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    Moving, need to rehome my hens

    I am going to be moving in the next couple of months, across the country and need to find my 3 girls a new home. They are 2yrs old, Cream Legbars and just lovely girls. We are moving from Southern California (OC) to TN/KY area. I can't get health certs for them because of the avian flu that...
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    moving, need to find a home for my ladies

    Thank you, I will try that! :)
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    moving, need to find a home for my ladies

    I looked into crossing state lines and found out that every state line you cross, chickens being considered similar to livestock that yes, they can require a health certificate. And my vet goes by the book and won't issue one since we're headed to an area that has restrictions of some kind. I...
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    moving, need to find a home for my ladies

    I am going to be moving in the next couple of months, across the country and need to find my 3 girls a new home. They are 2yrs old, Cream Legbars and just lovely girls. We are moving from Southern California (OC) to TN/KY area. I can't get health certs for them because of the avian flu that...
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    Baytril for Bumblefoot?

    I get it, I had to read up on bumblefoot, and talked my vet into it, so he showed me what to do because he didn't want to do it again. (I saw a video of someone using an exacto (sp?) knife, which I won't do, but the tweezers worked pretty well in pulling off bits and pcs until there wasn't...
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    Baytril for Bumblefoot?

    I don't know about the Baytril, never heard of it, but then, I went to my vet for antibiotics for one of my girls who's had bumblefoot several times now. She's had in both feet 3 times now. The first time, the vet did the surgery, giving me a lesson in DIY. He used tweezers after soaking the...
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    Keeping Chickens Cool In a Heat Wave

    I water a couple of bushes that are located inside my run (your trees?), so I water enough to make large puddles and they dig to make holes that are cool to lay in while also in the shade. Frozen treats are great, my girls love blueberries and corn. I do allow mine to free range, although only...
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    lost a hen, need some advise.

    I just had to share another update because I found this one hilarious! :lau The chicks are now 10wks old and more or less staying near mama still. Last week I blocked off the nesting boxes, so everyone slept on the floor of the coop in corners and made a huge mess instead of trying the roosts...
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    lost a hen, need some advise.

    That was my first thought, to block the nesting boxes, but I would prefer they move to the roosts on their own. So I might wait and see how it goes. Last night, the ole girl was snoozing in a nesting box too, which is the first time she's done that in the main coop, so I was questioning what I...
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    lost a hen, need some advise.

    Yes, all 3 are females.... I got lucky and was able to get Cream Legbars which can be sexed, and luckily all three have no roo characteristics.. so far, knock on wood!
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    lost a hen, need some advise.

    Thanks Mary, I do believe she is happier with the chicks... the ole lady was never buddy-buddy with the broody or vice versa, but they're my last older girls as I lost their best buddies earlier this year.
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    lost a hen, need some advise.

    Hello again! Okay, I need some more advise please. :) All of my hens are all moved in together in my main coop, and there aren't any issues. The chicks are 8wks old as of today, and mama Lacey hasn't weaned them. She's still snoozing with them in one of the nesting boxes while the ole biddy is...
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    lost a hen, need some advise.

    You're right Mrs K!!! I noticed last weekend my ole biddy was more talkative, and more engaged with what was going on. I'm now thinking maybe she was just mourning her buddy really hard because I opened the door between the two runs last Sunday and they've been fine together. I removed the...
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    lost a hen, need some advise.

    Well another update: I decided to let Lacey (broody) decide when to move her chicks by opening the gate and allowing her and her chicks to enjoy the full run in the afternoons, & I moved Gabby (ole biddy) to the yard and garden area (where she would hang out every afternoon anyway) locked away...
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    lost a hen, need some advise.

    :rolleyes: Honestly, I was originally planning to wait until they were about 4months old to integrate them, but was worried about Gabby being alone. So now to plan B.
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