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    Please help diagnose guinea!

    To add to my comments above, could this be Mareks? Do guineas get Mareks?
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    Please help diagnose guinea!

    I am trying to figure out what happened to one of my 6 week old guineas and would love your opinions. We first noticed it looked as if it's wings were fluffed out and hanging low. We thought maybe it got trampled on and would recover. However, it seemed to get worse quickly. It would be on...
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    Need to make decision...Pea gravel vs. construction sand on run floor with or without a roof

    I have read so many of the BYC discussions about the pros and cons of pea gravel and sand on the floors or chicken coops and runs. However, what I have not been able to find is how many people that have switched from dirt (muddy) run floors to sand or pea gravel have had uncovered runs. When I...
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    coop bedding- what do you prefer??

    I'm trying to decide if I should use construction sand in my run which currently has a dirt floor that gets very muddy. Do you have a roof on your run?
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    Need advice on what to do with hen and her newly hatched chicks...should I just keep door to coop op

    I'm probably over thinking this and should just let nature run it's course but I would hate to lose one of these sweet babies which is exactly what almost happened yesterday. I left the door to the coop open yesterday and saw the mama and a few of her babies right outside the front of the coop...
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    Should I cover my run if I want to use sand on the floor?

    I'm considering putting construction sand on the floor of my run but am wondering if it should be covered to avoid getting so wet. The run is currently connected to their coop and has a hardware cloth roof. The chickens free range for most of the day so they don't spend too much time in the...
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    Need advice on hen hatching her chicks in nesting box...should I move her?

    Thank you so much! So when they made it to the floor, your other chickens didn't bother them?
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    Need advice on hen hatching her chicks in nesting box...should I move her?

    My silkie hen has hatched 3 out of her 8 eggs in her nesting box and I can see signs of others beginning to hatch. Her nesting box is off the floor and I'm afraid to leave her there tonight when the others come in the coop. My fear is one of the babies will fall out, get hurt from falling...
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    Devestated to lose this sweet silkie! Snake?

    I live in Virginia. I'm wondering if it could have been a rat snake. I can't believe that a snake actually tries to swallow a chicken that size! I hope it wasn't huge!! I'm now fearful that whatever it was will be back looking for more. Dixie was the sweetest girl and didn't get much if...
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    Devestated to lose this sweet silkie! Snake?

    Lost sweet Didie girl today:(! Does it look like a snake tried to swallow her and "reguritated"?? I'm thinking that's what all he yellow is?
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    Pea gravel or Sand for uncovered chicken run?

    I just called about having sand delivered for my uncovered chicken run (hardware cloth on top) and the guy told me that he has been delivering a lot of #78 pea gravel to people for their chickens. He said that people have told him that they simply hose it down and the poop drains making it very...
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    Can I use sand in my uncovered run or is there a better option?

    My husband just finished building a chicken run with a hardware cloth roof. The floor is currently dirt and I know it will become a muddy mess if we leave it that way. I'm considering construction sand but have heard others say that when the sad becomes wet it is a stinky mess. I'm searching...
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    Another ? re "need help diagnosing sick guinea"...DESPERATE!

    Thanks Pop. My original post with pic is from earlier this morning titled "Need help diagnosing Guinea hen". Thank you!
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    Another ? re "need help diagnosing sick guinea"...DESPERATE!

    I'm sorry to post again, I'm just so worried about her and won't to know if I should just kill her. I just checked on her and she is walking when I walk up to her but she is now losing feathers on top and I see lots of flies. Also, do I need to be concerned now about the others? I've posted a...
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