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    Vet for chickens in denver?

    I got a sick bird from a store. It’s been weeks and it hasn’t gotten better. (FYI, the bird was sick when I got it but I didn’t realize it until a day later and the store refuses to take it back.) Anyway, now i need some actual vet care but finding a vet that sees chickens in Denver is a...
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    Books, blogs etc for raising?

    I just got a pair of 3.5wk old Americanos. I already have two very docile adults out in the coop. I’m looking for info on keeping the chicks. I have them in the hedgehog room which temp doesn’t drop below 72 and usually stays at 75. I keep them inside until they are 7 or 8 weeks old correct? And...
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    Possible cold?

    Thank you for your help! She does have a friend. I had gotten a pair of bantams recently but one passed from a predator right after I got them home. After reinforcing the coop, and the run I have a coupon I went looking for another Bantam but nobody had one. So I found this Easter Egger. I got...
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    Possible cold?

    I just got a chicken from a local feed shop. She is a eight or nine month old Easter Egger. The day after I brought her home I noticed her nose sounds stuffy and she is sneezing. Other than that her eyes look clear there is no swelling and she’s eating and drinking and acting normal, all except...
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    Help!!!!

    Thank you all. I’ve put about 3 feet of plywood around the bottom of the enclosure and I’m getting a bunch of chicken wire to wrap the rest of it
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    Help!!!!

    I just picked up my two Bantam hands yesterday. This morning I went out to the coop to discover a fox had gotten one of them. He didn’t get in the enclosure but caught her through the bars of the pen I had the coop in . I am in shock and mortified. How can I stop this from happening again? I...
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    Batter powered heater?

    Thank you for the replies everyone! I have updated my info. I love in Denver Colorado I don’t know the exact size of the coop. The chickens are both bantams and still lay eggs but I forgot to ask the age. I will find out more information tomorrow and ask these questions.
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    Batter powered heater?

    A friend is giving me their coop with two chickens. I would like to place the coop in the back corner of the yard so that any noise from them will not disturb the neighbors. But I’m concerned about getting power out there for a heat lamp. Is there a battery powered heat lamp or heater of some...
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