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    Where feeder should be - pros and cons

    I built a mobile coop on top of a garden wagon. sort of like a chickshaw, only I didn't have to build the floor and mess with putting on wheels and axels. I strapped a couple of PVC pipe feeder/waterers to the wall so that the pipes are on the outside for easy filling, but the feed/drink port...
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    question about sending birds in for necropsy

    hi all, so I had a hen die a couple of days ago from what I suspect to be marek's. this morning I noticed another hen in the flock kind of keeping to herself and not eating with the rest of them. she's not paralyzed, but she does not appear to be as mobile as her normal self. I'd like to know...
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    paralyzed hen

    thanks, eggcessive! she is able to move her legs/toes somewhat. funny thing is she started going lame on the left leg, and now the right one is worse... i'll have to look up chicken sling and see if i can rig something up. keeping her clean is definitely a challenge. but i also don't want to...
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    paralyzed hen

    well, there's been no change in the hen's status in the last 24 hours. still paralyzed, and still eats and drinks. doesn't seem to be going downhill. i guess i wait and see.
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    What to feed to get Orange yolk

    i find that when i feed them less from a bag and force them to forage more (on my lawn), their yolks turn orange. they don't lay as many that way, but then again i'm just keeping chickens for my own egg consumption and i don't need the eggs they put out in the spring. so making them forage is...
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    paralyzed hen

    mine, when limping, was more acting like she didn’t want to put weight on her left leg. she would pick it up close to her body and stand on one foot. but now she’s not able to stand up and she actually has her right foot curled up under her. she laid a pretty green egg this afternoon. she’s the...
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    paralyzed hen

    hi all, been lurking and learning on this site for a while and ran into an issue where i could use some specific input. yesterday morning i found my 10mo lakeshore egger limping on 1 leg to the feed and sat down to eat it. i had heard my rooster sound the alarm call at dusk while i was still...
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