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  1. SpikesMom

    Long worm from baby chick

    My mistake. My husband says they are Douglas Fir shavings. Is that toxic, too?
  2. SpikesMom

    Long worm from baby chick

    No, I had not given them any treats since they are so young. All I gave them was the chick feed from the Co-Op, until now, when I gave them the pumpkin puree...which they finally discovered and are loving it! I guess the worm might have come from the cedar shavings I put in for bedding; may have...
  3. SpikesMom

    Long worm from baby chick

    Hi.Yes, I change the water a few times a day, and they are inside the house in a box with a heat lamp. They all seem healthy and happy, with nobody coughing or any other signs of distress. I hope you're right; I hope it wasn't a worm. I took pictures but they were all awful. It had a big...
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    Long worm from baby chick

    These chicks are only about a week old. In their little water trough I find a clear/translucent worm, about 1-1/2 inches long, and I'm freaked out. I called the Co-Op where I bought them; they said wormer medicine is for hens, not chicks, who are not known to get worms. Well, what am I supposed...
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    Worming chickens?

    Well, I actually give the whole seeds to our dog; she loves them. The chickens get them without the husks (a lot of work, but they don't seem to know what to do with the whole seed in the shell.) I mainly give the chickens fresh pumpkin meat; they love it. And the cat gets pumpkin pulp in her...
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    Worming chickens?

    Pumpkin is supposed to be a natural wormer, and since we grow pumpkins I always have plenty of seeds and meat/pulp (sometimes frozen) to give them. They love the seeds, eat much of the meat, and we've never had worm problems. We also occasionally put some pumpkin to the cat and dog.
  7. SpikesMom

    What happened to my girl?

    Found out she was egg-bound. I'll know next time.
  8. SpikesMom

    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    Wow! What beautiful chickens!
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    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    We might, if I can convince my husband we need more chickens.
  10. SpikesMom

    6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

    So, how does this work? Do I need to borrow a rooster now, or on the 11th?
  11. SpikesMom

    Blood in the coop! Please advise!

    Thank you, everyone, for all your kind help.
  12. SpikesMom

    Blood in the coop! Please advise!

    Corid...that's one I hadn't heard of. I'll see what the feed store has to offer. Sounds like this is probably what they have. The only stress I know they suffered was two days ago when the dog's Frisbee hit their coop. They freaked out over that, but otherwise they have a pretty good life.
  13. SpikesMom

    Blood in the coop! Please advise!

    I'm getting ready now to go to the feed store; one thread said to buy Valbazen or Safeguard. Do you concur? I know nothing about any of this , and I appreciate everyone's help.
  14. SpikesMom

    Blood in the coop! Please advise!

    The are all just the same. Everybody's eating and wanting to get out in the yard. I put them all in the run while I disinfected their sleeping area and removed all the straw. Nobody's injured. I still have them on chick feed, but we quit the medicated chick feed awhile back, thinking that would...
  15. SpikesMom

    Blood in the coop! Please advise!

    We have four chickens, 19 weeks old, never laid eggs yet, never wormed (I didn't know we were supposed to...this is our first "flock") This morning 6 a.m. I saw some blood, a little was splattered on the door, so I thought maybe they had a minor tiff last night. Went out later at 10 a.m. and...
  16. SpikesMom

    Do chicks outgrow eating worms?

    Yes, it does. Thank you.
  17. SpikesMom

    Do chicks outgrow eating worms?

    When our chicks were little they loved worms out of the garden; they would get all loud and aggressive trying to get to them (and away from each other.) They are now 9 weeks old, and I just dug up some worms to give them a treat, and put them into the pen. They pecked at them and walked on them...
  18. SpikesMom

    Grass stuck in my chick's throat?

    One of our 4-week-old chicks had a long piece of grass hanging out of her mouth for about a half hour, so I tried to pull it out, but it seemed to be hurting her, so I broke it off. I hope it's all right they are eating grass. They have only been outside now for two days. Hope I haven't put them...
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