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    Mystery Illness, Potentially Crop Related?

    Hello fellow chicken keepers! Looking for insight regarding health concerns in our flock. Here's the scoop (I'll try to be brief): I noticed one of our hens had been having diarrhea and was losing weight. In addition, her crop was distended. I took her to the vet and he treated her for an...
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    Ok to Sleep on Coop Floor If Hen Can't Perch??

    Hello! I have a wyandotte pullet with neurological damage. She is mobile, but not very graceful on her feet. As a result, she has taken to sleeping in the nesting box rather than on the roost bar. I've begun blocking off the nesting box at night and even built her a special roost bar- one that...
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    Producer's Pride Brooder as Coop Heater in WI Winter

    Thanks for all the recommendations so far. Here are pics of the coop/run. I welcome any recommendations/feedback!
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    Producer's Pride Brooder as Coop Heater in WI Winter

    Thus far, I have been unable to find manufacturer guidelines, hence why I am reaching out here. I suppose I could try calling the manufacturer directly... The girls are fully feathered and are fairly large as is characteristic of the wyandotte breed. I live in the central part of the state...
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    Producer's Pride Brooder as Coop Heater in WI Winter

    I purchased the "Producer's Pride Brooder and Coop Heater" (https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-brooder-and-coop-heater) to use as a brooder when I first got my Wyandotte chicks last spring. It is now fall in Wisconsin and the temperatures are beginning to drop. Though I...
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