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Necropsy: Graphic. Ascites (fluid filled abdomen) after illness
Sorry for your loss. Thanks very much for the analysis and pics. I just lost a hen to this (I think). The copious amount of yellow fluid tells the tale. I was expecting to find an enlarged heart in my hen, I was surprised to see what I thought was a small heart. But that would seem to...- MattJohnson
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A bird in hand is better than... Chickens are fun!
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Better Buff Orp roo in a box wood
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Chicken Spa
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Buf Orp Roo in a box wood
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Might just be me but...
It might just be me, but sometimes chickens are the funniest creatures... I was out cleaning the coop this weekend, changing the straw and pine shavings in the nesting boxes. I have been experimenting with pans in the nesting boxes to contain the mess and make it a little easier to clean...- MattJohnson
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How to Break a Broody Hen
Well, I just built a broody hen 'timeout' cage. 20x36x36, 1/2" hardware cloth on the bottom, the cage is 1x2 welded wire (some kind of old pet cage my folks had in thier barn). Put my broody hen in timeout, she didnt like that much.... We'll see what happens. MJ- MattJohnson
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How to Break a Broody Hen
I officially have a broody Buf Orp. She has been on the nest now, pretty much constantly for 7 days. Fortunately, she lets me pick her up without much protest. So I took her out of the coop to free range with the other birds, see if that cools her down a little... I dont have a wire box...- MattJohnson
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Kit Shed Conversion
Our coop building project started on May 1st 2012, our first brood of chickens were in it on June 3rd. The coop wasn't complete finished until the 29th of Sept... In general we started with an 8x12 shed kit from Lowe's. It had nice double man doors and a small window. We decided to situate...- MattJohnson
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Yeah, I'm bad...
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Goldie
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RIR
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