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    Small pustules on chicken's face (photo)

    I thought they were tomato seeds at first too, until I realized I hadn't given them tomatoes in a while. I'm actually pretty sure they are fire ant bites :( I found fire ants swarming a watermelon rind in their run. They're the absolute worst. I'm seeing if there's any topical treatment I can...
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    Small pustules on chicken's face (photo)

    It's been a rough week for our girls; a stray goat got in their run the other day, and I just noticed some small pustules on the face of one of my Houdans. She is absolutely filthy , so I'm not sure if it's a hygiene issues or a disease. She's had fowlpox in the past but this doesn't look like...
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    chicken with heat stroke seeming to decline after improving

    Hi there, About four days ago, I caught one of my hens seeming unwell-- she seemed unsteady, kept closing her eyes, and eventually went limp as we tried to examine her. It has been extremely hot where I live, so I figured it was heat stress/stroke. We brought her inside and dropper-fed her some...
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    moving chicks to the coop in a hot climate?

    Thank you!
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    Can it be too hot outside to coop train chicks?

    I agree! I have seen the "magic temperature" rule come up in multiple sources with no real explanation or satisfying answer for why, so I was just curious about it. I figure that people all over the world in just about every climate have been raising chickens for a long time, so there are...
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    Can it be too hot outside to coop train chicks?

    @irwinversion and @karabeth05, Hi! It's actually been a little cooler at night here than was originally forecasted, so we're sticking to keeping the chicks in their brooder at night for now, but taking them out during the day and letting them hang out in a mini-run for at least an hour or two...
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    Can it be too hot outside to coop train chicks?

    I know that young chickens shouldn't be moved to the coop if it's too cold, but I've also read in a few different places that coop training should never be done when temperatures exceed 70 degrees (F). My husband and I have 8 three-week-old chicks and we've been thinking about moving their...
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