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    Prolapse or Not?

    I was checking the girls this morning and noticed that one hen had what appeared to be a vent prolapse. Within 5 minutes it retracted by itself without intervention. Could she possibly have just laid an egg and she hurried out of the coop too soon when she heard us? This is the first time...
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    Diamotaceous Earth, do they have it at Tractor Supply?

    Our fertilizer/feed mill have DE. We get it though at Stockman's Farm Supply. I'm not sure how nationwide they are but I can get a #50 bag there for about $17.00. Going to last a long time!
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    Too Much Light

    Their sunflower seed and cat food is mixed with cracked corn. Nutritionally I feel pretty good. When we have been way below zero I have kept them locked up. However, after a couple of days they are a bit nuts in there! So I leave the hatch open a crack so they can go in and out. Although...
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    Too Much Light

    Read the link on dubbing...YOWCH! Learning something new everyday! I have 2 Brown Leghorns, 2 Silver Wyandottes, 2 RIR and 2 Easter Eggers. The Wyandotte wattles are already pretty short, the others don't have much of a wattle except for the leghorns. Really...just cut it off!
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    Too Much Light

    I am supplementing their layer feed with black sunflower seed and catfood and have added Avia charge to their water. The pecking is much better, just trying to do everything possible to break this!
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    Too Much Light

    I am using a red bulb. The birds are probably about 6 months old. Mostly using it for heat. I am in Wisconsin and it is BURRR cold right now. Below zero this morn. The coop is insulated. With the heat lamp the temperature at the roost height is at about 40 degrees. Maybe we could close up...
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    Too Much Light

    I am gradually slowing down the crazy feather plucking with my flock. I am wondering if they are possibly getting too much light. I have a heat lamp on in their coop all of the time. Too Much? Maybe I could put it on a timer. Thanks for any tips.
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    Bottom of the pecking order

    I have 8 hens, 2 brown leghorn, 2 RIR, 2 Silver Wyandotte, and 2 Araucana. One of the Araucana hens is at "the bottom" of the pecking order. Lately it has gotten worse. I put a saddle on her back that gave her some relief for a few days but now they are pulling feathers and pecking her closer...
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    Feather Plucking Rooster

    Thanks for moving my post. I have been watching and reading here for about a week. Today is my first post and was unsure how and where to put it. I think I have it figured out. We'll see!
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    Feather Plucking Rooster

    I have 8 hens and 1 rooster (2 Brown Leghorn, 2 Silver Wyandotte, 2 Rhode Island Red, 2 Araucana and 1 Araucana rooster). One of my Araucana hens has always been "picked" on but lately bot Araucana and Silver Wyandottes have a nice bare plucked patch on their back at the base of their tail. I...
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