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It seems to be higher up and to the right of the neck that is bulging. when i feel around there is nothing felt but feathers. The head is being carried more to the left of the body which i why i am unsure if it is actually a crop issue and not a pain one. the picture is from straight down.

Hello, My 10 week old lavender orpington developed this lump/ neck issue yesterday afternoon and it has not cleared up by this morning, it does not feel hard, really just feels like feathers. It is still eating and drinking normally. Any advice is welcome. Impacted Crop? neck or wing Injury...

repurposed kids play house, added hardware cloth to all windows and latch to door. base is a wood pallet up on cinder blocks with plywood top and laminate tiles nailed down for easy cleaning.

Chain link dog kennel with 2 feet of hard ware cloth up sides, and 1 foot hardware cloth skirt. Asphalt roofing panel roof to keep water out.

A Frame Coop - Enclosed Run attached 9 by 7.5 feet

A Frame Chicken Coop build. 16 feet long by 7.5 feet wide. two sections bolted together include Shingled coop area and enclosed predator proof run

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I have raised pekin ducks but no chicks yet, getting Orpington's at the end of the month

Has anyone used a exercise pen like the one below for a chick brooder. main issue i can see is fabric and heat, but this is also an issue with cardboard box brooders...

Mine started laying between 5 and 6 months old. If they are going through molting egg production slows down, but mine haven't stopped laying yet.

I tried cut grass with my ducks as well, and it gets wet, and smelly very quickly and no longer absorbs. Pine straw is a good free alternative if you have any pine trees on your property. i use a mix of pine straw until I run out and shavings the rest of the time.

I did the same with a play house. I raised it off the ground with cinder blocks and a pallet so the wood won't rot being on the ground, it gives the added benefit of a shady spot that they like to hang out underneath. Then added a plywood floor and dollar store stick on vinyl tiles. The tiles...

I used sand at first in half of my pen and have found even picking up the poop daily and raking it, it ends up wet, and very smelly (especially near the water). The other half of my pen is pine straw and that has worked well for areas that are not directly under the water. The house has pine...

I used a Play House that I bought second hand, it is up on a vinyl covered pallet and 8 inch cement blocks to give them a 12 inch shaded area underneath as well. 1/2 inch hardware cloth on windows and door, it's worked very well so far, easy to hose down when they projectile poop up the walls...