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    Leg deformity/injury

    Someone shared this link with me when I asked a similar question. https://www.merckvetmanual.com/en-ca/poultry/disorders-of-the-skeletal-system-in-poultry/noninfectious-skeletal-disorders-in-poultry-broilers It was suggested that it would not be fixable.
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    Hello!

    The oldest chickens do stay in it, but some do not. They've never really gone into the roosting area and just sleep outside. If the weather is bad they will go under coop. There is another coop, a small one like you may get from Walmart or Tractor Supply behind the main one, but it was for...
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    Leg Issues - Possible Twisted Tibia - Help w/ Diagnosis

    Thanks for the responses. Not good news, but I appreciate the information as I didn't have enough knowledge to search out what this may be.
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    Leg Issues - Possible Twisted Tibia - Help w/ Diagnosis

    We hatched this chick about 36 days ago. I didn't notice anything when she was born, but my wife claims that her toes always seemed to point out, but recently, within ten days, her leg really started pointing backwards. She can still stand and hops around to food and water, but obviously this...
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    Hello!

    Thanks all! We are mostly predator proof now. We went through a time where the coons got a couple, but being diligent and beefing up the fencing down low pretty much eliminated that from happening again. We built our coop from scratch, otherwise we may have considered it.
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    Hello!

    Hello all! We have eleven laying chickens, one rooster, and two ducks. We just added four more from Tractor Supply's sale. I helped build the coop, but this mainly my wife's project. I'm always interested in coop improvements and since we've started incubating eggs we've decided we could use...
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