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    Limping chicken after week in small area

    Why is she limping though?
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    I had to move my girls to a run. They hate it. I hate it. We all hate it.

    My chickens hate being confined too - the cost of having a taste of freedom I'm afraid. They make a ton of noise whenever a person is outside demanding to be let out, though they can occupy themselves... if they don't see me! What do your hens have to do in their new run? Are there perches...
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    I accidentally (stupidly) sprayed a hen with wasp spray - what to do?

    Thanks for the support. I'm off to sleep but we'll see what happens. I read some more about what to do if it were a person or other mammal since I couldn't find anything specifically about poultry. I also eventually reached the poultry vet who felt that washing was all I could do. I'm making...
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    I accidentally (stupidly) sprayed a hen with wasp spray - what to do?

    Ignoring the fact I'm an idiot brieftly, I took what I thought was my poultry bug stuff from its spot and sprayed one of my hens because they've been doing a lot of headshaking at night... only it was Dr. Doom wasp spray. I realized it as I was spraying and brought her into the house, sprayed...
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    Broody going downhill in heat

    I've heard of that but... then don't you have cold, sweating bottles in nest boxes other birds want to use? I find the cage with something to keep them from falling through but let air flow around the floor helps, and also getting their bellies a bit wet in lukewarm water (don't chill them) so...
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    Oh Craigslist, You Amuse Me So!

    100% agree - utter nonsense.
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    Broody going downhill in heat

    Yes, two of mine were determined to hatch golf balls until I took them away. I've been battling those two with broodiness for quite a bit one after the other and then back again.
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    Oh Craigslist, You Amuse Me So!

    It's the "depraved of the serenity of nature" bit that got me. Nature usually likes to eat chickens ("ravenous mountain predators" mentioned in the ad!). And I don't think they spend a lot of time staring at clouds or sunrises. I'll grant that they enjoy the outside but... seems like an...
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    Official BYC Poll: What Do You Do With Your Aggressive Roosters?

    Maybe if I had had more time to work with him it would have eventually worked? But he injured one pullet so badly it took 3 weeks to heal so I didn't trust him afterwards. And living separated, even in sight of the others, isn't much of a life. Oddly he easily learned other things, like to go...
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    Official BYC Poll: What Do You Do With Your Aggressive Roosters?

    I remember watching this video, along with some other vids and blog suggestions but in the end it didn't work for me. :/ They had some good advice that I imagine would work for many people though. Some people sadly suggest dangerous or abusive things. Things in my case would improve for a...
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    Run Rebuild

    There are challenges and risks (weather and strength etc etc.) to this idea but greenhouses have gone on sale recently and I bought one. You know the metal frame things? I have hardware cloth but as you mention - lumber prices are insane. So I'm putting one together that's almost 200 square...
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    Run Rebuild

    I would go with 1/2" hardware cloth where you can. Price is an understandable factor though - look for sales, I didn't get the best sale, but still quite a discount. It's heavier than 1/4 but not as annoying to work with as heavier stuff can be, and weasels can't get through. I did put other...
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    Fixing up a coop

    I'd leave the spiders and hope they go to war with the carpenter bees... I love spiders though! What I do for exterior paint is make sure I'm painting in the morning outside the run so it has plenty of time to dry when they're outside. Inside the run maybe once they're back in the coop, but...
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    I encourage everyone to come in February and try it... :lol: Honestly though heat can be...

    I encourage everyone to come in February and try it... :lol: Honestly though heat can be trying too especially with chickens, and winter certainly has its beauty! Maybe not at -30 and 70 kph winds but... you know, normal winter! :p
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    Deformed chick/chick death (WARNING! GRAPHIC PHOTOS!)

    Can you still buy that product?
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