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    Chicago rooftop

    I agree with Mother of Chaos. I started out with 64 sq. feet of run with a smaller coop elevated off the ground within that 64 sq. feet, all for 3 hens. I thought, according to "the math", that 20 sq. ft. per hen was plenty, but it turned out to not be true. The flock dynamics will be...
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    Coccidiosis and Negative Fecal test

    "To better answer your question about false-negatives, the literature says that an animal can be symptomatic from coccidia before cysts will show up on fecal sample." Ok. That is helpful, thank you. The diagnosis was made from the photos. Thank you for your kind words and I've learned a...
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    Coccidiosis and Negative Fecal test

    Thank you for your reply. It makes sense that, at her age, she "should" have developed resistance to coccidia. And she was my top Queen Bee hen so I would have thought her stress level would have been lowest of any. But my other hens appear to be fine so something must have weakened her. For...
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    Coccidiosis and Negative Fecal test

    These are the poops that my vet said were 'classic coccidiosis' poops. Though the second photo does look kind of wormy. Hen was 3 years old. She got DE and garlic in her feed as a preventative. Amprolium cleared up her poops for 5 days, which seemed to confirm coccidiosis, then bloody poop...
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    Coccidiosis and Negative Fecal test

    I treated my flock with Corid at the 2t/gallon dose for 5 days after one of them manifested 'classic' coccidiosis bloody poops. Poops went back to normal after 2 days of treatment. My vet said NOT to continue treatment beyond the 5 days, unlike the guidance here, so I did not, and 2 days past...
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    How well do your electric fences work?

    Thank you @DobieLover. This was helpful.
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    How well do your electric fences work?

    @DobieLover I have some clarifying questions about your set up. You have a 164 ft. long 42 inch high electrified poultry netting fence? Setting the electrified netting low enough prevent digging in? Can the netting touch the ground (I think not) or does it start at 6 inches off the ground or...
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    Help! New hen is a bully!!!

    Thank you, Everyone. These posts have been helpful as I consider my own flock integration.
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    Better to add an odd or even number of pullets to a small flock?

    Thanks for your reply. Glad to know that more hens might mean distribution of the aggression, which is one of my aims. Yes, I've learned a lot about RIR's in this experience and would not choose this breed again for my smaller set up. And I'm trying to work with what I've got for now.
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    Better to add an odd or even number of pullets to a small flock?

    I have been reading through many threads about integrating pullets into an existing flock. I understand the needs surrounding space, separation, quarantine, and yet I still have questions based on my own situation. I currently have 3 RIR's. 2 are dominant hens, 1 is a timid, smaller, and less...
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    Comment by 'ChixHaven' in article 'Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method'

    Thank you for this helpful post! Or maybe I should say glad to find this helpful post after all these years! I have been fermenting in small daily batches for my girls for a while, but I like your system of adding dry feed to the ongoing ferment and may give that a try.
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    Comment by 'ChixHaven' in article 'Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method'

    Thank you for this helpful post! I've been fermenting feed in small daily batches for my girls for a while, but I like your system as you describe it (continuing to add dry feed to the fermenting bucket) and think I will give that a try.
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    Comment by 'ChixHaven' in article 'Chicken bully/chicken victim - a two-sided issue'

    Yes, so true, and as it happens all 3 of my hens are Rhode Island Reds--the bully, her sidekick, and the timid one. I am learning about aggressive temperaments the hard way. I wish I'd had your wisdom and forethought when I selected my hens. But I love them all, even though maintaining this...
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    Comment by 'ChixHaven' in article 'Chicken bully/chicken victim - a two-sided issue'

    I''m happy for you that this approach has worked for you. I have used this isolate the timid hen approach, and yet she emerges from her protected space still cautious and not confident, and the bully hen and her side kick hone in on her quickly and start a-pecking at her back, to the point of...
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    Who Here Does Fermentation Feeding?

    Also, how long would you say it might take to see the benefits of feeding FF? I've been feeding FF for a little over 2 weeks and have seen no changes in feathers sheen, feather regrowth, poop, or anything. Am I being impatient?
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