one site it said no withdrawal time, while on another it said 7 days. Anyone that knows...
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    Long molting period

    Hi Some of my hens have lost their feathers (more than 2 months ago) and they have not been fully replaced. In some others they just grow now. Is this an indication that something is missing in their nutrition or it could be another reason? Thanx a lot in advance
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    Violent behabiour and nutrition

    Does anyone have an idea, if nutrition (vitamins, salt, proteins, etc) is connected to violent bahaviour in hens and poultry in general? If they do not get these from feed, do they try to get through cannibalism? Thanx in advance
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    Help chicken with prolapse. Very ugly picture attached

    My little hen has a big problem. I think also worms have infected her. She lost a lot of weight so far but i do my best to feed her. The smell from her is really bad, and it is now worse than you see in the picture. Tomorrow the vet will give me some anti-parasite medication, but what can i do...
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    Bantam hens

    I got one question related to bantam hens. I have a few hens that they are now 9 months old. There 3 of them that they are almost half the size from the others. Are these bantams? Or they grow at a slower pace? Also are bantams a special breed? Or is it genes related? Thanx a lot.
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    Would give it?

    Someone gave me some Bulghur (crashed wheat). Now the thing is that I found some worms in it, so I won't eat it. Is it OK to give it to my flock?
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    Parasite treatment and ash

    Hi I heard that wood ash is a good way to treat the flock for parasites (lices, mites etc). Is this true? Or it is another failed method? Thanx a lot in advance
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    Cold and diseases

    Hi all In my area it's really cold at the moment. The temperature goes down to 17F. Does the cold make them vanurable for diseases? Thanx a lot in advance. And remember friends on Christmas we eat ham!!!! Today my family wants to kill my turkey. Come and kidnap her.....
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    Cold

    Up to now we had in my area temperatures far from normal. Till last night we had 20C (70F). This morning the temperature is down to 1C (34F). I went a while ago to water my flock and clean the coop. Some of them were inside the coop and they were far from being vivid. Also i got only one egg...
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