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Her poop is black and white piles, not loose or watery. She is approximately 2. Laying an egg about every other day. I did look over her during the day time to look for lice and mites. I did not see anything. That being said, she doesn't love being handled and I am not super experienced, so I...

Hi there everyone. I am still learning. Does this look like a healthy chicken vent? The coloring in the photos isn't completely right compared to real life, but hopefully they are good enough. My chicken's vent is mostly light pink with some redder areas. Is this irritation? (Mites???) Or is it...

Thank you!

Thank you for the replies. Overnight she died. ☹️

Example of poop above. I moved her to a crate.

We lost 3 chickens to a fox Friday night. It broke into our enclosure. We have 3 chickens left. One chicken seems to be completely fine. 1 chicken lost a lot of tail feathers and had minor scratches on the legs. I have cleaned her wounds and she seems to be doing fine. The third chicken does...

Thank you very much for taking the time to comment! I will try some of your suggestions! If I put hay bales in do I have to worry about them getting moldy from rain? I have been letting everyone free range for about 2 hours before bed. Gloria stays away from everyone else or gets flustered and...

I was hoping to spend less than $200 on this mini-coop. I was thinking to get a mini coop and cut off part of the run for her. Thus, my search for a small dog house or coop kit. I can easily cut off a part of the run, but need shelter for her. We just spent a lot of time and money on a main...

https://www.amazon.com/Petsfit-DHW101839-M-Wooden-Dog-House/dp/B01FH5VZGU/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1534252613&sr=8-6&keywords=dog+house+kit One option I am looking at.

I know lots of people have done it with older ones. I do not have an old one and am not having luck on craigslist. Every dog house kit I can find online is made of (white) cedar. :barnie If I seal the inside of the coop with Minwax Helmsman Satin Oil-based Spar Urethane Varnish ...would it...

Nice! Thanks for commenting. I was actually thinking to try that. Glad to hear it worked well for you!

Thank you. Great info & suggestions!

Aiming to break two broody orpingtons... I have read multiple times that it is more effective to take out the plastic tray, put down hardware cloth, and elevate the crate. Currently, I just put a piece of cardboard down in the tray to help with poo clean-up. I have a roll of 1/2" x 1/2"...

My crate is around 12 square feet