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    Silkie rooster / Southern California (Los Angeles area)

    Hello! I have a buff silkie rooster in need of rehoming, he’s very sweet. Buff colored 13 weeks old as of 3/1/2021 - not aggressive has been handled as a chick quite a bit will sit in a lap and be adorable - he is healthy no respiratory or health issues. I live in the San Fernando Valley just...
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    Official BYC Poll: Do You Clip Your Chickens' Wings?

    I’ve only clipped one chickens wing ever, only one side. She is a rescue who had escaped into an urban area and been picked up by animal control. I adopted her from a shelter and because she was very flighty and afraid of me for the first month I didn’t want her to fly over a fence out of the...
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    Overly aggressive hen

    Yeah, thank you for confirming... I have Pepper separated starting from yesterday and not visible to the rest of the flock - it’s very peaceful in the coop at night! Last night was truly a breeze lol I always read to integrate more birds is better but then it’s not really realistic to our flock...
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    Overly aggressive hen

    Also @aart ‘Roost Time Rumble’ sounds like an epic 80s wrestling completion - I’m cracking up 🤣
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    Overly aggressive hen

    You are probably right! I’ll see what we can do to move the door - I appreciate all the advice.
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    Overly aggressive hen

    The coop is 3ft x 5ft of ‘sleeping area’ (this measurement is without the 3 nesting boxes which stick off one side). There are two roosts each 38 inches long - one is 12 inches off the floor and the other is 16inches off the floor. There are 7 birds in the coop at night. So slightly more than...
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    Overly aggressive hen

    Thank you!
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    Overly aggressive hen

    Oh wow - I hope it doesn’t get to the point of rehoming but I appreciate the perspective and advice. I will try isolating her starting today through the weekend and see how it goes after that.
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    Overly aggressive hen

    Ok I will try this, do you think it is important that she is isolated in a way she can’t see the main pen/flock? I only ask because I have her isolated now but it’s in a run that’s installed directly beside the main area - I use this area to integrate new birds so they’re close by and visual and...
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    Overly aggressive hen

    Hi friends, I am struggling with one of my hens, Pepper - she’s about 1 year old and Australorp chicken who is being very very aggressive to 2 newly introduced birds. The first new bird (Cookie) was introduced slowly over a number of months and has been in the flock now since September. The...
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    Comment by 'TreeChick' in article 'Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method'

    Smart thanks for the tip!!
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    Comment by 'TreeChick' in article 'Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method'

    Thank you for this article! I started a very small FF jar to see if my girls like it - today was day 2 it had a few bubbles! I have a question... A majority of the year here it is 90+ degrees sometimes gets up to 110-115 for several days in a row. Will the FF go bad or tend to mold in extreme...
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    Beginnings of Bumblefoot?

    Thank you for your reply and explanation! I will continue to do the Epsom salts to soften it I’ve ordered some things to do the surgery have been reading up on it... seems pretty straightforward to remove. The baffling thing is the cause - this hen never roosts at night. She always sleeps on...
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    Beginnings of Bumblefoot?

    Hello chicken friends, I noticed one of my hens very subtly limping today and upon inspecting her feet I found two scab like circles on the bottom of each of her feet on the meaty ‘palm’ area. I looked it up online and it seems like early stages of Bumblefoot. I soaked her feet in warm Epsom...
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    Poopy butt

    Looks like she needs some help getting clean, as you point out it’s likely happening a little at a time and building up layers. How uncomfortable! I had an adult hen have this issue once and I gently trimmed some of the worst poopy down then gave her a chicken bath. A few tubs of warm water you...
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