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    Is this bumblefoot, did I do the right thing and is it healing?

    We found our 1 year old Rhode Island red stuck behind the shed...we freed her and she wasn't walking and seemed to be unable to move her right leg. Upon inspection of her foot pad it had a black scab and the toes are a little swollen, but it didn't look like the classic bumblefoot I usually see...
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    Sick chicken?

    Hi everyone We have a chicken that has not laid for quite sometime. It's hot in Southern California, and she did molt a few months back. She's had a poopy feathers under her vent for a couple of weeks, and has not eaten much or pooped much in the last week or so. I gave her a little warm bath...
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    Help with building a run extension

    Hi chicken lovers! I need help with designing a run extension for this coop (picture below). We used to free range our 3 chickens during the day but a raccoon took one in broad daylight so we are going to keep them in the coop/run 24/7 now but feel this is not enough space for them. We're...
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    One swollen and bubbly eye...

    Thanks CarlosGarcia, we will try the teraflu and vitamins idea. We've tried neosporin for a few days with no obvious change. She seems otherwise ok... Any other suggestions? Anyone?
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    One swollen and bubbly eye...

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    One swollen and bubbly eye...

    Hi everyone Three weeks ago we got our first chickens - a 20 week old leghorn hen and a 28 week Rhode Island Red. Things were going smoothly until this weekend when I noticed that the leghorn's right eye is swollen with bubbles in it. The left eye is fine and the Rhode Island Red has no...
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