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    Avian flu in my state!!!!😫😓😓

    Great information here from Backyard Poultry Magazine: Bird Flu 2022: What You Should Know Infected wild waterfowl rarely show avian flu symptoms.
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    Avian Flu Article

    This article on Avian Flu was just released today (March 11) from Backyard Poultry Magazine - Bird Flu 2022: What You Should Know Infected wild waterfowl rarely show avian flu symptoms.
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    Coop Floor Dilemma

    I also have a 4x8 coop, where I keep 8-9 hens. It's plenty big enough. I have all kinds of predators, but have never had a rat. I doubt you will either. And if you do, you'll learn, tweak things, and move on. Stop torturing yourself. You're doing fine. I stopped asking questions here long ago...
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    Integrating Flock with Known Pecker

    I have a RIR & Australorp as well. RIR have a reputation for being a bit agressive with other hens. IMO, I would exhaust all efforts before gettign rid of her. I have heard that putting the bully in isolation for several days (at the least) sometimes squelches bad behavior. If she's picking on...
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    Help! Pale comb and wattles, lethargy, weight loss, feathers falling out

    I'm so sorry. I lost a hen 2 weeks ago, and it's very sad, especially when we don't know what happened.
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    Help! Pale comb and wattles, lethargy, weight loss, feathers falling out

    I was also going to suggest molting. I thought I had a very sick hen, and that's what it ended up being. My hen also molted at a very odd time and way earlier than I was told they would. I finally consulted a poultry educator at the university, I was so worried. I was told they don't...
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    Hen with reoccurring illness

    I was told do not worm unless you are sure exactly what you are treating, as using a worming med that treats one strain when the chicken may have a different strain can create more problems. Different worms require different meds. I know many people here worm regulary, regardless if their flock...
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    RIR lethargic, laying bad eggs

    My RIR (my favorite hen) is one year old and has been laying soft shelled eggs for several days off and on, and just now I got the one pictured when I lifted her off the nest, which she wouldn't leave to go to roost. I have had one egg with calcium deposits on it every day for a week, and wasn't...
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    Molting now?

    I'm in Nebraska and my chickens were molting in the dead of winter. I was worried sick, as I'm new to chickens, but they're fine now. I fed them FeatherFixer in their feed to help feathers grow in faster.
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    Big storm coming, Help me to see if I'm missing any Winterization steps for the coop

    I live in rural Nebraska, and there is nowhere - including Kansas and "windy city" Chicago - with stronger average winds. I just want to reinforce what others have said. Don't heat this coop. It's small and chickens create their own heat. They have to acclimate to your weather conditions. If...
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    First dead chicken- please advise

    My chicks are just beginning to lay- all about 22 weeks. I just found a dead buff orpington in the run, with blood all over it's bottom. When I went in the coop, I found blood on the poop board. They free range every night, and I was out with them yesterday, and all seemed well, though last...
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    Things You Wish You Would Have Known?

    The size of coop & run. We were careful to build the run and coop to "minimum" sq. ft. guidelines; however, these are "minimum" guidelines. Now that they are in it, I feel it's too small. I've been letting them free range every afternoon, and they go running (and flying) at every chance. They...
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    Anyone use SAND in the run/coop

    I'm no expert, and lots of people recommend sand, but read this first: http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2013/07/the-real-scoop-on-using-sand-in-your.html
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    What treats are best?

    I chop it up with the peel.
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    What treats are best?

    I am a newbie, but I have found my chicks don't like mealworms - totally ignore them. Then I tried some seeds, yogurt - no interest. I finally tried finely chopped apple, and they go crazy for it. All chickens are different and like different things. You might have to experiment to find...
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