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    Hens missing toenails & looking sad :-(

    Hi all! I’m looking for some advice as a newish chicken tender. I have two hens who have recently lost several of their toenails… They are EEs about a year and a half old. One of them lost hers a while ago and her behavior didn’t change a lot- except for the fact that she holds that foot up...
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    Comment by 'AlderCreekAK' in article 'Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method'

    Thanks for this article! I just wanted to weigh in with what we do... Our flock seems pretty happy! We provide 24/7 access to dry layer pellets and give soaked/FF twice a day. We sometimes add black oil sunflower seeds, cayenne, and a variety of other toppings- it almost looks like a fancy...
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    Chooks at -25 and colder...

    Thank you! We think you've written a perfect mantra there... "Dry chickens are warm chickens"! and we'll definitely need to do vent covers on the front and one side (which isn't attached to the run)... It might be interesting to try to use the leftovers from the clear plastic roofing over the...
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    Chooks at -25 and colder...

    We got bulb style lights and the rope light style, and we got an outdoor smart outlet (feit electric). I have the lights scheduled to turn on half an hour before sunset and off 15 minutes after! So far it seems to work great! We might decide to get a more full spectrum lighting option 🤔 We’ll...
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    Chooks at -25 and colder...

    Happy Fall Everyone! 🍂 We are headed into our first winter with our flock of five... and it's going to be a cold one! We are in search of any those of you that experience temps of -25 and colder (down to -60!), and hoping you could share some of your experiences, tips, etc. So far... both...
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    Pecking Injury... Did we do the right thing?!

    Hi All! Thanks again for your suggestions. Our injured hen was healing up just fine! In hopes of reintegration, we started doing small amounts of supervised time together and putting everyone in the hen house at night. For the group time, we tried to distract them by putting out fresh scratch...
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    Pecking Injury... Did we do the right thing?!

    THANK YOU!! :D This information is so helpful in understanding some of these behaviors!! I think we’ll continue to keep the two separate from the rest for a while longer, and wait to see how things develop within the group. We’ll keep an eye out for this first molting process! My mother was...
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    Pecking Injury... Did we do the right thing?!

    Thank you so much for this insight. I was wondering about those little bits of blood inside the feather when I was cleaning the wound! This bird is the oldest one of the flock, so I think it makes sense her adult feathers would come in first, too. My question is... will this start up happening...
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    Pecking Injury... Did we do the right thing?!

    I have to say... it’s been an unusual and stressful day! This same evening we heard a commotion- I looked out the window to see a fox at the hen house!! We rushed out to find a bloody comb injury on the other girl we had quarantining... We’ll likely be bringing them inside to sleep in the cat...
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    Pecking Injury... Did we do the right thing?!

    Oooh I did not know this! I like the idea of the raiser with supplemented oyster shell. Thank you. Here’s what I got for them...:
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    Pecking Injury... Did we do the right thing?!

    Hi all, New peep parents here! We have six hens... 3 RIR and 3 EE. This afternoon I came out to one of the EE’s with a bloody back. It’s clear the others were pecking her! I cleaned it up as best I could and sprayed with Vetericyn, and separated into a crate. While I was doing this I noticed...
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    LF Advice: Chick Vent Injury Treatment (*pics*)

    I think she's okay! She survived, but hasn't started laying just yet... Hopefully that will go well! I'll let her know that you asked after her :love Thanks!
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    Calling all composters...

    Thanks for your post! That is good to know about the earthy smell... I hope some more of those sages you speak of will write to us! :bow
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    ...Your favorite coop cleaning/maintenance tools & tips?

    Thanks so much for all of your posts! Now I've gotta say it- Please... :weeLEMME SEE THESE POOP BOARDS! :wee
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    Calling all composters...

    Good afternoon chicken lover friends, We have been wanting to start composting for a while, and now that we've got the peeps it makes perfect sense to fire it up! We've done read some research, but would super appreciate any practical advice you all might have to offer! To give you an idea, we...
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