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    Buff orpington hen attacking my kids

    The kids help fill their feeders and do feed them out of their hands from time to time. But when she has been attacking it seems to have no rhyme or reason.
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    Buff orpington hen attacking my kids

    They have been very well cared for and we even noticed how much more friendly and cuddly the buffs have been compared to our other chickens when they were little. So the sudden change in behavior has thrown us for a loop. My older son has done a good job of standing his ground with her. But...
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    Buff orpington hen attacking my kids

    No, she has not even started laying yet. Aside from her red comb and waddles, she's not doing the crouch behavior that all my chickens exhibited right before they started laying.
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    Buff orpington hen attacking my kids

    We have added three chickens to our flock this year. Two Buff Orpingtons and one Silver Laced Wyandotte. They are at the 20 or so week mark and have integrated with our older flock of six. Only the Wyandotte has started laying. Over the last couple weeks one of our Buffs has started attacking my...
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    Chick with head tilting to the side, wry neck? How do I treat?

    Thank you. How should I give it? Crushed up?
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    Chick with head tilting to the side, wry neck? How do I treat?

    Hello, we have new chicks around 3 weeks old. I noticed one tilting her head the the side quite often. I noticed today she seems a little off balance. She seems to be eating and drinking fine and even roosts on the wood I have in the brooder. But I am concerned that she has wry neck. Do I have...
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    What's the minimum number of new chicks to introduce?

    We are wanting to add to our flock, but have a limit because we live in town. We currently have 7 hens and are wanting to get 3 chicks. Is that too little of an amount that it would cause issues? We have an 8×10 coupe and a 10x20 run. I don't want to crowd them and I don't want to have issues...
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    VERY sick chicken! Possibly egg bound

    She passed. It was quite startling. But she thrashed a few times and made a few noises out of nowhere and then was gone. I looked at the rest of my girls and they all seem fine. Should I have concern of an illness in the flock? This is the first loss we have had in the almost 3 years we've...
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    VERY sick chicken! Possibly egg bound

    I let her soak for 30 minutes. I just took a picture of her underside. She has been molting. But it looks swelled to me. She is not 2 years old yet. I also checked her crop and it's just squishy. She seems to be going down fast. I noticed nothing yesterday.
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    VERY sick chicken! Possibly egg bound

    I also tried giving her some tums for calcium. But she is barely responding.
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    VERY sick chicken! Possibly egg bound

    I went to check on my girls and noticed my sapphire gem was staring of listlessly. She is pale combed, lethargic and tail down. Her eyes keep closing. I rushed her inside and started checking her vent area. I did not see or feel anything. I started her in a warm Epsom salt soak in case she is...
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    Is this the right kind of wood chips?

    Oh, one last question. Is it okay/good if I mix in pine needles with the wood chips? I have heard that it's good for runs. Thank you all for the replies.
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    Is this the right kind of wood chips?

    typically how deep should I go with the wood chips?
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    Is this the right kind of wood chips?

    how do I age it, and how long would I need to age it? We live in Michigan and I'm wanting it in there before winter to help with muddy run issues we experience in the spring time.
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    Is this the right kind of wood chips?

    We've been reaching out to local tree trimming services in our area in Hope's to find wood chips for our run. We've not used them before and I want to make sure I get the right stuff. I've included a picture of what the tree guy sent us. I'm worried this is too small. And if it is what should...
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