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    Post-op bumblefoot scab-advice please?

    Yes, we'll have work to do when I get back on the new pen addition! Their "Ft. Knox" 9' x 7' pen has been home the past yr. and a half, which has sand, and I was so thrilled to finally give them a larger 20' x 40' , netting-covered new play yard..they seemed so happy with all that space! Felt...
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    Post-op bumblefoot scab-advice please?

    I knew nothing of bumblefoot until I saw some swellings and came here for info (thank you everyone)! I've always been fastidious in keeping their coop and pen clean, and roosts we're too high. Shavings are the pine flakes, so not sure about splintery stuff. But I do know that the condition was...
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    Post-op bumblefoot scab-advice please?

    Appreciate your reply. A little more info...My two girls are in a large crate recovering in the house, on thick layer of pine shavings and no roost and doing well. It's been close to two month since their double-footed surgeries. Two of the smaller scabs have come off. The thicker, larger scabs...
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    Post-op bumblefoot scab-advice please?

    Once a post-op scab has formed on the foot, how long do you continue to keep it bandaged? Until scab completely falls off? Or do you let it air dry, unwrapped, in a clean, dry environment? And if bandaged, do you maintain the scab moist/soft (with antibacterial ointment) or keep it dry with...
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    Chicken-vention... what inventions have you come up with? (Pic heavy)

    Tired of litter in their waterer in the brooder as my chicks grew and became more flighty and active, this waterer solved some cleanliness problems! It hung from the wire grate that covered their brooder, using a small plastic sour cream tub (or whatever) , some wire threaded thru...
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    Chicken-vention... what inventions have you come up with? (Pic heavy)

    Keeping my growing chicks from flying onto and knocking over their feeder while in their brooder, a simple onion netting bag, a wide rubber band and a clip allowed me to hang their mason jar feeder from the wire grating I had across the top of their brooder. The netting allowed me to adjust the...
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    Chicken-vention... what inventions have you come up with? (Pic heavy)

    Not really a chicken-vention, but..I found that a cat's litter scoop holes were too big for collecting poop on the poop board and left quite a bit behind. This child's beach sand sifter works great. I cut part of the lip off for easy scooping. I still use the litter scooper to push poop into...
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    Has anyone lost any chickens using wire skirting/aprons around run?

    Thanks, all, for your replies. I'm (kind of) leaning towards skirting rather than a buried wire floor, but with two lengths of the run an apron is not possible (obstacles). How secure is digging and placing the hardware cloth straight down 12 or so inches into the ground? Are there critters that...
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    And MORE grit questions...sand, age and timing

    Holy moley, check that out..pretty cool! Now I also have a visual to go with my limited gizzard knowledge:) I'd love to check out the link you added to learn more, but looking at what else is listed in the link address, and that you say it's graphic, I know I have to pass! But thanks for sharing...
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    Garlic and chickens?

    Hmmm...so, it's just a matter of possible egg flavor if they eat garlic? I guess I got the impression it wasn't good for their health. Well, if that's all, then hot da**, I get to have my cake (garlic and eggs!) and eat it too..won't have to leave out special unflavored portions for them before...
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    Garlic and chickens?

    I thought I read that garlic isn't good for chickens, yet I read somewhere else that someone treated a sick hen with garlic (sorry so vague). I love to cook and use garlic powder or fresh garlic to season with all the time. Will small amounts in the leftovers be ok, or should I not offered at...
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    And MORE grit questions...sand, age and timing

    Thanks! Had no idea if the grit stayed for a while or how fast it moved on thru to do it's job. That'd be interesting to see inside the gizzard..I might have to check that out! And, I will start offering the coarser sand :)
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    Switch from Medicated Start and Grow to Layer?

    Thanks for definition of POL..I was close! And thanks, Fred's Hens, for the laying age/feed switch info..good to know!
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    Switch from Medicated Start and Grow to Layer?

    Excuse my ignorance, but what does POL refer to? Point of laying?? New to so much! Switching to layer food has me a bit confused also, as I've heard to do so around four months; I've also heard to switch once the first egg is laid. And do different breeds lay their first eggs sooner or later...
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    And MORE grit questions...sand, age and timing

    My girls are 9 weeks old now, and just moved into their new coop. They won't have access to outdoors for a few weeks until their run is completed. I'd been offering them microwaved fine sand (to kill any buggies before bringing indoors to brooder previously) that we have on our property rather...
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