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    Chicken coop suggestion

    Thanks!
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    Chicken coop suggestion

    Great feedback, thank you!
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    Chicken coop suggestion

    I need some of y’alls expertise. We had this area as a dog pin ( hasn’t been used in ages) so we decided it was a good start for our chicken coop, but we are stuck. We have many predators around here including blue indigo snakes that we love to have around , but now I worry about my chicks. We...
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    Swollen hock on 5mo hen

    Finally saw the vet yesterday after waiting 3 1/2hrs. He believes it's arthritis and he gave her a shot. He wants me to observe her for a week. If there's improvement he will prescribe oral medicine.
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    New member Introduction

    yes, we learned that lesson fast.
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    Swollen hock on 5mo hen

    So I tried calling the vet, and they are now open only in the mornings and only take walk-ins. I will definitely take her tomorrow to asses the situation. I checked her footpads and there are no signs of Bumblefoot scabs at all. I need to check for the bruising under her feathers. Thanks!
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    Swollen hock on 5mo hen

    Thanks for the reply! I asked the Feed store that is in town about a vet, but the only one he knows of has been closed since COVID since he is an older man 😔 . She has tried to put some weight on it. I will definitely look at the sling option and see how she tolerates it. I haven't seen her hold...
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    New member Introduction

    Well, the coop caught on fire in January 😔We only had 4 survivors, and the fifth one was gifted to us a month ago. They told us she was 5 months old and she is the sweetest thing. Our EE already started laying eggs as of last Friday, and yesterday she gifted us a second egg.
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    Swollen hock on 5mo hen

    Miss Lucky has been mostly sitting due to the fact that her hock is swollen and can't put much pressure on that leg. It's already been three weeks and at first we thought maybe she sprained it somehow but its not better. She doesn't have any open wounds and is very alert and eats well. She tries...
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    New member Introduction

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens and I have fallen in-love! My brother inlay gifted our kids 9 chicks in December for Christmas - I was a bit upset because we weren't prepared, and knew nothing about chickens. Now my husband calls me the...
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