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    abandoned rooster

    i'm not sure if this is the right forum, feel free to relocate if need be. ~~~it is kind of an emergency some girl set a rooster out in front of my house this morning.....i actually watched her but could not see exactly what she was doing or i would have stopped her. so i didn't notice him...
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    lethargic hen

    We've been out of town since Monday. The neighbor has stopped by to make sure that the water isn't frozen & to collect eggs. It is COLD. 22 degrees, when I went out this morning & discovered our sickie. It's been a while since I've posted here, so forgive the all caps. I'm not sure how to...
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    the great worm debate....

    ....rages on! today, I was told to feed the chickens (wait for it......) COAL! to prevent worms. Really? Has anyone ever heard this? Some of you may have seen my previous post on worms. Based on advice (received here~thanks dawg and all the other suggestions), I set off in search of...
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    worming instructions needed, please

    So, we have worms.... I have wormed before based on the info here but, I have forgotten and can not find the dosage info. I have Wazine17 and Ivermectin pour on for cattle (5mg per mL). Wazine 1st according to directions. ( just read to worm every 30 days to break round worm cycle. really?)...
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    broody--now what?

    so we think she's broody.... i've been reading around here and not really figuring out what i want to know. we just found 'red' hogging up the only nest box in the new coop today. actually it's supposed to be a split box with 2 nests but the official split hasn't happened yet. i can get some...
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    what took my hen?

    so, i have read the sticky but thought i would ask..... what took my hen? yesterday @ 5:00, it was gloomy and raining. the hens were in the front yard, the chicken eating dog was in the house. i heard the dog whining at the window. i assumed he was just sad b/c he could see the chickens and...
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    free ranging????

    we have decided to let our 5 hens free range. we are getting them a roo within the week as protection. so far, everything seems to be fine. they are incredibly happy and we've even convinced one to start laying again. they have overtaken the wood shed. after i cleaned it out, they discovered...
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    another sickie--my fave ideas please

    i wormed day before yesterday with the wazine..... now my favorite little hen (flossy) is feeling off. last night she was last in the coop and moving a little slow. this morning she was last out and kinda slow. now she's under the house and didn't come running for the peach and banana that i...
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    to eat the eggs or not???

    we have recently discovered that the hens have worms... i bought the meds (thanks to the info on byc) and will treat them starting today. but the question is should we eat the 2 dozen eggs in the fridge or throw them out. i know that we will have to dump eggs once we start the meds but what...
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    egg bound/prolapse/coxy?

    Hi all! Excuse my newness...I'm going to try to post this pic (hopefully it'll work). Bear with me these are rescue birds and I don't know a lot about them.... 1) What type of bird , age and weight. --- ?? 2) What is the behavior, exactly. --- we noticed that she had a bloody...
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    always a chicken eater???

    Does anyone have suggestions for controlling/preventing a chicken eating dog? He is my son's favorite dog so getting rid of him is NOT an option (although, some days I would love to). The dog is about 9-10 yrs old and has an incredibly high "prey drive". He loves to chase things! We know that...
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    poop toes???

    My family has rescued 5 hens and a rooster from a not so suitable environment. They are safe and hopefully happy now but my question is this... Some of them have grayish ball like formations on some of their toes. They seem to walk, scratch, eat and drink just fine. They really do not seem...
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    hi from nc

    Hi! We recently purchased an old farm and my son and husband thought it was a good idea to get some chickens. I grew up on a working farm and did not feel compelled to surround myself by animals and their poop!! Anyway, we have rescued some chickens from a home that was less than suitable, in...
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