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Caring for a Blind ChickenShe definitely stumbles. Earlier something moved beside her and it startled her when it touched her. I'll post the picture later today.
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Caring for a Blind ChickenSure, you can post the photos here! Some other ways to tell if your chicken is blind other than just the appearance of the eyes: - Wave your...
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Caring for a Blind ChickenWhat a beautiful story. Ebony's lucky to have you, and you have a really good setup for her! Thank you for sharing your story here
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Common Mistakes Poultry Keepers Make (And How to Fix Them)Hello All. little trick i use to help my girls in hot weather. Go to your local food pantry and ask for expired Fruit cocktale open the can a...
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Handling Death in PoultryI'm so glad that this has helped you! Best of luck with your sweet girl.
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Chicken First Aid Kits - Handy and Essential Supplies, and How to Use ThemOnly thing wrong with this article is I can't see where to print it as a PDF to keep for quick reference. Thank for the great info.- mqoh
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First Time Chicken CoopOverall nice coop design. The run seems short, it's always helpful to be able to stand up in the run (and coop).
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Easy Brace For Splay Leg ChicksThank you so much for this article. I can now save my little bbys 💕- Candyjablonski
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Common Mistakes Poultry Keepers Make (And How to Fix Them)many of these things are basic and fundamental in poultry raising, surprising how many people dont realize these things, yet they are ...... OH SO...- JPadronMiami
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Heated waterer, using a stock tank deicer and horizontal nipples
- blackdog043
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I use a 5 gallon bucket, gamma lid, horizontal nipples and a stock tank deicer for my heated waterer. I like to use horizontal nipples, because... -
DUBBING (REMOVING) EXTRA LARGE COMB OF ROOSTER "LIFE SAVING GUIDE"
- Saaniya Jackson
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How to stop hawks for 30 cents
- BYCforlife
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I have been using this method for quite a few years now and it has worked perfectly for me. This setup is a deterrent rather than something that... -
Dilapidated Dresser to Nifty Nesting Boxes!
- StinkyAcres
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The Scrap Bucket - a MUST for every chicken keeper
- PioneerChicks
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A simple and easy way to lower the feed bill and make your chickens happy! -
My Birds
- RoostersAreAwesome
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Chickens Name: Bandit Age: Hatched September-December, 2018 (~7 years old) Gender: Hen Breed: Mille fleur d'uccle Origin: Gifted to me Name... -
Camp Cockerel
- 3KillerBs
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A medium-security, mild-climate holding pen for cull cockerels. -
Coop Build 2020 Yes We Are Nuts - From the “Red BarnHouse Ranch”.
- Leelynn
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Pecking Order Basics & Specifics
- Mountain Peeps
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[Photo credit: backyardchickencoops.com] We as chicken keepers should want to know everything we can about the creatures we care for. When it... -
Straw Itch Mite.
- Shadrach
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Most chicken keepers at some point have to deal with a mite infestation, be it on the bird, or in the coop. There are many types of mites, some... -
adirondak5's Coop
- adirondak5
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I built this coop this past summer/fall . I didn't have plans but I had an idea in my head what I wanted and it came out pretty close to what I... -
Harris Farms Nurture Right 360 Incubator (Updated)
- CluckNDoodle
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I originally posted this in the "Incubating & Hatching Eggs" forum and it was recommended to me that I should make it an article. I have updated... -
A Change In Diet from dry to fermented, facts, myths and experience.
- Shadrach
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This article is about my foray into the world of fermented feed for chickens. It’s written tongue in cheek and is not meant to be a definitive... -
Roll Out Nest Box Mk3
- jthornton
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I started out building a standard cube style nest box and quickly realized that a roll out nest box is a much better solution. You get clean eggs... -
To Eat or Not to Eat...that is the question
- Windy's Feathered Friends
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To Eat or Not to Eat.. that is the question! We raised Cornish cross meat birds and didn't expect that every single one would live to eating size... -
Scrambled Egg Salad - easier than boiling those fresh eggs.
- sunflour
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Ingredients: per serving 2 Medium to Large Fresh Eggs 1 Tbs (or a little less) Miracle Whip Salad Dressing 1 large squirt of Prepared Mustard 1... -
How to turn a Playhouse into an Enchanted Chicken Coop
- Johnnyschick
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First we want to thank everyone who has posted their stories of building their own coops and how they upgraded existing ones, we couldn't have... -
Cap City Peep Palace
- CapcityAdam
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***Coop as of December 2014 In the beginning... Once the city of Richmond passed the ordinance allowing "urban" chickens in 2013 we immediately...