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    Floyd County and Rome GA NO CHICKENS

    I know this post is a little old - but the issue has come up again in Rome, GA, courtesy of my family. The Rome News Tribune's report is clear and accurate. Things went in a better direction than I had believed they would...
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    Hugely Swollen Eye

    How are things turning out for your swollen eye chicken? We've had one of our hens (Barred Rock) looking exactly the same as the photos you posted here...so based on the instructions seen here, last evening, I put on a pair of exam gloves and held the poor girl down and cleared all that white...
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    Chicken-keeping coming to a head in Rome, Ga

    Thank you Kelly, this is helpful. At different times there have been noisy dogs about the neighborhood but none right now. The chickens live in a 4'x8' chicken tractor which I move around the yard every few days. They are confined; we let them out to roam only when we are outside in the...
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    Chicken-keeping coming to a head in Rome, Ga

    I have had chickens within the city limits of Rome, GA for 3 years. After only positive comments from the few neighbors who knew about them, one neighbor reported me to the codes enforcement office. At present, city ordinance prohibits livestock in the city limits and this includes poultry...
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    Sneezing chicken

    considering this is a weekend and I don't have any contact with any vets at this point, the worming seems like a good step. I have discovered that you can't eat their eggs for a week after worming (which is maybe not so much of a problem since none of them are laying yet, which I don't...
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    Sneezing chicken

    Newbie here with a sneezing chicken. Should I be concerned? 1) What type of bird , age and weight. Black austrolorpe, about 7 months, weight unknown. (she lives with 1 other BA and 2 barred rocks) None are laying yet. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She's sneezing. Making a "choo" sort of...
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    Stimulate laying?

    Newbie here, bear with me. A local guy with lots of chickens sold us 2 black austrolorps and 2 barred rocks 2 Saturdays ago. I constructed a 4x8 chicken tractor. The run is 4x5, and the coop is the remaining 4x3. Since the whole thing is enclosed I don't actually have a "door" on the coop...
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