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    Omlet Door Solutions

    Our Omlet automatic door is installed inside our coop instead of on the outside (we don't want to detach the door that is already on the outside). The bottom track leaves a gap that gets stuffed full of debris every day. We have to clear the track every night, so it almost defeats the purpose of...
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    Hen or roo... any guesses?

    Update: two and half months later, there aren't any more roo signs. No crowing, the tail feathers look much more hen like now, the comb looks hen-like, same size (maybe even a little smaller) as the others in the same age group. I think it's safe to declare her a pullet! Thank you all for your...
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    Egg Bound?

    Just in case there's anyone that stumbles upon this in the future... Henrietta made a miraculous recovery, somehow. After a couple days inside, we took her outside. The fresh air seemed to perk her up a bit, and we put her back with the group. We watched her very closely, and the rest of the...
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    Hen or roo... any guesses?

    I got the bird in question from our local family-owned feed store, and they get them from a hatchery (I don't know which one). She's supposed to be an Americana. The bird is 11 weeks old. The tail is questionable to me, so I'm worried that I might have a rooster. So far the bird is the same size...
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    Egg Bound?

    Thank you for your response and the information! Not the outcome I had hoped for, but knowing that I've done all that I can do helps.
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    Egg Bound?

    My Cuckoo Maran, Henrietta, is 6 years old. I thought maybe she might be egg bound, but now I'm not sure. We've given her 3 Epsom salt soaks since last night and no luck. Her abdomen is very enlarged; it's firm, but a little squishy. Her stance seems sort of egg bound like. I cannot feel an egg...
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    Mysterious Chicken Death

    Thank you for your response and additional support! Unfortunately, we already buried her. But I do appreciate your guidance!
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    Mysterious Chicken Death

    My chicken, Willow, had a very strange ending that has left me stumped. She would have been four in May. Last Thursday, we noticed she was limping a bit and not putting a lot of weight on her left leg. She was able to get up on the roost at night still. On Friday she was a little more "hobble-y"...
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    Buff Brahma has large flesh wound

    Thank you so much for your reply and advice! As soon as I read your response, we went right to work. We don't have any roosters, but we do have two hens that have spurs. We were able to trim them. The injured chicken that was pictured is all better, and earlier this week we noticed some feathers...
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    Buff Brahma has large flesh wound

    One of our Buff Brahma chickens (almost a year old) has an alarming flesh wound behind her left leg. She's acting fine and doesn't have any symptoms of being ill. We happened to notice our two other Buff Brahmas also have a similar large scab (much healthier looking) in the same exact spot...
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    One chicken getting bullied...

    After looking at that link, they definitely need more items to interact with. They really only have a roost, a swing, and I often hang a suet basket with treats. Thank you for the ideas!!
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    One chicken getting bullied...

    Thank you!! I will give this a try.
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    One chicken getting bullied...

    Hi there! I have six hens (3 Rhode Island Reds and 3 Cuckoo Marans). They are a year old and all laying eggs, so we know for sure we don't have any roosters. Recently, one of our Rhode Islands, Mary, has been really mean to our other Rhode Island, Tweety. Mary has been jumping on Tweety and...
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