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    1 year old hen in bad shape

    Took her to a chicken specialist that my large animal vet recommended. Stool sample came back clean. He taught us how to feed her with a syringe using a slurry of show bird food made with probiotic/electrolyte water. He gave her a once over and said she is dehydrated and has very little muscle...
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    1 year old hen in bad shape

    She is very underweight and weak. Seems the other hens were picking on her and were keeping her from the food, stripped the feathers of her back, and pecked half her comb away. We have her in a large crate in the basement where we are feeding her high protein crumble, scrabled eggs, and fruit...
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    Hen in Distress

    I will check that when I get home. We did pull the Rooster aside and trim his nails over the weekend so he should not be as damaging. Dink
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    Hen in Distress

    I have a Buff Hen who recently has started staying in the background of the flock. She keeps her head pulled down and just wanders around. She seemed to be the favorite of the rooster because her back was bare. Now she seem to just be sad. Not sure what to do, she used to run with her wings...
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    Alternatives to wood shavings?

    I would use hardwood mulch. It creates its own warmth in the winter and helps to compost the droppings so less cleanup. Dink
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    Recipe for Fox?

    I have had to shoot 3 of them now to protect my flock. I have a taxidermy friend who has been skinning them and using the hides for projects but I was wondering if anyone had eaten fox? If so how did you prepare it, I hate to kill an animal and not use as much as I can for food or in this case...
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    more eggs than hens

    My past 7 days of collection from 6 hens. day 1 -- 6 day 2 -- 6 day 3 -- 7 day 4 -- 7 day 5 -- 5 day 6 -- 7 day 7 -- 7 Someone is putting in some overtime. I have a light that comes on at 5AM turns off at 8AM and turns back on at 4PM and finally turning back off at 7PM giving them 14...
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    Jersey Giants thread for pictures and discussion

    My Roo Big Jim, he protects his flock like a champ.
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    A scoop of cracked corn, a scoop of black oil sunflower seeds, left over pasta, 2 everything bagels and about a dozen crushed up egg shells. They danced around and gulped it all down even with the crappy weather we are having here.
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    How can I keep my chickens warm this winter?

    I was thinking about using a good layer of straw in the run to keep them up off the ground, a few bales of straw piled around the windy side of the coop for insulation and a 3 to 4 inch layer of mulch in the bottom of the hen house to create its own heat due to the composting action. I figure...
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    New owner with tractor questions.

    I built a tractor for my chickens and was wondering with 8 hens and 1 rooster how often should I move the tractor. I have 3 parking spots for it and know I need to move it just not sure how often. My tractor is house (4 x 6) run (6 x 8) both have mesh floors so no internal poop clean up...
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    Tell How Predators Got Your Chickens. Save Somebody Else From The Bad Experience

    Lost 4 of our 7, 8 week old birds including my Jersey Giant Roo. My wife tossed some dinner scraps into the enclosed run and walked away. Our 4 year old Beagle ripped a hole in the run and killed 4 birds and chased the other 3 away and ate the scraps. Now new rule, no scraps when dog is...
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