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    First chicken illness! Not sure whats wrong

    I don't know if she's been laying, I have two of her kind and 6 hens total, and I'm only getting 2 eggs a day from different girls bc of the season (I'm assuming). I honestly haven't kept track... I'll give her a tablet now, thank you🙏
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    First chicken illness! Not sure whats wrong

    I don't know how to tell if she's eggbound. In my original post I mentioned there's a bit of a roundness that seems unusual below her vent but I'm not entirely sure it's anything
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    First chicken illness! Not sure whats wrong

    Lethargic, not eating, drinking when I dip her beak. Limping on one leg but basically unwilling to walk. There was what appeared to be a mite crawling across her back but don't find any others on her.
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    First chicken illness! Not sure whats wrong

    This hen was limping, tail down, uninterested in treats when I went to the coop this morning. I brought her inside, offered her some scrambled eggs, examined her feet. Doesn't appear to have bumble foot. I noticed what appeared to be a mite crawling across her back, but only found one that I...
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    Advice on my setup! Video giving rundown

    My run is 144 sq ft (I just ran out with a flash light and tape measure 😂), so 8 chickens that comes to 18 sq ft per chicken. In your experience do you think 3-5 hours of free range time would be sufficient to avoid bullying in that amount of space? Most days I am able to keep an eye on them for...
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    Advice on my setup! Video giving rundown

    Okay that is reassuring that they should be good from the hawks in their run. Thanks so much!! What is your run size for your flock? I'm considering extending ours to give them some extra space if free ranging all day proves too dangerous.
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    Advice on my setup! Video giving rundown

    Yup, 2" and we sanded em down to make sure no sharp edges or jagged spots!
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    Advice on my setup! Video giving rundown

    So what does it look like, a hawk getting thru chicken wire? Like will they start trying to rip it apart to get in? I'm picturing a jurassic park scene! I can't afford to buy all hardware cloth right now, but will be investing in it as soon as I can. In the meantime, will plastering CDs all over...
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    Advice on my setup! Video giving rundown

    Yeah I know the chicken wire won't do anything, husband is convinced otherwise 🙄 The coop itself has hardware cloth over all the ventilation points, the walls are plywood then housewrap then T1-11 so it seems really secure. I make sure they are all locked up in their coop by dusk, no access to...
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    Advice on my setup! Video giving rundown

    Here's some pics.
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    Advice on my setup! Video giving rundown

    Link to the video, it's about 6 minutes and provides better detail: Gyst of the video: I have six 5 month old pullets and two 2 month old pullets. Two of the older have began laying. After a few weeks of look, don't touch between older and younger I've been allowing the littles to free...
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    Hen or roo?

    Awesome thanks!! Just a rude hen then 😂 If you have time could you elaborate more on the coloration of EEs? I think I've read that pullets tend to be more consistent/even in their color than cockerels, which tend to be more random? Is that correct? Anything else? I'm very new to chickens and...
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    Hen or roo?

    I have an EE and Lavendar Orpington. Both are about 6-7 weeks old now. The orpington is very calm and submissive in demeanor, the EE is a real jerk lol. Do we think Hens or Roos? I think EE is a roo solely based on demeanor. Can you also explain which characteristics to look for to determine...
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    Help me integrate my 2 new chicks!

    Do you have any advice on how to split things up when I need to switch my older hens to a layer feed?
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    Help me integrate my 2 new chicks!

    Thanks for the reply! Yes we have considered the coop needing to be expanded a bit, which is possible to do. Something I will look into doing sooner than later then 😊
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