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    Leg injury

    BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens Eggcessive replied to a thread you are watching at BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens. Leg injury Do you have any pictures of the leg? Does she hold her bad leg up to her body when she stands? Look for green bruising or swelling on...
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    Leg injury

    My dog got into the chicken yard again 3 days ago and briefly got hold of one of the hens. She doesn't have any open wounds but won't bear weight on her right leg. She will occassipnally stand, hop on her left leg and seems to use her wing as a crutch. Idon't see any obvious break. I have her...
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    Heated waterer

    Some are only good to 10 deg F. Some are quite expensive, some use too much electric, others a hassle to clean. I think I can work this out.
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    Heated waterer

    Yup. They destroyed the Styrofoam right away. Hopefully they didn't eat too much of it.
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    Heated waterer

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    Heated waterer

    Metal bowl inside heated dog bowl. Styrofoam insert to keep the wattles out of the water. Hopefully they don't peck and eat the Styrofoam.
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    Heated waterer

    None have beards and their wattles show no signs of frostbite. I will watch for it. Thank you for the reply.
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    Heated waterer

    I found a pretty good solution for keeping the chicken water from freezing. I had bought a plastic heated pet bowl but then heard that it shouldn't be used for chickens. I'm not sure why but also it was a hassle to keep clean. I decided to keep a little water in it and place a pyrex bowl inside...
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    Sutured wounds

    Thank you. I have some that I used to flush out the wounds. I also have colloidal silver that I was considering. How long do I need to keep applying the treatment? The duties are absorbant type that don't need to be removed.
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    Sutured wounds

    Yesterday my dog got into the chicken yard. Totally my fault.Two birds were injured, one seriously. There were two lacerations. Both about the size of a quarter. The one on her neck near her head left muscle exposed. One on her back had fat protruding out. I was going to put her down but when I...
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    Fermenting Feed

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    Fermenting Feed

    I'm no seasoned expert but here is what I've found from trial and research. My first attempts at fermenting various brands of organic pellet or crumble feed were hit or miss. When I tried organic scratch grains I had much better luck. Then I remembered from learning to ferment food for myself...
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    Hen is not well

    So 48hrs on broody jail did the trick. Buffy is back to her old self but maybe a bit more timid then before. Thanks for the education!
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    I'm so old I Remember when:

    I remember the milk man delivering the milk in glass bottles into a metal box on our front stoop. The milk had cream on top!
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    Cross beak Tim

    Tim is my cross beak Easter Egger. She is the most feisty hen in the flock and the only one that flies over the 6' fence when she's hungry. She spends the day trying to forage like the others without getting much of anything. Feeding her has been a challenge and a chore. I used to hand feed her...
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