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    Hen with poorly foot

    Will do! Thank you!!
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    Hen with poorly foot

    I had bought a silver colloidal spray as well, in case I operated. If I open the scab, should I spray that and then use the salve, too?
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    Coop temps at night

    I’m afraid the coop will be too warm for them at night and they’re so used to roosting, they’ll just bake themselves in there! Nighttime temps during this heatwave will only fall to the 80’s. Any good ideas for cooling the coop at night? Ice blocks in the corners? Anything? Or will they be ok?
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    Hen with poorly foot

    Thank you all! I trolled around other posts and have been soaking her foot and wrapping it with drawing salve. It looks much better, swelling and redness is all but gone…but the black scab is still there. I think I’ll just continue with the same. The less invasive, the better
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    Hen with poorly foot

    Any updates? We returned home from vacation to find a hen with Bumblefoot. It could be a week that she’s had it. I’ve ordered all supplies but am nervous about “surgery”, though her foot is pretty swollen. How’d you do?
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    Water refresher for algae?

    That’s what I bought. Then I started doubting myself lol! I also got the barley packs. Thank you! I’ll give it a try!
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    Water refresher for algae?

    I just looked up stock man’s and that seems perfect! The barley won’t be a problem for them, right?
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    Water refresher for algae?

    It’s in their covered run, so it’s in the shade. I don’t know if it’s the humidity, the well water…I just know it’s annoying lol
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    Water refresher for algae?

    Can I use a water refresher additive to keep algae away? I’m leaving for 4 days, but I’m having to wash their waterer everyday to clean off the algae. And I’m trying to avoid it, at least while I’m gone. Any other tips to prepare them for 4 days in South Carolina are welcome! I have someone...
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    Will copper in their watered hurt my hens?

    I’m a little late, but where did you find the copper? I always worry it’s an alloy mix or something
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    Do all coops struggle with heat in the summer?

    I’m a little late, but I have a pre-fab coop, too. And it’s in the sun in the morning with shade late in the afternoon. I live in SC and our “feels like” is expected to be 108 today. I have a 6 inch solar exhaust fan on one wall and I leave the window open on the other wall. I also covered the...
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    Broody but not broody! So confusing.

    She’s STILL broody. Except when I come with treats. Honestly, she is perfectly fine except her bald tummy. Her comb is bright and perky, her eyes are clear. She walks fine, eats and drinks well. Poops look good, but they are more pungent now. If Google named it, I’ve tried it. She is stubborn...
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    Broody but not broody! So confusing.

    Yes. And it’s very brief and very almost under her breath. It’s not aggressive at all. I’ve turned over the barrels she likes to hide in and she doesn’t seem frantic to get back into them. She’s fine while I sit in the run with them, but if I leave then come back to check on her? BAM! Right back...
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    Broody but not broody! So confusing.

    I have one doing the same thing!! I just introduced a rooster almost 3 weeks ago, though, so she might be trying to avoid him?🤷‍♀️. They’re in the run with access to the coop during the day, but she hides in a sideways barrel. She gives a little growl when I take her out, but then she runs...
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    New rooster

    Thank you! I kept him separated for a day. I watched how the girls warmed up to him, eventually going to the crate and checking him out. And he seemed very docile. He didn’t get riled up with them walking around him. So I let him into the run the next day and it was like they’d known each other...
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