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    Confused about sleeping arrangement when integrating chicks

    Thanks everyone. I know 5 nest boxes is overkill for so few hens, that's just how many the building plans had. ;) I will try the visual divider between roosts and keep the automatically light in mind too. Yes, this is my plan. I will make the opening to the new run small at first so the big...
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    Confused about sleeping arrangement when integrating chicks

    Hi all, thanks for your help! I don't think I'm explaining myself well. My coop is 30 sq ft plus 5 nest boxes. I've had up to 8 hens sleep in it in the past with no issues. Their water, food, toys, dust bath etc. are all outside the coop. The dog crate would technically fit inside the coop...
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    Confused about sleeping arrangement when integrating chicks

    Thanks for responding! The coop has 3 separate roosts inside that fit about 5-6 chickens each if they're snuggled up together, and I also have 2 roosts inside the covered run for relaxing on. Will the outdoor roosts work? I guess the chicks could sleep there for the summer, but I'm worried about...
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    Confused about sleeping arrangement when integrating chicks

    So I have 2 older hens already and am getting ready to integrate 5 little ones (5 weeks old). I have a large dog crate that I'm intending to use for the look-don't-touch part inside the run and/or during free ranging. What I'm confused about is how do I get the little ones to sleep in the coop...
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    Bumblefoot or what?

    Thank you!
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    Bumblefoot or what?

    Hi all, I've read through a lot of other threads, but I'm still not sure that what I'm dealing with is bumblefoot, so I'm not sure how to treat. The first pic is her foot before I cleaned it - there was a small plug/scab right where I've circled. The 3rd is after I was able to squeeze out some...
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    Bullying of hen with ongoing heath issues (sorry, a little long)

    The other hens have been laying since late summer-early fall. I think you're right about her having a genetic defect. At 7 weeks I thought it was the early stages of sour crop, so I treated her for that multiple times and it did improve temporarily. The only symptoms were an enlarged crop, no...
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    Bullying of hen with ongoing heath issues (sorry, a little long)

    The run is 96 sq ft, plus underneath the raised coop. Yes, they're bullying her during the day in the run. They'll drive her into a corner and peck her. The chicks came from a well-known and well-respected breeder, and picked up at the feed store. This isn't a new issue with her, it first...
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    Bullying of hen with ongoing heath issues (sorry, a little long)

    Thanks for helping! She is 9 months old. I have 8 chickens in the flock, all the same age and similar size. She comes out to the run to eat and wander around with the others. She is usually last out of the coop, but she does come out every day. Her poops alternate between normal and normal...
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    Bullying of hen with ongoing heath issues (sorry, a little long)

    Hi all, I hope this is the right forum - I wasn't sure if this should be here or in injuries. I need some advice! So I posted a few months back about a young hen I have that had some crop issues, and everyone was really helpful about treatments for her. She seemed to recover, but the problem...
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    Comb injury, can't isolate, what to do?

    Thank you both so much! Yes exactly! 🤯
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    Comb injury, can't isolate, what to do?

    Hi all, I have a 7 month old blue azure chicken with a piece at the top of her comb torn with a bit hanging off. It looks like it's not bleeding anymore. Yesterday I noticed some blood on her head, but I looked her over and couldn't see any injury. There was a bit of blood splattered around the...
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    Windows/ventilation/roosts for COLD winter

    I wish! They only open from the bottom.
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    Windows/ventilation/roosts for COLD winter

    Thanks everyone! I will have to look for some louvered gable vents. The ones I've seen so far seem like they'll be way too big for the space. Thanks! I can't really take any credit, my husband did 95% of the work and it's this guy's design...
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    Windows/ventilation/roosts for COLD winter

    There's basically no overhang.
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