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    My coop when we are away?

    I have a small coop that is similar in style to this one from TSC. Currently, we only have two hens - a barred rock and a buff orpington - as we lost two to tunneling predators early this summer. We have since laid plastic-coated fencing underneath the coop (it's what we had on hand) and laid...
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    Mushy crop, green diarrhea, losing weight....what do I do???

    Thank you. I think I will try that treatment for doughy crop that is in the link you shared. Her crop was mushy this morning before feeding. Vet isn't really a viable option right now, though I wish it was. The only ingredient I don't have on hand is the ginger powder, so I'll have to pick...
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    Mushy crop, green diarrhea, losing weight....what do I do???

    I'm fairly new to chickens and need some help. We have an Americauna who is about 22 weeks (not yet laying) and not doing well. She has been losing weight rapidly and has had diarrhea (sometimes green, sometimes clear with white spots/foam) for over a week. Her crop feels mushy compared to...
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    Foamy, yellow poo? What do I do?

    Thanks for the link. I would say that is looked most like the foamy yellow "abnormal" poop on that page, and not as much like the yellow cecal poop. I will take a better look tomorrow. If it were worms or coccidiosis, what do I do for that? This is all new to me.
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    Foamy, yellow poo? What do I do?

    We are feeding crumbles from the feed store. It did get some watermelon rinds a few days ago. It doesn't free range, except for about an hour day when the kids are playing in the backyard and let her out with them. She might sneak a black raspberry of the vine during that time. I don't see a...
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    Foamy, yellow poo? What do I do?

    My barred rock (about 17 weeks- not yet laying) just had a foamy, yellow poop. I didn't get a picture. It doesn't have a strong smell. I am very new to chickens as these are my first, so I'm not sure if I need to be concerned or what to do if this is a problem. It is eating and drinking and...
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    Help! New to chickens; hen died suddenly...how to protect others?

    Thank you. I didn't think of that being a possibility. I do feel like whatever it died from was connected to the attack a few weeks ago.
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    Help! New to chickens; hen died suddenly...how to protect others?

    Thanks! We have since predator proofed it. We laid a strong ground fence underneath it, surrounded it with wide paver stones. They were digging in. No attacks in nearly a month (since this particular hen over three weeks ago). There are locks on all doors. I am confident it's a safe coop...
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    Help! New to chickens; hen died suddenly...how to protect others?

    Hi, my family is brand new to owning chickens. We brought home three chicks in March and have been raising them. We suffered one hen being carried off by a fox at around 11 weeks; a friend gave us another (same age and breed) to replace our loss since it was my 9-year-old's chicken that he...
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