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    losing feathers, has dry skin, dry nub whats happening?

    I can’t catch her again yet and one of the other hens is laying so it may be a bit before I can catch her in the coop
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    losing feathers, has dry skin, dry nub whats happening?

    She’s not being cooperative this morning
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    losing feathers, has dry skin, dry nub whats happening?

    I have a black gold chicken hen about 6 years old. She has frizzled wing feathers and dry skin, pin feathers sticking out of her stomach and wings, and a dry skin nub at base of tail losing feathers. What is wrong?
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    Dust Bath

    It is safe DE and I will add some regular dirt to it. I have potting soil but it has fertilizer in it. I will try to find some earth around the house that isn’t all clay. I have some sand around the sprinkler system that’s not working right now. I can enlarge some dog holes!!
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    Dust Bath

    Yes that would be great! Mine have a tiny outdoor area that is not covered but I can put it into the hen house it’s quite large.
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    Dust Bath

    I introduced a dust bath to my year old hens and they are ignoring it - how do I introduce them to it and get them to use it? It is diatomaceous earth in a large round rubber feed bin. I also want to introduce one to my three chicks who are starting to fledge out in feathers. I need help!
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    Which breed of chicken did you get first?

    My first were Rainbows and Rhode Island Red. 4 of each. then my dog killed them all! So Devastating because i raised them from baby chicks. They barely had just gotten all their feathers on. Then I got 3 older pullets - a Black Gold, Rhode again and one called a blue egg layer. Dog got those...
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    Look what I got!! Lol

    She looks more like a peacock to my eyes. I have had pheasants and chuckars that I raised for dog training and that head and eye don't look like a pheasant at all. If it is a pheasant, they don't do well in confined areas and will be very wild around people. They will panic easily and they don't...
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    Coop questions- auto door, and predator deterrents

    I live in wyoming with chickens for the first time. Hardest thing is getting water to the chickens during winter. This last winter they stayed in the Garage which is heated. Building a larger coop and run and yes, you need something like netting over it. Chicken hawks get into our lean-to where...
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    Coop plans available using materials from Home Depot?

    Etsy Coopplansdiy
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    Topic of the Week - Dogs and Chickens

    my german shorthair just killed all 3 of my chickens and I am going to keep her on a tie out when my new ones arrive. Sad. my other gsp ignores the chickens.
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    Wyoming Gal

    I am a new chicken tender and have 8 chicks at the moment - 4 Rainbow and 4 Rhode Island Reds. I am looking for some quail and chuckers too but only found chickens for eggs. If anyone out in Central Wyo area has some adult Quail or Chuckers, please let me know. I need a few to work with two...
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