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    Egg bound

    Thank you All. I believe it is an internal problem for her because it is happening frequently. She has passed a few regular eggs but most are soft shell. She spends her days out with the flock but I bring her in at night and she will lay then but if I leave her out with them overnight she...
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    Egg bound

    She has gotten egg bound before. when she exhibits the behavior u mention, I have intervened and she will pass a half formed egg then one with the membrane only soon after. I have started making sure she is eating calcium by giving her eggshells. There are oyster shells always available. None...
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    Egg bound

    I have read many questions regarding a chick being eggbound but haven’t seen this question. My 6 month old is getting egg bound. My question is how long after I can exteriorly palpate an egg should she lay it? I usually feel one as soon as she lays one and I can’t with the other girls. thanks!
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    Bleeding feathered foot

    I did neosporin. Thanks! Wasn’t sure if I should do more.
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    Bleeding feathered foot

    Hi all, my 14 chicks are about 4 months old. I let them out in the run this morning and all was good. they were out for about 15 minutes (I was with them the entire time) when I noticed my feathered footed male’s foot had blood on it. Upon inspection, one of the foot feathers had come out...
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    Cement and Asphalt

    If I do decide to build with the current situation, do I need to add an apron around the Run? If I remove the asphalt and cement and build the run in that spot, wouldn’t I still have to address the drainage issue from the barn roof? So many things to consider😳. I appreciate all tips and...
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    Cement and Asphalt

    Thanks for the info. I plan to allow them to free range quite a bit as they get older. They are 5 weeks old currently and I put them in a small, mobile run daily. Will that solve the issues with scratching And Bumblefoot? My only other option would be to build a coop and run from scratch. That...
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    Cement and Asphalt

    I am prepping to build a run onto an existing barn. The interior stall of the barn that will be used as their coop has a cement floor. The exterior area that will be used as the base of run is a large cement slab. Adjacent to the cement slab is a huge area of asphalt. I can’t “bury” the...
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