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    Devastated! Warning Graphical

    I don't think this will work either. This is okay for a day run. At night they need to have a predator proof coop maybe built and attached at one end of this run. It doesn't have to be big, but any opening needs to be covered in quarter inch wire cloth. I have about 18 chickens who free range...
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    Yikes! Snake!!!

    The above picture is my daughter-in-law, the snake whisperer! I never kill the black snakes, just try to relocate because they eat a lot of vermin and they are usually pretty docile. Raleigh, NC
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    Yikes! Snake!!!

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    'Sweetest' / most human friendly chicken breeds

    Speckled sussex friendliest hens. They'll let you do all the above.
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    Fermented feed: interesting development

    There's a ton of information on this site how to make fermented feed, etc. I remember maybe a year ago being on it with a whole bunch of good information. It's easy to make and easy to keep! Just put "fermented feed" in search.
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    Of what did my hen die?

    I've done home necrospsy before. Thanks.
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    Of what did my hen die?

    Thanks for reply. She was a great little bird. I have the feeling you are right......very productive big white eggs and burned out!
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    Of what did my hen die?

    No blood; no diarrhea. Just read something on gleet? Her butt was a little dirty. I have 12 other birds and one rooster. All seem healthy.
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    Of what did my hen die?

    I had a wonderful little white leghorn. She was about two 1/2 years old. Laid beautiful eggs almost daily even in Winter. Fed with flock raiser and free range. About three weeks ago, she became slightly lethargic and stopped laying. I checked her for egg binding and she was not. Her crop was...
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    Nervous about the smell coop again this summer.

    Deep litter needs to be right on dirt to work; not sure if you have enough ventilation either. I have sixteen chickens and never any odor. Not the best picture. Covered area has a 4 x 4 coop; just for sleeping and laying eggs. Rest of covered area is deep litter on ground usually leaves, straw...
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    Nervous about the smell coop again this summer.

    Did you post the pictures?
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    Is it ok if my chicken crop is empty?

    Chewy.com sells all flock feed! Is that available in Canada? Can they free range?
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    Not getting enough water from nipple waterer?

    I don't care for nipple waterers unless you have a large flock and don't have a choice. I have fifteen hens and one rooster. I use a gallon waterer nearest the coop which is in a covered run and outside in uncovered run a large (probably 2-3 gallon) pan. They use the pan for "bathing" also in...
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    Condensation in Coop

    In addition I would cut out the top of the door and line with hardware cloth; this will cause a nice ventilation through the coop and up through the big openings described above. Don't know where you are located, but no heaters necessary. Once all the openings in place, you can adjust...
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    Large BR Pullet about to be 36 weeks and hasn't laid!

    hE/she certainly is bright red so her hormones are flowing. I had a beautiful lace wyandotte who gave me one egg over her lifetime, was broody with everyone else's eggs, and the favorite of the rooster..............go figure!
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