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    Ended Official BYC 2024 Summer Fair—Equine Show

    Entry 3 My heart pony the day before I laid her to rest. We spent 20 years together. She was my first pony.
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    Ended Official BYC 2024 Summer Fair—Equine Show

    Entry 2 Raven and I at the Elkhart barrel show.
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    Ended Official BYC 2024 Summer Fair—Equine Show

    Entry 1 Raven and I at Lake Michigan.
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    Heat plate & coop

    Yes, the cord we have is an outdoor construction extension cord. Very heavy so I think we will be okay! I may not need it though. Everything went as planned last night, my broody mama accepted the chicks I gave her. It was so heartwarming to see honestly. She immediately tucked them underneath...
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    Heat plate & coop

    Do you guys feel safe putting a heat plate within the coop with grown chickens while brooding baby chicks? I would have to run an extension cord to the plate and currently just have mats down, no saw dust. Last thing I want is a fire. That is why I refuse to put a heat lamp in the coop with...
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    Broody hen

    I may give it shot this weekend if she is still broody. I just hate the thought of throwing a full grown hen in a smaller space for a few weeks until they are older if she does accept them. She is my fav hen, of course a buff orpington, and she is relentless on having babies 😂
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    Broody hen

    I have a hen who has been broody for going on four weeks now. I take her out to the food and water morning, afternoon, and evening time to make sure she is eating and drinking which she is but she will not give it a rest. Lol My boyfriend nonchalantly made the comment yesterday that "we should...
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    Heat Illness or Respiratory?

    I had one a few weeks ago get some sort of respiratory issue. I added Nutri-Drench and Vet RX to her water and within two days the swelling in her face and wattles went down. She is totally fine and back to normal now.
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    Adding more chickens?

    This is a great idea! I didn't even think of adding hiding spots and things like that. Looking into covering at least one pen in the winter will definitely help as well. I just prefer quality of life over how many I can fit in one space.
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    Adding more chickens?

    So my boyfriend made the comment that we need more chickens last night. Believe me, I was shocked too! 😂 We currently have 9 hens and an 8x8 coop. They free range basically all the time plus they have two 14x12 runs so I am not worried about them having enough outside room but I am worried about...
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    Swollen wattles

    No new birds. I posted on fb as well and someone said it looks like an upper respiratory infection starting. I stopped at TSC and got some VetRX. I added it to their water yesterday as well as some probiotics/electrolytes and the swelling looked like it went down a little bit this morning! I...
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    Swollen wattles

    They aren’t huge, but her ears and wattles seem to just be slightly swollen. Wattles are just a tag thicker than usual. Warm to touchZ
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    Swollen wattles

    One of my hens wattles looks slightly swollen compared to the others. They aren’t huge but just look thicker than usual. What would cause this? What should I do?
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    Feeding Regimen

    Thank you!
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    Feeding Regimen

    The only reason I was worried is because someone said that fat could have been the issue, so I just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing them an injustice.
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