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    I know I’m probably going to upset some ppl, but I’m genuinely confused..

    lol. you must be really fun at parties. I did not tell her to count the hens, I only had 6. Bye for real.
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    I know I’m probably going to upset some ppl, but I’m genuinely confused..

    I go to Hawaii for a month at time. One year my animal sitter didn't count my hens but otherwise took great care of them. I found one hen in a very dark corner under a nest box sitting on about 15 eggs. I'm sure it had been weeks, she was lethargic when I pulled her out of there. Sounds like...
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    Help me name this pullet!

    Butter, Woodstock, Stevie
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    I know I’m probably going to upset some ppl, but I’m genuinely confused..

    that's fine. The level of care that I provide is extremely high. But I try to stay off the high moral ground. I simply felt bad for whomever will read your thread and know you're talking about them. It's kinda tacky IMO. Carry on however. You do you.
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    I know I’m probably going to upset some ppl, but I’m genuinely confused..

    I know that threads stray from the OP subject line but it was interesting that when I read the post, I was talking to a guy at work about his neighbors who "lose chickens often, almost always at night." So I asked him if they were locked in a coop at night. He just laughed, no they're in a big...
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    Grooming Thread!!!!!!

    Hey Dawg! Leo's are big and hairy but they don't have the very hard to manage coats that Newfoundlands have. I find Leo's easy to groom. I brush every single day, just for 10mins. This way my pups don't get fleas, don't need frequent bathing. I feed them salmon oil which you can tell by gorgeous...
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    Waterer Debate

    Can you just replace the cups that make them work for it, with cups that do not. I have a big rainbarrel with cups and for littles a paint bucket with cups. Love the cups, but I'm not a fan of nipples or mechanisms that make them work for it.
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    Bare Bottom

    Many things can be going on here. First, grab her and cover up the "red," Red is a trigger and the others will peck her into wound city where she needs to be in a separate hospital. You can put some triple antibiotic creme on the area and then spray it with Blu Kote to cover the Red with Purple...
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    Cold climate coops

    Most chicken keepers do not believe in insulated coops. My coop is insulated and wouldn't have it any other way. It stays cool in hot months and I don't worry ever about cold months. Even if not necessary it's worth my peace of mind and confidence in my coop. I do like foam core in the walls...
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    Orphaned chicks

    They're super cute, Enjoy!
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    Orphaned chicks

    I'd leave them with the flock if you really think they're safe with the 2 adults. But I'd also give them a heat plate, ceramic lamp, something for a warm zone. Even if for just a week or 2, in these temps. I've been watching to see if mine even use the heat anymore and last night at lock up I...
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    Orphaned chicks

    When you say they live outside, what's that look like? Are they already integrated with older hens? Separate but just lost their heat source (sorry about the loss.)?? The older one is likely just fine and my 4 week olds have been out since week2, same temps, but they do have a heat plate to get...
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    Blue laced red chick

    My guess would be pullet
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    Pecked at chick occasionally panting but eating and drinking

    Not sure if you meant to include a pic. Panting means hot so if not hot, that's not normal. If not hot, do they have the space that they need? They should not be pecking each other like this unless they're cramped together. Can you put some blue kote on the wound to make sure it's not red. You...
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    Update 8 weeks silver laced wyandotte

    I do not see anything that would make me positive it's a cockerel.
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