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    Sneezing/Wheezing Chicken

    It does sound kind of normal but I think I need a longer video. She sneezes every few minutes it seems like. Every 5 at least.
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    Sneezing/Wheezing Chicken

    So I now have the URL's to upload the 2 short videos I took of the chicken I suspect is sick but really have no clue. Tell me what you think. Notice how all the other birds are just being quiet and making small, regular clucking sounds.... I don't believe I have ever heard my chickens make such...
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    Sneezing/Wheezing Chicken

    We clean out the wood flakes once a week and put New in. I think it was a ventilation issue which we fixed but obviously too late since this birds seems sick. Thanks for your help.
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    Winter Run?

    We attached a run to our coop so the birds have more air and space. However they don't want to walk on as there is a half inch of snow in their run (obviously from falling through the roof and sides) what is a good way to block snow yet keep the open air in their coop? A tarp? Seems like it'll...
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    Soaked Coop Floor!! Help!

    What type of floor is good for a winter run. We opened our coop up to have acces to their run now but there is snow on the ground in the run and I'm not sure if they Will walk on it...
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    Soaked Coop Floor!! Help!

    What type of floor is good for a winter run. We opened our coop up to have acces to their run now but there is snow on the ground in the run and I'm not sure if they will walk in it.... I guess even if I add floor, the snow is still going to fall through the chicken wire onto the run...
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    Sneezing/Wheezing Chicken

    I have a video of the hen making the sound.... just trying to figure out how to post it for anyone who's able to help me with this.
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    Sneezing/Wheezing Chicken

    I have noticed some sneezing from my birds last week. It is winter here and they're in the coop most everyday unless the snow melts enough to allow them to want to come outside. Today I checked the chickens and opened the door in case they wanted to come out and one seemed to be making strange...
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    Soaked Coop Floor!! Help!

    Thanks for everyone's help! Putting the water on a cinder block as well as staying attached by a chain hanging from the ceiling was the solution to my problem. No more wet bedding!! Thanks
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    Leaving Flock

    I am curious about what chicken owners do when they need to go out of town? It may be for a weekend trip or a longer trip say a week or 2. Obviously when gone for a week or more finding someone to come look after them is necessary. I am wondering about weekend trips and if chickens are safe and...
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    What breed is this?

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    Soaked Coop Floor!! Help!

    Its actually 8 chickens and I think we followed a rule I saw online about 4 square feet per bird. So it's either 8x4 or 9x4. But I do agree and wish it was bigger myself. We were so used to free range and when winter came up quickly we had to build something fast. It's not perfect but come...
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    Soaked Coop Floor!! Help!

    Oh no, I hope my birds won't knock it off the block! Keeping the water outside would be ideal and we do that in summer, but we do not have our run attached as we just built this new coop for winter weather and figured we would wait until spring to add on and attach their run/outdoor area. We...
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    Norm for a Winter Chicken

    Oh that's a great idea! Luckily we had a thaw the past couple weeks so they've been out everyday but I love the straw idea for when the snow comes back. Thanks!!
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    Norm for a Winter Chicken

    Here in MI it is always a full blown, snowy winter. I was so used to looking at my beautiful, shined feathers, big and bright red combs and wattles and pale orange/yellow feet on my birds. Now that we're 3 months into winter and the birds are mostly cooped up (they hate going in the snow) I am...
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