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    Aviary Netting vs Trees

    There is no area here of a decent size that won't have trees, but I get it. Totally do. The netting you mention is from Pinnon Hatch Farms, and that's exactly the netting I have lol. I saw a pic once of someone's run on this site, and I can't find it now, but they had theirs around trees...
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    Aviary Netting vs Trees

    I totally get what you're saying. I'm a little leery of nailing anything into the tree, but I have no idea how else to do it. I'll try to limit the # of nails. I think that's the best I can do. Darn trees.
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    Aviary Netting vs Trees

    I have been searching this site for a bit, and I haven't found what I'm hoping to learn yet, so here goes. I am planning to move my largest flock to an area of the property that gets better drainage. It will be a 40' x 80' area. I plan to cover the whole area with heavy duty aviary netting...
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    Possible Gout

    I haven't had her long. She's a rescue. I have no idea at all what her age is. The swelling just started a few weeks ago and she's not limping at all. And it's both ankles. The pic I posted doesn't show it well. But maybe from jumping from a high roost?
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    Weird Behavior - Cognitive Decline???

    Good point! I'll check that out.
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    Scalped chicken pain eating

    My thoughts, too. I just had a guinea with the most hideous scoping I've ever seen. He recovered, but the scratching was an issue. Maybe raise the food dish, too?
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    Possible Gout

    Ok, thanks! Good to know. Will call the vet tomorrow. Never seen anything like it in all my years of chickening.
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    Weird Behavior - Cognitive Decline???

    I have a hen, a barred rock, who just turned 9 in August. She was top hen for years, but I don't think she is anymore. She just went through a very hard molt. She also had bumblefoot that I couldn't treat, and I took her to a vet who gave her a clean bill of health after treatment. That was a...
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    Possible Gout

    Sorry for the delay! It looks more like synoviae to me, too,but zero nasal involvement - no swelling, sneezing, etc. I'll make an appointment with the vet. I would have sooner, but I just had another bird emergency that cost me a LOT of $. In the meantime, she's isolated. And loud. This is the...
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    Possible Gout

    That's what I thought. No sinus involvement at all, and it's been like this for weeks now. She had a limp when I first had her in quarantine, but that was years ago. Looks like it's time for a vet visit....
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    Possible Gout

    The bottoms of her feet are pristine, actually. She's on Nutrena All Flock, and she gets fresh fruits and veggies from the garden regularly.
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    Possible Gout

    Hi. I have a rescued Speckled Sussex hen named Cracker Jack whose ankles are quite swollen. I took her in two years ago. I don't know her age, but she no like anger lays very often. The gal I got her from didn't know anything about chickens. She was a house chicken who was fed scraps and bird...
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    Guinea Lost its Helmet!

    Thanks! I was worried about the wound drying out. This guinea and I will gladly taper it to once a day. I don't care if it doesn't grow back. I was more worried about the hole left behind closing up successfully. I'll keep watching it closely. It's pretty horrific. I'd post pics, but there's no...
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    A theory - your experience?

    This is super interesting! For my part, I have roosts and "shelves" for my birds. They don't have a run, really, but they have a large fenced and coveted yard with trees and logs and remnants of an old fence that they jump and climb all over. I have one Created Cream Legbar that lays wonky eggs...
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    Guinea Lost its Helmet!

    Hi. I'm pretty new to guineas. I have three that were raised by a hen. They act like chickens, roost with them, go to the coop at night. One escaped the chicken area a couple of weeks ago. One of my turkeys cornered it and scalped it. I intervened as soon as I saw what was happening. I...
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