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    Will chickens use a "pet door"

    I am designing a new coop for my chickens and was wondering if I could install a "pet door" for them to use ? In Michigan it get's pretty cold in the winter and I would like to have a cover on the door they use to go in and out, without having to shut it every night. I have a cat sized door...
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    Chick attacked by Chicken Hawk

    I personally would put the poor chick out of it's misery because it is most likely going to get an infection if it has an open wound.. Good luck with the chick Sarah
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    Sicky layer - turning purple

    I had to cull her, she was so weak she could not even pick her head up and her breathing was very labored. I didn't want her to suffer any longer. Thanks for all the ideas! Sarah
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    Sicky layer - turning purple

    It looks like necrotic tissue (like her skin is dying). She laid an egg 2 days ago outside when I was filling the water dish, she dropped it on the ground right in front of me. I did not notice anything wrong with her bum then - but I also did not look. I wonder if she could have some...
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    Sicky layer - turning purple

    Hello My hen is sick and I hove no idea what is wrong with her. I have 4 layers all approx 1 year old (I got them from a friend) and all summer they were laying 1 egg a day. She had slowed down some, but I know she laid an egg yesterday because she dropped it outside by the water dish! She...
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