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    Introducing adult roo to flock with a roo

    I currently have 8 orpington hens and a swedish flower roo that was introduced into the ladies only flock in August. Today I picked up 4 x 8 week old crested cream leg bar hens that are pretty small and a 2.5 year old roo of that same breed. I've separated the newbies into a coop together that...
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    Can you hatch the eggs of dewormed chickens?

    I don't NEED more chickens but I LOVE experimenting! We can't eat our eggs right now as our chickens just had their 2nd dose of praziquantel and ivermectin so we are boiling, dyeing and painting them all for Easter with the 3 year old. Like 4 dozen now...it's getting old, which has got me...
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    Tapeworms! Is my game plan ok? GROSS PHOTO WARNING

    We have a flock of 7 Orpingtons that we got for our toddler 3 months ago. She got poop on her hand the other day and I saw tapeworm segments, confirmed by a few chicken owner friends. I've been to 3 farm & feed stores and talked to several people on what I should do, and EVERYBODY tells me...
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    We have tapeworm... please check my gameplan!

    We have a flock of 7 Orpingtons that we got on Christmas for our toddler. She got poop on her hand the other day and I've had enough pets to understand that they have tapeworm, confirmed by a few chicken owner friends. I've been to 3 farm & feed stores and talked to several people on what I...
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    Chicken, rooster or crowing hen?!

    I am VERY new to chicken ownership (Dec 25, 2017) and we have 7 orpingtons, they are about 19 weeks old. 2 have started crowing but I am not convinced they are roos yet as they have no cape feathers but I am not sure about the saddle feathers? We are able to return them to trade if they are roos...
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