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    Chicken 'stress'?

    We have a Buff O. that has had diarrhea recently, and her diet hasn't changed at all, so I began researching some causes for this and read that chickens can become stressed over minor things. Wouldn't you know it...bright lights is one item listed as a chicken 'stressor' of which diarrhea can be...
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    Plugged Crop

    Great advice. I feed mine olive oil about 1 a month, soaked in bread pieces. So far I haven't had any impacted crop issues, BUT just had a concern today. I had a tarp over the coop to protect from a cold recent rain storm, and pieces of tarp were fraying. Just saw a pullet today eating one of...
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    how do you keep your chickens warm ?

    Speaking of light bulbs in the coop, has anyone tried compact fluourescent bulbs (the curley cue ones)? Do they generate enough heat throughout the winter?
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    HOw do I best prevent diseases in our healthy hens?

    Great thread everyone . Thanks for the valuable information. I am learning a lot.
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    Comb scabs

    Quote: thank you for that information. I thought FP was something to be really worried about, and to get them vaccinated for. I haven't gotten them vaccinated, and see a tiny bluish mark on one of the pullets combs. I'll watch it to see if it spreads. Good to know though, if it is FP, it goes...
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    HOw do I best prevent diseases in our healthy hens?

    Quote: Fowl pox is often spread by mosquitos. http://www.raising-chickens.org/common-chicken-ailments.html http://msucares.com/poultry/diseases/disviral.htm Not sure if this was covered, but if FPox is carried by mosquitoes, then should I vaccinate my 9month old pullets for it? One poster...
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    Are apples okay for chickens?

    Quote: I've noticed this with too much of any kind of fruit. My girls have the same result with too many tomatoes.
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    Slimy waterers

    Quote: i'm wondering the same thing. Is a little algae really bad for the birds?
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    HOw do I best prevent diseases in our healthy hens?

    Quote: SG, are flies in the coop a bad thing? I know chickens eat maggots and love them, as they dig in our garden's newly composted areas and find them.
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    HOw do I best prevent diseases in our healthy hens?

    Thanks all. Next question: can my 3 pullets get diseases that are airborne? (no other flocks are nearby) If so, what should I look out for?
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    Is slightly moldy feed okay to give pullets?

    Thank you all! Into the compost it goes!
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    HOw do I best prevent diseases in our healthy hens?

    Beekissed, when you say no supplemental light in the winter, some hens stop laying altogether in the winter to decreased light. What's the danger of a lightbulb in the coop for say 3 hours at dusk?
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    HOw do I best prevent diseases in our healthy hens?

    I am a newbie chicken owner, so bear with my questions here: If I cull a diseased bird, does it depend on the disease whether or not we can butcher and eat the meat? What diseases should we not butcher/eat the bird?
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    HOw do I best prevent diseases in our healthy hens?

    (Smilies are a little whacko for me today...will this print ?)
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    Is slightly moldy feed okay to give pullets?

    Kept our feed in a sealed bucket that apparently wasn't so sealed. Recent rains came through, and much of the feed got wet. Sun dried it for about a week in large flat container, and most of it looks good. Can I safely give it to our birds?
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