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    Help! Hen suddenly lost a bunch of neck feathers!

    My hen, Mulva (name from Seinfeld), is about 11 months old. When I went to let our five chickens on their daily "walk" around our yard (we let them out of their run to explore and give them treats for about a half an hour a day if we can) I immediately noticed that she had a bald spot that was...
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    Is this a EE or a "Starlight Green Egger"

    they are gorgeous! here’s mine all grown up.
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    Triple Emergencies!!! Help help help

    I'm not an expert, but she's egg bound. the bath was a good idea. Was is warm enough that she sat down willingly? did you do it for at least 20 min? after you take her out try giving her some calcium pills. no more than 2. try to avoid performing an operation on her yourself, get a vet who knows...
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    Chicken Proof Run-- Have We Made a Mistake??????

    Midwest. We don’t have many foxes, snakes or weasels, but hawks are a big problem, and we have a few dogs, cat, raccoons.
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    Chicken Proof Run-- Have We Made a Mistake??????

    Thank you for your response. I have heard this about the snakes, of which I never never caught one glimpse of in my yard, same for weasels and minks, but those are quite the tricky critters!
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    Chicken Proof Run-- Have We Made a Mistake??????

    Yes, I have a pop door atm, that slides back and forth with handles. Pretty basic, so to keep smart critters like raccoons out we put a plastic stick in the door ridge (like inside a home with glass sliding doors) to make double sure the door won't be opened by anyone but us.
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    Chicken Proof Run-- Have We Made a Mistake??????

    Ah, I would like to say same for us, but I haven't had any experience with the predators around our area. I would assume, since we live in a suburb, they wouldn't be too bold, but you can never be to safe!
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    Chicken Proof Run-- Have We Made a Mistake??????

    Awesome. Thank you. Do you have any suggestions of a good automatic locking chicken door?
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    Chicken Proof Run-- Have We Made a Mistake??????

    So we have been working on a nice 84 sq feet chicken run for our 5 hens. Right now we are using those wimpy green posts and fencing with strawberry netting over the top to keep out a hawk that has taken to perching on the top of our coop once and a while. (we actually had a near loss, I was...
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    One Chicken Keeps her Tail Held High

    Awe! Good luck to you! Your Yogi is a very fine young man, if he isn't a she that is !
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    One Chicken Keeps her Tail Held High

    Also, we just got our first egg from our starlight! She is 17weeks and 5days old. Here are some photos for reference. Big comb. How is yours doing?
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    Comment by 'ejtalbert' in article 'Raising the Roosts in a Small Coop'

    that’s a good idea, the skylight. or, since this might just be your broody coop, take a couple pieces of plywood and fashion a pointed roof with chicken wire on the sides of the point for ventilation... if that makes sense. also, electrolytes are amazing and work wonders!
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    HELP!!! Blood and Worm in Stool! (graphic poop images)

    Yes, it is. I haven’t seen a maggot since, I am checking everyday to make sure there isn’t any.
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    HELP!!! Blood and Worm in Stool! (graphic poop images)

    Okay. Thankyou. Nonetheless, I am going to try to minimize the flies around our chicken run.
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    HELP!!! Blood and Worm in Stool! (graphic poop images)

    Their vents look clean.
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