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    Need help for a run on a sloped yard

    We currently have a wood border, but in spots at the bottom of the slope, the sand washes away over the wood. I feel like we need to make it level and I really would like to cover the clay mess.
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    Need help for a run on a sloped yard

    We have considered gravel too, hoping that the weight to that will stay in place. Do you think gravel would be uncomfortable for the chickens to walk on? I know, I’m worried about mold too with wood, just not sure how else to effectively make it level and cover the clay mess.
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    Need help for a run on a sloped yard

    Thank you! We have talked about adding a French drain in which I think is essentially what you are describing.
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    Need help for a run on a sloped yard

    I’m not sure what that is, but I’ll look it up. Thank you!
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    Need help for a run on a sloped yard

    Thank you!!
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    Need help for a run on a sloped yard

    Our run is on a pretty deep slope and it’s driving me crazy! We live in NC so we have clay ground and it’s awful. Has anyone built a wood floor to level it out? I’m thinking about building a wood floor and covering that with sand. Any thing we put down as the base in the run washes away due to...
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    Grieving after losing my 8 to a fox

    I am so sorry for the loss of your flock 🩷🩷 To many they are just “chickens”, but to us they are so much more. I can tell how much you loved them, please don’t blame yourself. It was a horrible accident. I am dealing with the heartbreak of losing 10 of my babies to Marek’s and it’s been...
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    Someone help my Goldie Girl

    We just found out about Marek’s going through our flock, it’s been heartbreaking. This is a very new diagnosis for us so I don’t have much experience with it, but have been doing a ton of research. I ended up ordering Skull Cap Baicalin 85% to help with symptoms. We have not started treatment...
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    Help with Marek’s & Mycoplasma Synovaie

    We recently received our necropsy results: Marek’s & Mycoplasma Synovaie. Does anyone have any experience with how to keep your remaining flock alive & healthy? We have ordered Chinese Skullcap for the Marek’s & Doxy-Tyl for the MS. Is it safe for these to be used together? Is the Chinese...
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    Weird looking poop

    Its this one
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    Weird looking poop

    The feed is a chick starter crumble. Should we switch to something else? Do you have a particular one you recommend?
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    Weird looking poop

    Several of my chickens have droppings that look like I have never seen before. Does anyone know what this can be from? We did recently change their food to Cluck & Co Chick crumbles. It looks like they have black specks and yellow.
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    I keep losing chicks, trying to figure out what’s going on!

    Yes, it went well for the most part. There was the occasional pecking, but nothing too out of the ordinary. We have multiple feeders/waterers in the run and I spend a lot of time in there with them throughout the day and everyone seemed to be eating/drinking fine. The adults tended to go to one...
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    I keep losing chicks, trying to figure out what’s going on!

    I was worried about it being Marek’s. I plan to get a necropsy done if another one passes.
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    I keep losing chicks, trying to figure out what’s going on!

    We have lost 4 chicks alone this week and my heart is hurting, these are my babies. I can’t figure out what is going on. I apologize for the lengthy post…. We lost an Easter egger/cream legbar mix unexpectedly a couple weeks ago. We combined our new flock (13ish weeks) in with our current year...
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