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    One eye closed? Seems to be contagious?

    No new birds to the flock. They are a little flock of 5 that is 9 weeks old. They were moved out to their (newly built) coop three weeks ago. They are in a chicken tractor that is moved each day to a fresh patch of grass and their indoor portion of the coop is quite clean. The neighbors on both...
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    One eye closed? Seems to be contagious?

    Yes to ventilation and yes to water and food. Her eye might be a but watery, but its hard to tell as she keeps it closed mostly. She is sneezing quite a bit and wet and rubbing her beak on the ground. Her chirps are a bit raspy
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    One eye closed? Seems to be contagious?

    Oh no, I just checked on her again and when she chirps it sounds raspy like someone with a cold.
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    One eye closed? Seems to be contagious?

    They weren't vaccinated necessarily because they came from a farm store in my area - IFA. Their droppings and appetite are just fine and their feed is medicated with ampropolim (sp?).
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    One eye closed? Seems to be contagious?

    I have backyard Easter Egger Chickens that are 9 weeks old. Yesterday, one pullet had an eye closed and was very lethargic. I ended up putting her down because she was a scissorbeak chicken and not doing super well in the first place. Today - I have a second chicken who is laying down...
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    Easter Egger Sex? 7 weeks old

    oh thats so good to hear :)
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    Easter Egger Sex? 7 weeks old

    Thanks! Just our 'local' country store, IFA.
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    A-frame ventilation requirements?

    Wow, good to know! Thanks
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    A-frame ventilation requirements?

    It can get down in the low teens. So with just 3-4 chickens I hope they have enough ablity to stay warm together. I did add some more ventilation in the front, however, I put in a hinged plexiglass window at the top of the A frame to allow flexibilty and also to let sun through the window in...
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    Easter Egger Sex? 7 weeks old

    Good morning! A couple of weeks ago, I asked everyone to help identify the sex of my little easter eggers. They are now 7 weeks old, so I'm posting an update. I'm hoping they are all pullets as they were sexed when I purchased them. DOT: Black with golden specks. Loves to roost and cuddle...
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    Easter Egger Chick Sex. Thoughts?

    I labeled these photos to make it easier to tell who is who.
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    Easter Egger Chick Sex. Thoughts?

    Update: 7 weeks old DOT: Black with golden specks. Loves to roost and cuddle. photos 1 and 2 CAROLINA: very adventureous with a unique coo-ing type chirps. Friendly. Photos 3 and 4. KEVIN: silly and curious. Stretches neck out and stands up tall all the time to see what you are doing...
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    A-frame ventilation requirements?

    Wow, that is an obvious solution. I was wracking my brain and put a second section of the roosting bar in to help with the dead space. Cant believe I overlooked the middle! Is it okay to have a heat lamp above their head during the winter if they are in the middle?
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    A-frame ventilation requirements?

    Okay. I can upgrade to hardware cloth as an extra precaution. And i will close the coop door at night. Thank you for the suggestion regarding a hinged window. We are going to set up a hinged windo that allows us to leave it propped open completely during warm weather and adjust back during...
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    A-frame ventilation requirements?

    I am almost completely finished building my A -frame chicken tractor. These are my very first chickens and I am in a residential area. So a build a decent size chicken tractor I can move around my backyard. It has just about everything they need BUT I'm realizing this may not have been the...
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