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    All Things Treadle Feeder

    I have two medium sized feeders for a group of 12. It is pretty easy to put together. You want to make sure the arms are "even" as they attach, and you'll also have to play around with the spring to make sure it opens as easily as you want it to based on the weight of your chickens. You want...
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    Rooster Laying down

    Thank you so much for this response---I know your expertise is in high demand around here! This makes me feel a bit better about the course of action I'm taking. First noticed the laying down about a week or so ago. Started him on B-vitamins a few days ago. What I picked up at the grocery store...
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    All Things Treadle Feeder

    There's a little metal piece you can add that makes it harder for them to rake out the feed.
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    Rooster Laying down

    I know this thread is old, but do you know how long it should be before improvement would be seen if it's a vitamin deficiency? My rooster started laying down more and more a little while back. I've now isolated him in the barn with a hen. He has foot/leg issues and I'm now worried that maybe...
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    All Things Treadle Feeder

    Yeah, my dream has been to build a new coop from scratch, but it's always just out of reach financially, and I end up spending on doing little revamps. (Yes, I know they probably all add up to what a new run would cost!). One thing I want to do this summer is shore up the areas around the...
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    Can an egg survive

    I think it would depend on how cold it got. A frozen or near frozen egg? I'd think not. How cold did it get? (ie what was the outside temp where the egg was?)
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    Is this a lash egg?

    It does look like a lash egg. If everyone seems to be eating/drinking/pooping normally, just keep an eye out for any other signs of an issue.
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    sleeping outside of the coop.

    Mine started sleeping on the roof of their coop years and years ago. I was a rookie chicken keeper, and looking back they probably didn't have enough personal space inside the coop. I just let them, because the coop is in a pretty secure run. On nights like tonight when it's going to be in...
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    First time incubating chicken eggs

    I know it's your first time, but please DO NOT remove eggs/chicks from the incubator and especially do not help them out of eggs until they've had at least 24 hours to try and get out on their own. Removing them from the humidity of the incubator makes shrink-wrapping worse. Removing a chick...
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    3 hens died over 2 1/2 years. Is this normal?

    That's really spread out. Obviously it's hard not knowing the cause, but it doesn't sound like there's a persistent threat to your flock.
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    would like a second opinion on whether to keep going with a sick hen

    Oof.
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    would like a second opinion on whether to keep going with a sick hen

    I am sort of like you, in that if an animal is alert and seems to have that "want to live" energy, I'm hesitant to put them down. I might continue with the feeding for another day or two and see if there is any improvement. Would anyone else in here recommend giving some calcium just in case...
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    would like a second opinion on whether to keep going with a sick hen

    Is her crop draining the food that you are feeding her?
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    Dying, please help.. 8 year old hen has not pooped in 3 days

    I'm really sorry. I had a hen with similar symptoms and when I took her to the vet, the vet was pretty sure that she had a growth in her abdomen that was impacting her GI system's ability to move food through. It's so hard when it's an extra special hen.
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    Supports for a Rooster with a Bad Foot?

    Oh, my sweet Poppy. Okay, back in April my 6 year old Ameraucana rooster, Poppy, got a terrible infection in his middle toe, probably as a complication from a slipped tendon. (I mistakenly thought he had scaly leg mites due to the swelling in his leg). Poppy had surgery to remove the middle toe...
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