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    i'm so stinkin tired but i'm about halfway done - updated pics!

    "I dont understand the watering system or what lets them drink?
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    Started building - look what we have so far ... UPDATE !!! Moving day

    That coop is fantastic. Quality workmanship. I like the added arch stuff.
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    Bloated Chick!?!?!?!!?

    If it feels like fluid, Id take a syringe and drain it. keep it warm and comfortable. If it feels unusually warm. possibly infection. Treat the symptoms.
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    Breeding chickens that came from same hatchery?

    You would find out real soon. They usually die in 4-6 weeks.
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    egg production dropping...

    Heck, that could be a lot of things. I say shake things up a little bit. They are probably hum drum. They will go back to laying. Draw the line with the broodies.
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    I am starting a chicken garden!! What goes in it?

    Comfrey I hear a lot. We feed our chickens succulents a lot also. They grow fast and thick. I hear mangle beets a lot also. I planted corn this year. I feed ours rice too. Young cactus (nopales) I also buy in big quantities I skip one day every two weeks and will probably start one day a...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    We got 9/13 today including one duck. The wife likes the duck eggs.
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    Dual Purpose alternatives???

    We have production reds. They lay consistently. And grow quite large.
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    ALL my hens are going broody, ACK! What to do...

    Mine began to do that also. They stopped. I think it is just a change in temperature thing. Now only our duck is broody on all the chicken eggs.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    We got our first egg today also. We just thank God and pray for strength. God is love 1 John 4:8
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    Hen with Diarrhea - Gangrene!?! **UPDATED with PHOTO**

    just treat her symptoms
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    Hen with Diarrhea - Gangrene!?! **UPDATED with PHOTO**

    I would give olive oil to both ends. Massage to try to get her to pass the egg. But make sure she is not going to rip because of scabs too much, hence the oil. electrolytes could be good also
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    Hen with Diarrhea - Gangrene!?! **UPDATED with PHOTO**

    it looks like you may have a predator problem that black is probably old blood
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