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    Wood chips in chicken run?

    Just hardwood chips. The kind you can get for pretty much free from a landscaper.
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    Interior Coop Pics

    Hi! Here's a link to the pump I have: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FXDUQR0?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details I will try and take some pictures when I get home anyway.
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    Interior Coop Pics

    Sorry I can’t post pics, I am out of town. But the whole waterer system was purchased as a kit from Carolina Coops which was much easier than buying the individual components. Then I just purchased a standard livestock tank heater to put in the barrel. You just plug it in and then throw the...
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    Interior Coop Pics

    Thanks! The coop/ run itself is set just on dirt. Then we did a 1' perimeter with hardware cloth on the ground all around it. Then we covered that with gravel. It probably does help with drainage but that wasn't its main purpose. The inside of the run is wood chips (which I love). And the hen...
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    Ivermectin poisoning?

    Hi guys. I figured I would give a positive and uplifting update. First I made an error in my previous post. I did not give each bird 5 ml of ivermectin, it was .05 ml. BIIIIG difference! I did eventually get ahold of the ASPCA poison control and learned a lot. First and foremost, the babies...
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    Ivermectin poisoning?

    I thought I saw some evidence of mites on my girls. I looked up Ivermectin pour on dosages, and came across several that were in the 5 ml range which I gave to my girls on the backs of their necks. I continued reading and now realize that is WAY WAY WAY too much. I went out with a sponge and...
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    New Jersey

    I second this! My two dominiques were the lap chickens of my flock. The sweetest ❤️
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    black chick

    Probably is a black silkie. The most common of the all black chickens.
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    Hen picking at her leg scales- caused bleeding

    Would this upset the ecosystem of my deep litter bedding?
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    Hen picking at her leg scales- caused bleeding

    The purple is Blu-kote on the wounds so the other hens won't peck at her. No bruising.
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    Hen picking at her leg scales- caused bleeding

    Hmmm... that's interesting. They do have a bowl of oyster shells in their run but she's low man on the totem pole and I'm wondering if maybe her access is being blocked. I'll add another bowl for her. Her eggs have a very strong shell, and she's not picking at her eggs or her feathers but I'll...
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    Official BYC Poll: What Are The Top Causes of Death in Your Backyard Flock?

    Mine has unfortunately all been disease. Marek's specifically, which my flock is positive for and flared up because of a bad bout of Cocciodosis that thrived when our run started flooding after the neighbors did some construction in their yard. In the few months between that problem starting...
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    Wood chips in chicken run?

    I have wood chips in mine and they LOVE it. It's on top of regular dirt/grass. And they LOVE pecking around for different goodies. It also absorbs water well, and when I see too much poop, Just give a good stir up. There's about 2-3 inches of it over the ground. I say keep them! I also sometimes...
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    Need a better way to water my flock

    I have an rain barrel that will (eventually) hook up to my gutters, that flows into a water bar with horizontal nipples. It has a small water pump that keeps the water flowing when it dips below freezing, and I throw a livestock tank heater in there as well. Works amazing. I may never have to...
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    Interior Coop Pics

    I got an American Coop form Carolina Coops with a run extension. I love it so much, I may move in with the chickens.
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