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    panicking - Winter Storm Coming!

    I had good success with tarps managing wind and blowing precipitation for a while, but this fall, I covered the exterior of the coop with corrugated plastic roofing panels. I cut them to size, and screwed them in with the idea that I could remove them for spring / summer / fall months. Not...
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    Feeling Very Guilty...Need Advice

    What a great follow up story! Very inspiring and encouraging. Congratulations on your determination and consistency for a great outcome for everyone! Meatball is THE CUTEST!! Thanks so much for taking the time to post, and best of luck with future training!
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    Treating for salpingitis - ok to use probiotic?

    Thank you! Yes, that's my hope! I hear what you are saying - 'occasional'. I will reduce the daily to occasional. And add plain yogurt from time to time. They do seem to love the yogurt! Thanks again - enjoy your day!
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    Treating for salpingitis - ok to use probiotic?

    Good morning @Eggcessive - thanks for the helpful info. I will look into the powders and keep reading about probiotics in general for poultry. There are 2 antibiotics: tms and doxy. We use a local fresh goat yogurt to consume our own probiotics - I can certainly offer that to the hen and...
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    Treating for salpingitis - ok to use probiotic?

    Good morning - thanks for your response. I do feed daily scrambled eggs (3 for a flock of 11), with herbs and garlic. A scant handful of mealworms - more during molt. They free range a few hours every day. Stop the eggs and herbs? They do not appear overweight in anyway, and have plenty of...
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    Treating for salpingitis - ok to use probiotic?

    Hello fellow flock keepers! A while back, I posted a thread with concerns with a hen who was laying rubber eggs and had diarrhea with some worms. Treated for worms. Turned out to be salpingitis (she layed a lash egg 😞) . Thankfully, there is an avian vet in the area, as well as an avian lab...
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    What breed is this chicken?

    Looks like a black australorp to me. We have one in our flock. Great layer and a great hen.
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    Keeping Free Range Chickens Safe...is it ever possible?

    Turns out we just took this dog in a few months ago. She is a pitt mix, older, found in the road in the middle of the night, skin and bones. We took her in, and believe it or not, she could not care LESS about the chickens! We really lucked out. She barely gives them a second look, even...
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    Can a hen switch genders?!

    So ironic that I listened to a podcast today called 'Ologies' - all different topics in sciences ending in -ology - and there was a feature on neuroendocrinology that discussed gender, and they mention that animals can take on roles of the other gender. Go figure!
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    Can a hen switch genders?!

    Yes! I have seen this in a friend's flock. When my friend lost her rooster, her most dominant hen, a black australorp, assumed the role of a rooster. She developed a larger comb, and a beefier build. She also mounted hens and crowed. Someone has to play the role! When my friend introduced...
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    Keeping Free Range Chickens Safe...is it ever possible?

    GIven that poultry are on the bottom of the food chain, there is always a chance they will succumb to predators. In my limited experience, we let our birds range around in the fenced portion of our property (about an acre) only when we are out with them 3 hours per day (split between mid...
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    New Guy Intro

    Welcome Ben! You will love it here. This forum is so helpful for whatever questions come up for you and your family. So many interesting things coming your way!
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    Limping chicken / funky eggs

    Yes, a vet. U Penn
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    What does your dream coop have?

    What a fun post! Would love to be able to access the coop from more than one door, so that I could rotate the run space with electric fencing when they are not ranging around, and keep the covered run(s) greener. I have a friend who does that, and plants cover crops so that they can have...
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    What does your dream coop have?

    I must say, having access to the eggs from outside is super convenient. Easy to adapt to your plan too.
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