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    Broken toe

    Hello. I lived in Altadena ca and had to have my 7 chickens sent to a sanctuary. One of my girls got her middle toe stuck. The sanctuary owner wrapped it up. I drove three hours each way to take her to the vet. They gave her antibiotics, pain meds and ointment for the small cut. They believe...
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    Poopy butt cut??

    I have some Buffy’s with very fluffy bums. If they have poopy butt, can I give them a cut? Would it hurt them to trim off some of the bum feathers? Are there parts of the feathers that have blood supply that would hurt?
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    Pullet sounds hoarse

    Hello, I have a flock of 7, 5 are pullets. I’ve noticed two of them are sounding hoarse . Kind of duck sounding. All eating and drinking fine. I’m not noticing anything different other than the sound. Is she sick??? Why is this happening? What do I need to look for?
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    Space? They mailed us too many!!

    Thank you for all the replies!
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    Space? They mailed us too many!!

    I have noticed that my girls never bicker… I’m thinking that is because they have enough space?
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    Space? They mailed us too many!!

    The coup was made from a 5x7x7 shed frame. There is approximately 6 ft of roosting space
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    Very hot!! When is it dangerous

    Why not a fan? I feel like that is everyone suggests?
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    Space? They mailed us too many!!

    We are new to all of this. We had three babies and one passed. So we decided to order the minimum amount… three. We built a 10x12 netted coup area, with their little sleeping coup inside that. We ordered some chicks to add to our flock and the hatchery sent us two extra chicks!! I know they...
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    At wits end with biting chickens...

    I am brand new to chickens. But one of my girls was nipping at my ankles so I would give her treats! She is sweet but doesn’t love being held. So when she would start running toward me, I’d turn around and put my arms out “oh, poppy wants to be picked up?! She stopped really fast!
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    Very hot!! When is it dangerous

    Oh, and I have given them cool water to step in as well, but they won’t
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    Very hot!! When is it dangerous

    We are in California and it’s 95 right now. And of course will be getting much hotter. We haven’t had our buffies in a full summer yet. Last year when it was warm, I covered the area to provide shade, made sure there was cold water and put a fan on them. That doesn’t seem to be enough now? Even...
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    Do you like Journey??

    I had to post, lol! I never liked the band, but my husband and I eloped, with friends before our actual wedding to avoid the family drama. SOMEONE, I don’t know who, played “don’t stop believing”. Now I’m obligated ;)
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    New chicken mom and freaked out.

    I was just thinking maybe something about the bag I had wasn’t appealing to them?
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    New chicken mom and freaked out.

    Thank you so very much for all the help. I really appreciate that you all took time to post back. I’m going to slowly switch to a different kind of feed, buy a fresh bag of shells, keep a very close eye on them. I’m hoping it was a fluke. They have all done so well. Their feathers are gorgeous...
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    New chicken mom and freaked out.

    I’m looking at photos of “speckled eggs”. Ours look nothing like those. Our spots are very tiny and very light in shade. Is it normal for the shell color to fluctuate? Normally, they are a light tan color. There are some that come out lighter brown (very light tan).
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