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    Official BYC Poll: Where Did You Get Your Coop & Run From?

    No, but thank you for the condolences. The door was weakened so that the predator just yanked and it bent, the latch did not break. So the door also needs reinforced, it is about 24" by 18 ". I miss my fab Four but have a mate who is ailing. So lonesome where the girls were. Keep on loving 'em
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    Official BYC Poll: Where Did You Get Your Coop & Run From?

    Sadly, our hardware and wood door, with metal latch proved vulnerable night before last to coon attack. The last of my four red hens died and the door had swung wide open. Bitter to love these little sweet things and to lose them. Thanks for the advice and support. I miss my four brave hens...
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    Mystery sickness in hen, trouble walking

    She was killed last night probably by a raccoon that found a weakness in the mesh at the gate. She did not enter the run as she always had every night but two. Sigh.
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    Mystery sickness in hen, trouble walking

    Poop is runny, various colors.
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    Mystery sickness in hen, trouble walking

    Nutrena laying mash some free range with grits and oyster shell. Household scraps. Possible pesticide poisoning. Used mother's apple cider vinegar diluted Also zydefend dilution last month. Maybe a cause? She is vigorous is her resistance to being ill, makes me hope for recovery. Name is...
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    Mystery sickness in hen, trouble walking

    She has lost some weight. I intend to treat myself, not with vet. No sign of broken bones. No wounds. Two weeks plus.
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    Mystery sickness in hen, trouble walking

    Just took photos, not reply,just supplement.
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    Mystery sickness in hen, trouble walking

    My red sex link, 39 months old, has the poopy red swollen rump, not laying but still alert. Walking and jumping are not working out. She uses her wings to get balanced again. has interest in eating an drinking. Two siblings died of different problem, not eating or drinking several months...
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    How to get hens to lay eggs again?

    Mine went into molt and quit laying a few months ago, age 30 months in Florida. Happy day today, I found two eggs, from three hens. Yippy. I used feather fixer from tractor supply
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    The farm gate, installed

    You are too much. Crotchety neighbor with feeble dogs. I worry more about hawks, that cruise overhead frequently.
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    The farm gate, installed

    Thank you. Being amateurs, we learned that there is a strap at the top which can be loosened and then bolted to snug up the top pin. If somebody really wants in, there is plenty of easy ways, such as on the other side, which is open. It is a deterrence not a solid barrier. It is working for...
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    Topic of the Week - Keeping Chickens Cool in Summer

    I use shade and ventilation and changing the water mid-day. Sandy soil allows for dust baths.
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    Topic of the Week - Keeping Chickens Cool in Summer

    Wet newspaper not an alternative, maybe wet feed bags that will be discarded after?
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    The farm gate, installed

    You do not have to understand. It is helping. I do not have to explain and I know determined predators can get into our perimeter. So go stuff your teddy bear with that.
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    The farm gate, installed

    Here it is, Irrigate, or Irritate gate!
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