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    feeder ideas

    Oh, they'll find a way to poop in it.....looks good though, they shouldn't be able to toss the food out with their beaks. I've got something similar planned.
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    When can I introduce greens and insects to my chicks?

    The exposure to bugs, greens, and a little bit of native soil will also help the medicated feed establish the chicks defense against coccidiosis. As others have said, make sure they have access to some sort of grit, sort of course playground sand works great if you don't want to buy chick grit.
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    Sickly chicken--need advice!

    The crop is and organ in the upper breast/lower neck area where the chicken grinds (chews) their food. Sometimes it can become blocked and the contents begin to ferment which is why it is also called "sour crop". There is a lot of info on this forum regarding this condition as well as worming...
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    Sickly chicken--need advice!

    coccidiosis would be strange in a bird that old, I would suspect crop bound or possibly respiratory infection. The latter would usually present with a discharge from the nostrils.
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    My chickens won't roost... bad roosts maybe?

    1x1 is a little small, 2x2 is about right. Maybe the roosts are too low? Generally chickens will roost as high as they can, and they prefer cover, so if the roosts are in the open, they may feel too exposed. Have any pics? that would help
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    Feeding hens Insects?

    Bugs'n'slugs = delicious eggs and healthy hens. If they dont like it they wont eat it. I tried to get my hens to eat potato bugs.....no deal
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    Most friendly chicken breeds

    My welsummer hen is very friendly, she likes to sit on my shoulder and feel superior to the rest of the flock.
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    Yikes - is this a rooster??

    EEr's are hard to sex, at 6 weeks all you can really do is compare to the comb of the other EE. Maybe you might start to see(or not see hopefully) some shinier tail feathers starting. This happened to me recently with an Ameraucana that I was "sure" was a pullet, until I noticed "her" comb was...
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    How to re-unite momma and babies with flock?

    Tootsie is right, the medication is amprolium which is NOT an antibiotic, but a thiamine blocker. It blocks the uptake of thiamine that the coccidiosis needs to survive. So as long as the chicks are exposed to soil containing cocci and are on medicated starter, they will develop their own...
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    My super fancy watering system ;)

    I am in love with this idea. I absolutely hate buying stuff. Another way to keep the algae to a minimum might be to paint the bottle opaque white to block the UV. You could even use a strip of tape vertically before you paint to leave a "window" so you can monitor the water level.
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    Feeding too much? (Newbe)

    My neighbor kids do the same thing to/for my hens. Worst thing that's come of it is a little diarhea (sp) from time to time. As long as they are not eating so many treats that they neglect eating their food, they should be fine.
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    NEED A SMALL COOP THING FOR MY BROODY HEN!!

    We use a large wire dog crate. Large so that the broody is forced to get off the nest to eat drink and...um....relieve herself.
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    Comment by 'Pascal PicklePants' in article 'Boise Idaho Chicken Ordinance'

    This ordinance has recently been changed. One can now house 6 hens, still no roosters allowed, still no permit necessary, and still no coop restrictions (although you must have one). I don't know how to add/change the entry above, so I just thought I'd comment here. So if you live in Boise, go...
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    Hen listless and lethargic, dead 6 hrs later

    Thanks Dawg. Sort of what I was thinking too. I was just surprised how quickly she went downhill.
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    Found specs of blood on waterer and a few on coop walls....I don't see any ovious wounds....any idea

    That's what happened in my coop recently. Salmon Faverolles roo was getting abused by Welsummer roo. blood on the walls and and feeder...or anything that the comb contacted. Check for scabs on combs.
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