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    Comb Discoloration and Blood (Not by Fighting)

    WTH?!? I feel like I have done everything right. 😔😔😔
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    Comb Discoloration and Blood (Not by Fighting)

    Hi there- I have an older hen from a rescue. I’m not sure how old she is but I don’t think she’s laid for the past 2-3 years. For the six years I’ve had her, she has regularly sneezed and the back of her comb can sometimes be purple-ish for an hour or so/part of the day. Recently the back part...
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    Thought We Had it all Covered... Post-Build Advice

    I'll check out your linked post. I updated my location. Thank you!
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    Thought We Had it all Covered... Post-Build Advice

    Hahaha! I love it. Maybe I'll try down jackets with my ladies! I think the insulation I used is called rockwool. It's covered so they can't get at it. 🙂
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    Review by 'nelsondr' in article '"Hentirement"'

    Love this post. I have many older ladies, and they are my favorites.
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    Thought We Had it all Covered... Post-Build Advice

    So you guys are saying I'm ok? The coop is fine the way it is? I have a thermometer in there and even with the insulation I already added, the temperature in the coop is mostly whatever the temperature is outside. I am concerned about the deep polar vortex-like weather mentioned in the...
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    Thought We Had it all Covered... Post-Build Advice

    Hi there- My first coop lasted over 10 years and my hens lived many years even though there were many design flaws, including the only ventilation was cracks in doors or windows at the same level as the roost. So I read and "learned" about my mistakes. We recently built a new coop, and I...
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    Hi there- While it's rare that I log in, I do visit this site and rely on everyone's advice on a fairly regular basis. Since I only logged in just now, I am just seeing this post from April. 🙃 I've handled a new (for me) problem of bumble foot and built a new coop for my ladies. All is well...
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    Deep bedding and 9 hens with this coop?

    I’m not sure how to tag people to be sure they see this, but hopefully you see my gratitude. Thank you to everyone for your responses! It’s funny: I know I have had chickens for just over 10 years, but I do not feel very experienced. I feel unsure about most of what I do, and I lean heavily on...
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    Deep bedding and 9 hens with this coop?

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    Deep bedding and 9 hens with this coop?

    Hi there- I live in the Chicago suburbs, and this is the coop I have been using for over 10 years, made from the footprint of the kids’ swingset. The coop is 4 x 8’ and the run is 8 x 14’. I currently have two older hens (7-8 yrs) and 3 pullets at 16 weeks. The coop is lined with linoleum and...
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    Help with a NEW chick!

    Omg, almost as soon as you said that it started relentlessly screaming. I came to write a P.S. to ask about that and saw your reply. I have hens and have Blu-kote at home, so my hubby is bringing it to school. I wouldn't have thought I could use it on a chick, but I will give it a try. Thank you!
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    Help with a NEW chick!

    Hi everyone, and thank you for this group! (I just joined today.) We hatched chicks in my classroom for the first time and most hatched just yesterday. We are all aware that things may happen at any time in the hatch process and after. We have one little chick with something wrong with its pin...
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