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    Building a coop over the summer?

    That's very helpful I'll try to cover the holes under the house to prevent them from getting under the porch. Thanks for your help!
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    Building a coop over the summer?

    would it be alright if i just built a roosting area in a corner of the yard? i live in hawaii btw.
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    Building a coop over the summer?

    I plan on building a coop that would house at least 10 small chicken. However, they are all free ranging chicken. So, when it's time for sleep, they run under the house. I was happy about this at first, but months later they ended up sleeping on layers on poop. I want to avoid this by moving...
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    chick is fully blind due to fowl pox. should i force feed it?

    Quote: i would like to do the same for my unaffected ones, but it's just a real pain trying to catch them. theyre free range and theyve been that way their whole life. they arent used to me holding them. do you have any ideas as to how i should catch them?
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    chick is fully blind due to fowl pox. should i force feed it?

    Quote: its dry pox. the vet said the antibiotics were for roundworms (which i found in their droppings) and some bacteria of some sort (i forgot). she did mention it wont do anything about the virus. anyway, Ill just go with the wet food and come back in a few days to update
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    chick is fully blind due to fowl pox. should i force feed it?

    Quote: well, thing is, i got it checked up at the vet and the doctor claims it's fowl pox and it will go away in a few days with the antibiotics she gave me. i just want to know if i could feed it through a needle-less syringe for the time being.
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    chick is fully blind due to fowl pox. should i force feed it?

    yeah i did that before creating this but couldnt find anything useful. i think most people just cull their sick chicken. i dont think i could ever bring myself to doing that
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    chick is fully blind due to fowl pox. should i force feed it?

    thanks xD
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    chick is fully blind due to fowl pox. should i force feed it?

    holding the food to its mouth doesnt exactly work all the time but it drinks fine. however, it's very thin and light. i tried force feeding by using a needle-less syringe. it swallowed the food, but cried each time. i stopped since i wasnt sure if that was a safe method. so, anyone have some...
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    swollen eye + busted open and bleeding

    my 3 month old chick has been suffering from a swollen eyelid (completely shut) for a couple days now and has been recently weaned by the mother. however, the mother still sticks around. she occasionally flies over the fence separating the chicks from the mother and chases them around until...
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    oddball chick...

    that kinda makes me sad.... must be tough being an oddball
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    oddball chick...

    I have eight chicks born together and all of them are black with red streaks on the neck except for one. it is yellow with a white neck, red streaks all over its body (heavier concentration on the neck), some black spots, and sometimes strays from the bunch exploring the whole yard on its own...
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    my hen just died and left six chicks alone?

    oh that's probably the case. i actually dont know if she died. i just assumed a cat or stray dog killed/ate her and the chicks got away.
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    chicken went missing for a day, came back and attacked her babies.

    right now i decided to keep the chicks in my backyard which is the size of a small house. they have plenty of space to run around. my house is also raised above the ground so underneath you can find plenty of dirt and open space to scratch. there is no way of getting out except through flying...
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    chicken went missing for a day, came back and attacked her babies.

    they are about three months old now and yeah they're fully feathered. so.. should i just keep her in the cage? it's not very big. actually i could fit probably three more hens in there. very small compared to free roaming.
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