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    Official BYC Poll: How Often Do You Clean Your Coop?

    We only have 3 hens (with plans for another 3 later this year) so for now cleaning tends not to be a big chore. This is during dry/warm weather, to be clear. I'll let the birds out in the morning and go in to scoop and rake a bit, just to get the accumulated mess out from under their roosting...
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    Comment by 'ArthurFrane' in article 'Using Sand In Your Chicken Coop'

    We use con-sand (construction sand) from our local sand/gravel/stone yard at the edge of town. Super affordable, they delivered it, and easy to move with a wheelbarrow, shovel, and bit of elbow grease. Watch your back, because a shovel blade full of sand, especially if it's wet, is a LOT more...
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    Poop boards....

    We have the Petmate coop, purchased from Tractor Supply. Currently houses our 3 hens but we're expanding our flock to the allowable 6 for our town. We've used construction sand (not the super fine playground grit) throughout the coop and run, and it is super simple to clean. Cat scooper, a rake...
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    Easter egger lethargic, refusing to be held, flopping on her side.

    @Razzlefrazzle oh, your poor girl :( Sorry that happened.
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    Chicken puffed up, tail down, not moving

    @SmiYa0126 we can give that a try. Thanks for the tip. Good news is she's looking much better today, and was even up and around, scratching through the compost piles last evening. Thinking it was just a weird day for her, maybe heat or possibly impacted crop. We're keeping an eye on her just in...
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    Easter egger lethargic, refusing to be held, flopping on her side.

    She's looking good this morning! Guessing it was just a weird day, possibly the heat, maybe impacted crop. I haven't tried to nab her for an examination yet, but she's eating fine, alert, and mobile. She's in the back here, because her sister, Gytha, is a camera hog :p
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    Easter egger lethargic, refusing to be held, flopping on her side.

    Thanks for the tips :) She's upright now, and still quite mobile if I try to get near. I'll try later tonight when they've gone to roost. I'm thinking possibly it's impacted crop that is slowly clearing up. They've been mowing down some grasses in the garden lately. Wish I could get her wrapped...
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    Easter egger lethargic, refusing to be held, flopping on her side.

    She does walk, slower than normal, sometimes standing with one leg raised. But she has plenty of mobility when I've tried to get hold of her to examine her vent. No luck there, as she scoots like a rabbit, which is really odd for her. It makes me think she's in some kind of pain, but I can't see...
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    Easter egger lethargic, refusing to be held, flopping on her side.

    Hi Everyone, We have a 1yo Easter Egger, our coop's resident "boss hen". She's healthy weight and size, appears normal. She laid this morning, normal egg. But just starting today she's been flopping onto her side, closing her eyes often, and acting lethargic. Refuses to be held so I haven't...
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    Chicken puffed up, tail down, not moving

    We have a 1yo easter egger behaving similarly. I've been going out to check on her. We've hit our first stretch of truly warm weather this year (high 80s) so I'm thinking that plus maybe dehydration? She laid this morning, normal egg, and I checked her poop about an hour ago - managed to be...
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    Hello from California!

    Hi Everyone, My wife and I have three hens at the moment, aiming to increase our flock to 6 or 7 this year. We started with six chicks last April (2022), but the freakish cold snap of May 3rd took one of our Dominiques. We have two Easter Eggers (Esme and Gytha), and the surviving Dominique, our...
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