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    Angry Birds!!

    Yes, they are all molting. I have various perches and such in the run but not overly crowded. There have been some recent losses and recent new pullets being introduced. I’m sure some of this factors in. But poor Rosie has been bottom hen for a long time. Hubby almost suggested she be a house...
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    Angry Birds!!

    I am currently trying the method from the link you sent. Thank you, I’ll try to update as it goes. I’m watching Rosie’s weight in my hands and making sure she has a full crop at night. Once she’s regained health and weight I’ll try letting her rejoin during the day.
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    Angry Birds!!

    Other than suffering nutritionally now because of bullying, and of course molting, Rosie is healthy. They get flock raiser crumbles, veggie scraps and greens, a bit of meal worms n such in moderation, oyster shell 24/7/365, granite grit. As for coop size I did give that information already per...
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    Angry Birds!!

    I’ve had my flock going for 7+ years with the usual coming and going of old and me members as nature dictates. My coop and run are of a good size with 4sqft/bird+ in the coop, and 10sqft/bird+in the run. I’ve dealt with bullies before. Rosie is the bottom of the pecking order. Recently she’s...
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    Comment by 'Cryss' in article 'How to treat sour crop and impacted crop and how to know which one you're dealing with'

    Since this time I’ve discovered I can pop some of the cream into a capsule and pop it in the beak, no problem. 😉
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    Heat lamp danger example.

    Thank you @Kiki !That means a lot coming from you! I remember reading your asaga about your emergency incubator for the fertilized eggs you bought from a grocery store! You protested all the way having never wanted to go the incubator route. It came to my memory as I stood there with chicks in...
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    Heat lamp danger example.

    Thank you. Yes, I set that brooder inside and took the picture before dusting the height. I did indeed set it at a slant. They can lie down in the back and be in contact with the plate as well as stand up at the front being in contact. As for this being a too small brooder, absolutely! This has...
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    Heat lamp danger example.

    I recently acquired 2 chicks quite unexpectedly! They were a surprise gift from a neighbor friend. Problem is I don’t have any type of brooder setup! Here I was with two precious peeps in my hands and no broodys! Quick thinking, a large milk crate, cardboard on the bottom, a glass refrigerator...
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    Unexpected New Adventure, brooding without a mama

    I’ll have to ask my neighbor if he has pictures. The closest I’ve gotten to a translation is they are some kind of jungle breed. I thought jungle was the name of a breed but I think he is saying it’s one of the jungle breeds. Is there more than one? I’m not familiar at all. They are a small...
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    Unexpected New Adventure, brooding without a mama

    I do have a portion of the floor covered in cardboard. I left some open for water spills and poo. As for that lamp, I don’t like it. Neighbor was kind to loan it to me, but it bothers me so much I ordered a Brinsea EcoGlow Safety 600 Chick Brooder. This just confirms that I am in too deep. Oh...
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    Unexpected New Adventure, brooding without a mama

    I forgot a photo of the brooder setup!!🤦🏻‍♀️
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    Unexpected New Adventure, brooding without a mama

    So! I have a wonderful neighbor that only moved in a few years ago. He has raised chickens for many many years before moving here. We helped him get set up because he never experienced snow, let alone NJ winters, not some of our predators. I have him fertilized eggs when his wife wanted a few...
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    New Jersey

    Yes, sadly prices have gone up drastically. It’s true everywhere. But I will never purchase from anywhere else but V&R! I have never been disappointed in my chickens from there. I recommended them to my sister. She went somewhere else in North Jersey not far off. She didn’t get quite what she...
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    New Jersey

    My GO-TO place for my chicken purchases!!!
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    Topic of the Week - What is the purpose of your flock?

    My oh my how things change!! As I’m approaching the end of my seventh year of chicken raising I look back and see how much I have learned but more importantly how much I still have to learn! I but that larger coop, 8X12, and enlarged the run to 305sqft. I had a mean rooster that scared the...
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