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    My sweet girl is limping...

    Thanks so much for that article, it was fabulous! She seems to be doing better. I broke down & took her to the vet. The vet said I did a pretty good job with the plug, she got a little more out of the one foot though. The vet liked the honey idea, she said she uses it too. She also prescribed...
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    My sweet girl is limping...

    Ok, I think it might be bumblefoot after all. I looked her over again & spent so much time researching it. Most of the pictures I saw on bumblefoot were the last stage terrible pics & hers didn't look like that. She does have the round black spots on both her feet. I soaked her feet & tried my...
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    My sweet girl is limping...

    She actually laid an egg today so she's not egg bound. She's usually an awesome layer, almost every day she lays. I will keep checking her but I check my birds regularly for lice & mites & I haven't seen any evidence of any but I'm new at all this. Dogs & cats I know well but birds not so much...
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    My sweet girl is limping...

    So I came out to the coop the other day & found my RIR limping around on her one leg. I picked her up & checked her out but I don't see any injuries at all. There's no difference in the legs, no bumblefoot and she was vaccinated for Marek's disease. She puts weight on it only to limp. She is...
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    Help, I have a feather picker!

    Thanks! We have some distractions, outside roosts, dust bath, stumps. I kinda wondered if the laying had something to with it. We also got some really cold rainy weather lately so they've been stuck inside. I will look into some more boredom busters. Hopefully separating her will help. She's not...
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    Help, I have a feather picker!

    It was just a little blood & I got to it before the others really saw it. I have blood stop powder & blu-kote. Everyone seems to be healing ok.
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    Help, I have a feather picker!

    Yeah, it's on our last resort list to cull her. I don't really want to make that decision though.
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    Help, I have a feather picker!

    Hey all, I have 9 girls & the coop is 8x8x10 & the outside run is 9x16x6h. They free range in the afternoon/evening as long as the weather is nice. Their feed is still a mixture of grower(18%) & layer(16%) since they just started laying. They geat treats every night & I feed everything from...
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    Help, I have a feather picker!

    So I have a mixed flock that have been together since they hatched. One of my Golden Laced Wyandottes have always picked at her sisters occasionally but until recently I haven't worried too much about it. They are all laying now & have their adult feathers. Recently I noticed a few hens missing...
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    Moving day for the chicks!

    Yesterday was moving day for my flock. We've been building their coop & outdoor run for the past 6 weeks & it's finally finished enough for the girls to go in. It started with catching them to walk them out, some of my girls are more hand tamed than others. Honestly I was dreading this part but...
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    Review by 'Ohio Chick' in article 'Sexing Pullets and cockerels.'

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    Pics of my chicks. Any Roos??

    Sure, can you tell me how to do that? Sorry, I'm new to this site.
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    Pics of my chicks. Any Roos??

    Great article! Thanks for posting, very educational. Man, the chickens in that video held still a lot better than mine do. Lol
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    Pics of my chicks. Any Roos??

    Lol, that's awesome! The RIR was thrown in for free but other than that I researched the breeds for friendly, docile birds that lay a large number of eggs. I guess they were wrong about the Plymouth Rocks, lol. They do rule the roost but honestly all my birds get along pretty well, very minor...
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    Pics of my chicks. Any Roos??

    Thanks, that's a huge relief. So now I know i'm just dealing with aggressive females.
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