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    Sleeping outside in freezing weather

    Could the snow be causing the problem? Maybe it's reflecting light or the opposite ,... dampening light and makes it look darker. Maybe try shoveling the snow out or cover it with a tarp at night. If they're 8 months old is this their first experience with snow? Can you close them up in the...
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    Tiny red bugs found in feed bags

    Good ideas for checking. I just knew I didn't want to risk mites escaping.
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    Tiny red bugs found in feed bags

    Twice now I have opened feed bags to find them swarming with tiny little red bugs that look like mites. Has anybody else had this experience or know what they are? They're too small to get in a photo. The first time it happened was in a bag of organic feed that I had for a few months before...
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    What Greens do chickens like?

    Mine love love love turnip greens. Will eat dandelion greens also but crazy about turnip greens. I live in a hot arid location but was able to plant turnip roots in a well watered and partly shaded garden spot for fresh turnip greens,which lasted most of the growing season. Now that it's fall...
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    Review by 'ArmelChix' in article 'Jen's Hens'- A Southern Texas Coop'

    We'll thought out for your climate and beautifully executed! Y'all did a great job.
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    Topic of the Week - Treating Chicken Injuries

    One thing I now have in my first aid kit is a large jug of Chlorhexidine. Chlorhexidine is the product that is used by vets to swab a surgical site on one of their patients, for instance. I had a chicken with a leg injury that would not heal properly. It looked like it would heal completely (I...
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    Do chickens sing the egg song because they laid an egg or because they sense the urgency to lay an egg?

    Do chickens sing the egg song because they laid an egg or because they have an egg they need to lay? I ask the question because none of my chickens engage in that behavior after they've laid an egg. I have four hens so it's not hard to keep track of them. For the past 3 months, every time...
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    Help please. I have a chicken that is trying to starve herself to death. She won't eat food....

    Thank you
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    Help please. I have a chicken that is trying to starve herself to death. She won't eat food....

    Thank you. I miss her. I didn't think I'd get so attached to birds as I've never owned a bird before. I still catch myself looking for her and the way she always came running up to me flapping her wings and jumping up to be held.
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    Help please. I have a chicken that is trying to starve herself to death. She won't eat food....

    Thank you for asking. She died. We tried everything. 😢 She was such a sweet bird.
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    Help please. I have a chicken that is trying to starve herself to death. She won't eat food....

    Thank you.
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    Help please. I have a chicken that is trying to starve herself to death. She won't eat food....

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    Help please. I have a chicken that is trying to starve herself to death. She won't eat food....

    Yes, the impaction is gone. We're at the tail end of dealing with the sour crop. She was very weak, near death, before I found an avian vet. I'm on day 3 using the Miconazol plus lemon juice &spices mixture. These started clearing it up right away but she still has a small squishy crop in the...
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    Help please. I have a chicken that is trying to starve herself to death. She won't eat food....

    She did eat food and treats before being sick, even though she ate bedding if I ever gave her the chance,which I didn't. Now, afterwards, she's changed. Has anyone experienced something like this with a chicken who's been extremely ill?
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    Help please. I have a chicken that is trying to starve herself to death. She won't eat food....

    ☹️ That's a sad thought. I can't understand why now she won't even eat the treats she loved before this all started.
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