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    Respiratory disease?

    I separated her and brought her inside into our shower that has floor heating. Her poo is now white liquid and one was foamy ☹️ but the warmth seemed to help a bit.
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    Respiratory disease?

    No new birds and the run is covered. I even have separate co-op/garden boots and a jacket that I don’t wear outside our garden. I googled a bit and it turns out that all the hatcheries in my country vaccinate against (I used Google translate so hopefully the names are correct): Marek's disease...
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    Respiratory disease?

    I got them form the guy who made our chicken coop. He got them from a poultry hatchery so they should be vaccinated. I have been putting ash from our wood burning stove in their dust bath. We are using wood briquettes and the ash is very fine. I have also added a handful of d.e in there. Other...
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    Respiratory disease?

    Hi, I’ve had chicken since October and today one of them started breathing very heavily 🙁 She laid an egg, but many hours later than usual. During the day she was out with the others and seemed active enough, the same when they all came in for the night. She ate and drank like normal and...
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    First time chicken owner getting ready for winter

    Thank you for welcoming me 🙂 It is horse bedding pellets and I really like it so far. I’ve been told to deep clean the coop once a month, but it seems to me that the pellets can go longer than that.
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    First time chicken owner getting ready for winter

    Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and advice 🙂 I took some pictures of the inside of the coop. We have a turn and tilt window and I’ve been thinking it’s only for the summer. But I opened the window just now and the temperature inside the coop rose a tiny bit (or was that because I was in...
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    First time chicken owner getting ready for winter

    Hi! After years of resisting, my husband and I got four chickens (Lohmann Browns) about a month ago and now our whole life revolves around them 🙂 We had a coop and a run made for the chickens. The coop is insulated, but I have a feeling there (still) isn’t enough ventilation. The house only...
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