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Deworming Schedules and Fluffy Weight Checks: Nugget's Owner Asks All

Oh, Nugget's owner is asking the *real* questions here, and honestly? We feel this. The eternal chicken keeper's dilemma: do you deworm on a rigid schedule, or do you play the waiting game with a fecal exam first? It's a cluck-tastic balancing act between wanting to protect your feathered friends and not subjecting them to unnecessary treatments. We're right there with you, nervously eyeing that fluff. And then there's the weight check struggle. With all those feathers, telling if a hen is a little plump or just perfectly poofy is like trying to judge a cloud's BMI. It's the fowl play of body composition.