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    Chick with a bum leg

    cross posted in Raising Baby Chicks My black Freedom Rangers got here this morning, and one of them isn't walking right. It doesn't seem to have splayed legs, but one leg sticks out funny and the other's toes are curled oddly. He seems to be getting around well enough to the food and water...
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    Gimpy chick but not spraddle.

    My black Freedom Rangers got here this morning, and one of them isn't walking right. It doesn't seem to have splayed legs, but one leg sticks out funny and the other's toes are curled oddly. He seems to be getting around well enough to the food and water. His gait reminds me of a pirate with...
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    Looking for advice on sand maintenance, in our covered run on concrete.

    Not sure what you should do, but the coop is adorable. I love the color!
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    I'm crazy and want to move the coop.

    Our nine chickies are in a coop at the corner of our three acres right now. It's a partition of a larger shed and I'm just not liking it now that winter had hit. *Their door to go outside faces west to an open field. Lots of wind. *No line of sight to the house. We already lost one buff to a...
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    Eeek. Coyotes over here too.

    Sounds good - it was a pretty deep puncture and I kind of panicked. There wasn't a lot of bleeding at all. She's still not up on her feet though :(
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    Coyote attack

    Subbing, as we just had a coyote attack here too. Best of luck with your little guy.
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    Eeek. Coyotes over here too.

    I went to shut chickies in tonight and found a trail of feathers and one lone hen. She was bitten in the chest and it was through the skin. We tried liquid bandage but it wasn't holding together so we threw a couple of stitches in and wrapped her up tightly. She's resting in a crate in the...
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