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    Newbie Chicken Owner with first sick lady- update advice still needed

    Background:I have a flock of 6 girls (2 easter eggers, 2 red stars and 2 RIRs), one of my RIR's lovingly named 'One Leg Peg' (because she likes to keep one leg bent often) is not acting herself. Yesterday I noticed she was acting different distancing herself from the flock. Her tail feathers...
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    Newbie Chicken Owner with first sick lady- worried and need advice!

    Thanks everyone. I've convinced my husband to quarantine her to our sun room tonight to see if I can pick up on any more clues. Just saw her eating a little so that's a good sign but she is just not herself, kinda sad looking. Hoping to post an update on her tomorrow. Also hope she doesn't...
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    Newbie Chicken Owner with first sick lady- worried and need advice!

    Thanks for the tip on the polyvisol I have that in the house for my son. I don't know if she is laying or not since I have six girls altogether. There were five eggs there for me this morning but it is a rare day when I see six eggs. Her poop looked normal (like the other girls) last night...
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    Newbie Chicken Owner with first sick lady- worried and need advice!

    I have a flock of 6 girls (2 easter eggers, 2 red stars and 2 RIRs), one of my RIR's lovingly named 'One Leg Peg' (because she likes to keep one leg bent often) is not acting herself. Yesterday I noticed she was acting different distancing herself from the flock. Her tail feathers were (and...
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    sea shells

    Can I feed my chickens crushed sea shells (not Oyster shells) if I rinse them and crush them? I live in a town near the ocean and need to give my chickens calcium. If this is safe, I can get the shells from the beach for free. Joe
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    Newbie - Chickens won't use ramp on bottom of coop

    Hello, I am new to chickens. We have 6 chickens which are 5 months old. Only 2 of the 6 will walk down the ramp on the floor of their coop to get to the run underneath. The 2 that do only go down for about an hour a day. I can understand they not going down during the winter but now...
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    Very perplexed, need advice on gender of an EE please!

    Yes, that was it!! Crazy birds!
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    Very perplexed, need advice on gender of an EE please!

    Woohoo! Halleluiah! Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom guys, what a resource you all are!
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    Very perplexed, need advice on gender of an EE please!

    My husband and I purchased 6 baby chicks (2 Easter Eggers, 2 Red Stars and 2 RIRs) in early October (they are now 5 months old). Both Red Stars started laying in mid February and one of the EE's started laying last week. Here are a couple shots of the suspect EE that I was thinking could be...
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    How can they possibly see scratch seeds in pine shavings?

    I've never had chickens before now. They are 8 weeks old this week. People mention that they throw a hand full of "scratch" into the coop at night to keep the girls busy digging for food. Can someone tell me how it's possible for a chicken to see small little seeds randomly thrown into pine...
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    our my 8 week old ready for the coop in CT weather

    Thank you for all the replies. Good advice. It's going to be very cold here in a few days, I will be carefull with the girls!
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    our my 8 week old ready for the coop in CT weather

    Hello, My wife, son and I are raising 6 hens for our first time this year. They are now 8 weeks old and are in a box in my garage. There is a 250 watt heating bulb above them about 3ft above the floor where they stand. The light has been on them 24-7 since 1 day old. The garage is...
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    Spraying for Deer Ticks

    Hello. I am considering getting chickens for eggs and possibly meat. We currently have our yard commercially sprayed regularly with a permathrin based spray to kill Deer ticks on my property. I had a very bad case of Lyme Disease and do not want it again. More importantly, I'd hate for...
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