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    2 chickens with injuries

    Hi BYC! I have a total of 5 chickens. After we got back from a week vacation, we found that 2 of our girls were limping. One has a tender leg and limps the other one has a knee that buckles - like she is double jointed. We usually let them out of their coop during the day to free range but while...
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    Help! Blondie is coughing, yawning, weak

    Blondie, my Buff Orpington has been acting strange for a couple weeks. She is coughing, yawning, weak. She eats and drinks fine, preens, but when she has bad balance when she moves too fast. She doesnt eat a ton but she's eating. She feels skinny when i pick her up. She doesnt hold her wings...
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    can chicks eat too much?

    Hi all. I have 6 gals who are about 1 week old. I had there started mash in a round feeder that has a top with holes in it. they pecked at it fine but not a lot. then I took the top off so they could get to their mash easier and holy crap! they go through a whole bowl and then some each day...
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    2 aussies, 1 cockatiel, 6 chickens

    2 aussies, 1 cockatiel, 6 chickens
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    "New" used coop. Whats missing?

    Hi! Thanks for your great reply! We are going to put a corrugating metal roof for water proofing and coolness. There is a big vent above the door at the peak but not one on the other side, we'll cut another hole there as you've suggested. This puppy was made using a 4x4 frame and screws so its...
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    "New" used coop. Whats missing?

    Thank you so much!!! you are all so helpful. I'm in Orange County California and i'll add that to my profile. Sun would be my biggest concern so we'll make sure there is plenty of shade. There are vent holes on the side and one above the 'man-door' that is the width of the coop. i might add a...
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    Yorba Linda CA

    Yorba Linda CA
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    "New" used coop. Whats missing?

    Hi all! We were given this chicken coop and i wanted to see if you had any suggestions for anything additional in it. Specifically I was wondering about the placement of the ladder for them to get up to the roost as well as to the nest boxes. Should I have a ladder on each side? will they be...
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    Bricks on the floor of our coop

    sorry for the confusion. I was thinking of having the floor out of brick where they would run around and then have straw on top of the bricks for them to scratch around on. having the coop as well as the run on bricks
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    Bricks on the floor of our coop

    Hello all! Thanks for letting me join. We are getting a used coop today so I am in the planning stages of getting it off and running. Im sure i'll be posting a ton of questions but the first one is do you recommend we put the coop and the yard on bricks instead of the ground? we picked up some...
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