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    Egg Bound or Something Else??

    I have a three year old Easter Egger who hardly ever lays but is in otherwise good health. Last night I noticed she was walking funny, and this morning, it was even more pronounced. She was walking in a crouch, just like she crouches when I go to pick her up or like hens crouch when a rooster...
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    Crusty Growth on Comb/Face

    Yep, that looks like it. Do you know if you can generally get Blu-kote at feed stores, or do I need to get it from a vet? Also, I'm doing some research now, but is this fatal, or is it more like chicken pox in humans? I hope I don't lose this girl!
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    Crusty Growth on Comb/Face

    Can anyone tell me what this is on my pullet's comb and face? The black, crusty growth appeared first on her comb several days ago, and I thought it was a bad scratch that had scabbed over, but now she's got a similar smaller growth on the side of her beak. The other three hens in our flock are...
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    Chicken Run Height

    I'd love a 6' tall run, but we just bought a house, and a run tall enough for me to walk into and stand up in just isn't in the budget right now. :-/
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    Chicken Run Height

    I've already purchased the hardware cloth, which is the 36" variety. I was planning on doing a 12" skirting of hardware cloth around the bottom. I do have some spare 24" hardware cloth lying around. I might be able to make the run 3' tall and use the 36" roll for the sides and top, then use the...
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    Chicken Run Height

    I've built a permanent 4'x8' coop for four hens, and I'd like to build a permanent run of the same size. I plan on letting them out for a while most days either free range or in a tractor. Is there a particular height I need to make the run? I was thinking I'd make it 2' tall with a removable...
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    Coop Flooring Help!

    The tray beneath the waterer would probably work if you weigh it down with something like a brick so they can't turn it over. I have an elevated coop with a wood floor, but I've got linoleum tiles on the bottom and plan on using the deep litter method. I'm hoping the linoleum keeps the wood from...
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    Pressure Treated Wood or Not?

    I've been reading lots of threads here, and I've seen differing opinions. Some seem to avoid pressure treated wood because of the chemicals near the birds. Some seem to insist on pressure treated wood for longevity. What are your opinions? I was thinking of using untreated 2x2s or 2x4s for the...
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    Free Ranging?

    This is a decision we're really struggling with, too. We have 2 acres, and it's all fenced, so we don't have to worry about neighboring dogs getting our girls. We plan to lock them in the coop every night, so I don't think raccoons or possums will be an issue. Our main concern is hawks. We know...
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    Food/Water in Coop vs. in Run?

    Which do you prefer -- having the feed/water in the coop itself or in the run? I'm having a hard time deciding which would be best for my set up. I'm building a 4x8 coop and an attached run of the same size for our four hens. (They will have time in a separate chicken tractor most days, as...
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    Tractor Suggestions?

    It's been ages since I've had a reason to frequent this forum, but after three chickenless years, we've moved out of an HOA and into the country, so we've got four pullets (two EEs, a speckled Sussex, and a Buff Orpington). Woohoo! Finally! My husband and I are finishing up their coop...
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    Eating insulation!

    Here's a weird question for the experts. My girls are free-range in our fenced back yard. Recently, they discovered that condensation collects on the edges of the insulation that's wrapped around the pipe leading from our air conditioning unit to the house. They started pecking at the drops of...
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    One chicken left...your advice?

    This isn't really an answer, but more of a question. If the lone hen can be encouraged to go broody, is there any way you could get a fertilized egg or three and have her hatch out some chicks? Would that work? In theory, it seems like that way she'd have company, and you won't have to worry...
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    Chain link fence and full grown chickens?

    Quote: I've never seen these girls get more than a couple of feet off the ground, even when our dog or toddler is harassing them. ;-) So I don't think they'll bother trying to fly over. And they're pretty big girls (they're bigger than our full-grown house cat, that's for sure), so I doubt...
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    Chain link fence and full grown chickens?

    I'm wondering how much you guys would trust a small flock of three full-grown Easter Eggers in a yard with chain link fencing. We live in south Louisiana in a neighborhood in the middle of town and have had these girls for about a year and half. They have a coop and a small run that are pretty...
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