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    12x6 coop how many bags of wood shavings??

    My coop's 12x8 and I usually get 2 or 3 bags at a time. Most often I just put down 2 and keep the third for filling the nestboxes. That gives me about 4-5 inches on the floor.
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    So,19,000 members, How many Chickens do we all have? 26,143 & counting

    Flinthillbillie - 19 16,222 + 19 = 16,241
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    How to "Tame" or discipline the rooster

    ice lilly, I'm no expert, but I have a rooster that's not the nicest fellow around and we've had some rounds, he and I. Perhaps there's merit in the tips link fowlafoot sent, but truth is, if all you've got's a foot when a rooster's coming at you, by all means use it! That's not to say you...
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    What breed does our lil 10 day old chick look like to you?

    It's hard to see any of it's coloring with the brooder light shining. Methinks you'll need to be patient and wait til she gets more feathering before you can tell anything. She/he sure is cute, though! Is that your only chicken? If so, you might want to consider getting another one or two...
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    Let's talk broody..Update

    I had my first broody hen this spring. Every day she let other hens get in with her and add to the clutch. I finally went out one night, candled all the eggs and let her keep 12 that looked to be viable and at about the same stages as each other (at least I felt that was what I did - it was a...
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    Need help with diagnosis

    Just an update: She's looking like there's a bit more color in her comb. I even asked my husband what he thought and he agreed. She's drinking lots of water and that's mostly what's coming out the arse end of her. Still has the squishy crop area. Do you think it could be an air sac...
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    Need help with diagnosis

    Well, since it's the weekend I can't do much except wait and watch. Maybe I could get our local vet to do a fecal on her poop. I have no idea if they deal with chickens at all, but I'll see. Is there any other way to tell if worms are present and what kind they'd be? She doesn't act like...
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    Need help with diagnosis

    They only free range for about an hour each evening. I did just move their pen a few weeks ago and spread lime on the old area and have been turning the soil in there some each evening while the flock is out. Could the lime somehow cause a problem?
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    Need help with diagnosis

    I thought respiratory too, but then wouldn't she be more distressed or having breathing difficulties? I've pulled her food for the night and will see how her crop looks and feels in the morning. I assume things are moving through if she's pooping - just maybe not fast enough? I'll try some...
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    Need help with diagnosis

    I sure hope someone here can help me figure this out. Yesterday I noticed one of my hens had a darker than usual comb and wattles. She seemed to be moving slowly, but wasn't isolating herself. This evening when I got home I brought her inside and put her in a big dog crate so I could try to...
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    Mama Hen and Babies Question

    I'm in the same boat with my mother hen. The chicks will be 4 weeks old this weekend and just over the last couple of days she's stopped caring for them. And she was such a good mother, too. I don't know what the normal timeframe is for weaning them, but they've been completely integrated...
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    HOW DO I CALM DOWN A ROOSTER

    I have a meanie roo too. I took to carrying a green spray bottle with me that had vinegar/water in it. He tended to keep away from that. Sadly, it stopped working a few days ago so I've been keeping a stick or the broom with me. He's attacked those a few times. Last evening I was outside...
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    Run Ideas

    I'd sure find a way to use 'em! All that wood.....*drool*!
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    hatchery chick without eyes

    I'm glad you're going to try to keep her! We had a blind chicken years ago - she came from MM too and had no eye on one side and a cataract over the other one. Maybe she could see shadows, but for all intents and purposes she was legally blind! We never separated her from the flock and she...
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    Using dirt as grit for week old chicks.

    I bought parakeet grit last year when my chicks were teeny but when I got home and really looked at the box it said there was added calcium in it so I didn't use it. Maybe it's not enough to be a problem, but I kept reading that calcium too early isn't good for them. Can someone here who knows...
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