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    Blood in coop

    Oh my goodness!!!! That is a cray story. I can't wait for it to be light out now so I can go out and see what is up! I AM SO NERVOUS.
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    Blood in coop

    I went out tonight to tuck the girls in and there are spatters of blood in the shavings and on the wall. Upon closer inspection it looks like one of them has a bloody comb. She is the lowest on the totem pole and I am nervous for her. Are they pecking for the sake of pecking? Or are they...
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    black frostbite on comb?

    here is a better pic of the run part.
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    black frostbite on comb?

    Here is a pic of my coop this summer. So, I haven't taken one lately - but imagine exactly this with thick clear plastic stapled around the mesh. I left a vent at the top by the door. I didn't put plastic on the entire "run" part either...just three sides. (i ran out of plastic and figured...
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    black frostbite on comb?

    Oh my goodness! I had no idea what dubbing was....then I looked it up. OUCH! Poor chickens. My two bantams and my one Easter Egger have tiny little combs - so they haven't had a problem. It is only my barred rock that got frost bitten. And what the heck - I thought they were very cold...
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    black frostbite on comb?

    Yeah - I think you're right. Should I take the plastic off? I left some spaces - but maybe not enough. I never saw that it got foggy in there or anything. I ended up putting a small red heat light in there last night because it was going to be really cold and we got about 5 inches of snow...
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    black frostbite on comb?

    Oh no - pox? That sounds terrible. I looked it up just now and I really hope it's not that. I have no way to quarantine her. I will have to take a picture tomorrow and post it so you guys can help see if it's frostbite or pox. I looked up pictures of both and I can't decide. Although if it...
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    black frostbite on comb?

    I have read and re-read the discussions on heating the coop. I live in Northern KY and right now it is almost 50 outside. But, last week it was down in the single digits at night. SOO COLD! The night it was only 7 degrees I put a lamp in the coop. Then I came inside and read the boards. It...
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    worms

    It's funny how my question about worms turned into a tutorial on how to make Kefir and Kumbacha! It does crack me up when that happens......and I LOVE Kefir. I drink it every day and give it to my kids too. Never thought about the chickens. It is so easy to make. I have been known to buy...
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    Easter Egger laying problem?

    Thanks everyone.....so just out of curiosity - what are the signs of being egg bound and how do you fix it?
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    Easter Egger laying problem?

    yeas....she doesnt seem sick at all.
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    worms

    I read about people worming their chickens. I am wondering how you know that you need to worm them. Do you see the worms in the poop? (I don't see any) Or do you just do it no matter what? Should I be doing that?
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    Easter Egger laying problem?

    I have an Easter Egger that laid her first pretty blue egg about 3 weeks ago. Two days later I got another one. Then a week later one more. Then last week one more. Then nothing. Is that normal? I am wondering if it is stuck or something? Is a week or more in between eggs normal? I know...
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    lice, mites or what? AHHH

    Thanks again you guys. I used the Adams Spray on the birds a few days ago. Maybe I didn't use enough? Or didn't get it right to the skin......I really tried - but they have very FLUFFY butts. Or maybe I did and there was one lone louse trying to make a run for it and found my daughter and...
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    lice, mites or what? AHHH

    Thanks for all the advice. I am totally grossed out again since I was giving my 3 year old daughter a bath and picked a louse off of her hair!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not be more disgusted than I am right now. I am ready to get rid of all the chickens ESPECIALLY the new silkie and throw the coop...
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