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    How do you all keep track of you eggs to date? (Poll)

    We label our eggs with the date in sharpie and note who we think laid them in a log book.
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    Official BYC Poll: How often do you change your chickens' water in hot weather?

    We always give our chickens fresh water daily, regardless of the temperature. Our first couple years with them, we would bring out fresh cool water in the afternoon on hot days but now we keep all the waters under shade so their waters stay cool all day (plus their run is shaded during the...
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    What are some of the most mind-blowing facts about chickens that few people actually know??

    Chickens are one of the few animals not originally domesticated for food. (They were probably originally domesticated for ritual/religious usage and/or cockfighting, and then people realized they and their eggs were tasty.) Chickens were most likely first brought to South America by ancient...
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    New to veterinarians, what to expect?

    Something to consider when selecting a vet to take your chicken to: In my experience, many of the clinics or hospitals that take chickens often have only one vet on staff who sees birds, which means that if you have an emergency on a day that vet is off, you're kinda screwed. The veterinary...
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    Comment by 'Bekalodon' in article 'Identifying & Treating Chicken Heat Stress'

    We give our chickens frozen or refrigerated watermelon or canteloupe on hot days. We'll also make "wormsicles" for them--ice cubes with dried mealworms. They also have a large pan of water (we call it their "foot bath") that they can stand in and soak their feet. I like to toss treats such as...
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    Crows are hanging around my coop. Is this a problem?

    If you make friends with crows and ravens, sometimes they'll give you gifts! That being said, I think the biggest concern with having them around would be that, since they are carrion eaters, they are at high risk for catching and carrying highly pathogenic avian influenza.
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    Poll on flock toys — please answer if possible!

    I've had chicks who would chase a laser pointer or reflections of sunlight but they grew out of it. My outdoor chickens have a xylophone that they occasionally peck at, not so much now as when it was new though. The rooster occasionally gets like mad at it and will peck at it pretty hard lol...
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    I am planning to do something controversial, eating eggs immediately after worming with Ivermectin.

    We've always ignored withdrawal times and eaten our eggs after our chickens get medicine, under the rationale that these tests are done on raw eggs and we always cook our eggs before eating them. (We try not to give away eggs during the withdrawal periods though.)
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    I am planning to do something controversial, eating eggs immediately after worming with Ivermectin.

    We've always ignored withdrawal times and eaten our eggs after our chickens get medicine, under the rationale that these tests are done on raw eggs and we always cook our eggs before eating them. (We try not to give away eggs during the withdrawal periods though.)
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    Hen with weird growths on feet

    Olga update! Her feet are looking a lot better! Nails still need some work; we've been getting a little bit at a time with the Dremel. Thank you all so much for all your advice!
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    Hen with weird growths on feet

    After the oil/Ivermectin application and a round of (non)petroleum jelly to the feets, already seeing some improvement! The feet of the rooster who lives with her are also showing improvement! Still got some ways to go, though. Those nails are looking rough. We're going to work on those...
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    Hen with weird growths on feet

    Thank you for the advice! We have had issues with scaly leg mites in the past, so I think you are right. I'd never seen a serious case before so I wasn't sure. We already had some bird Ivermectin we got off Chewy for their fall deworming so my mom mixed a little with oil and applied it to her...
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    Hen with weird growths on feet

    My 4-year-old Columbian Wyandotte hen has been having this weird scaliness on her feet. It's gotten to the point where she's got like weird growths, like she's growing extra toes. It doesn't seem to bother her too much, but she always has kind of a limp due to an old hip injury so it's hard to...
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    The rehoming a rooster thread

    Location: Southeastern Virginia Rooster name: Sage Breed: Blue Cochin (purebred) Weight: 10 lbs? Age: about 9 months Size: standard/large fowl About rooster: Sage is just a big little man, a man in pants. We absolutely adore him! We've had him since he was about a week old. He is super docile...
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    Chick with Respiratory Symptoms

    So it's been three weeks since we treated Thyme. She is still sneezy and snotty, but her activity level has improved greatly and none of the other chicks have gotten sick. We did lose one chick the day after we treated them, probably to unrelated causes (she had always been sickly). We got a new...
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