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    my chicken seems lost all of a sudden

    We have had 6 chickens for about a year now. They have a 6' x 16' enclosed run with a raised 4'x6' coop on one end. There is a 'man' door on the end of the run, opposite from the coop. For the last year we simply open the 'man' door , prop it open and let the chicks free range in our yard all...
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    The Sussex thread!

    Thanks for all the advice...... our Speckled Sussex ' Bambi' is doing great , all her crop issues seem to be behind us now she had an impacted crop for a few days, then followed a sour crop , both of these were rather large and as she was recovering we made a chicken bra for her and she...
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    The Sussex thread!

    She is on a 6' x 16' run that is 8" deep in construction sand. Since this has happened I am now letting them out to free range in my yard in the evenings and weekends. I live in a city, so its a typical 2800 square feet of lawn and garden area. Seems that the majority of people feel that the...
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    The Sussex thread!

    We have 8 girls and yes, our speckled sussex is everyone favourite. Unfortunately she has has been having crop issues, she is only 14 weeks old. We brought her home with us when she was 11 weeks and within a week we noticed her crop was getting much too big and not emptying at night. She had an...
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    i went with sand in my run ........

    thanks for the feedback. I was going to wait until the weekend but instead I plan on putting up the eavestrough tonight. Hoping to see the sand dry out some in the next few days. I am only a few weeks in and I am not wanting to make a switch over to deep litter unless I absolutely must. It...
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    i went with sand in my run ........

    Almost 4 weeks in with sand in my covered run. The weather has just changed from sunshine to rain. The wet sand stinks ....... it is offensive. Especially as I scoop out the poop, it releases such an odour. When it was all dry, it was great ...... no smell. Is this just part of the deal ...
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    crop full of sand

    ok I will get some proper commercial grit she is not being kept away from the food at all ....... she eats well The feeder I have is made so 2 can eat at a time and she gets her fair share in there , and on occasion I throw in a handful of grass clippings / clover , all under 1" long and...
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    crop full of sand

    So about 5 days ago I started to notice that our 14 week old Speckled Sussex was not emptying her crop at night. It was getting larger each day. When I massaged it, it felt exactly like an old leather hackey sack. Being new to having chickens I wasn't sure what to do so I started reading...
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    48 hrs in ............

    Two roosting bars , 1" x 6" flat side up. Lower is 14" off the floor, upper is 28" off the floor. They are 46" wide.
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    48 hrs in ............

    Scenario , question #1 48 hours ago we brought home our little flock. We have 2 buff orpington, 1 white rock, 1 partridge rock, 1 speckled sussex, 1 golden laced wyandotte, 1 black australorp and 1 welsummer. The Welsummer and the GLW are 9 weeks, the others are closer to 11 weeks old. The...
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    choosing the right mix .......

    Thanks for the warm welcome So now we are having a bit of a conundrum choosing breeds ........ we are only allowed 6 hens in our City Bylaw ....... originally we decided on the following; 2 Buff Orpingtons , 1 White Rock , 1 Partridge Rock, 1 Black Australorp, ...... all from the same guy...
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    new to the flock .......

    Thanks for the warm welcome So now we are having a bit of a conundrum choosing breeds ........ we are only allowed 6 hens in our City Bylaw ....... originally we decided on the following; 2 Buff Orpingtons , 1 White Rock , 1 Partridge Rock, 1 Black Australorp, ...... all from the same guy...
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    The last letter Game

    grub
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    new to the flock .......

    Hello Everyone In the final stages of building our coop/run and will be getting our chickens on August 8. I have done a lot of online research and reading and think I have put together a pretty nice coop. We are planning to have 6 chickens and they will be aprox 9-10 weeks old when we get...
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