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    Deep cuton back from rooster

    Thank you I appreciate your input!
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    Deep cuton back from rooster

    I have a jersey giant hen who has a very deep laceration on her back that I presume she got from My obese Jersey giant rooster. I brought her inside last night washed her as best as I could , I tried to clean the wound with iodine and then dress the wound with antibacterial cream and gauze...
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    Raising baby chicks outside with no heat in 35 degree weather

    I use a heat lamp bulb that I get at rural king. Keeps them nice and toasty. However that is for adult hens. I have never had a batch of chicks in the winter for this very reason. They are too sensitive to the cold to be outside in Ohio winters.
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    Limping chicken for three weeks

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    Limping chicken for three weeks

    All of my hens are about 1 year old. Here's a pic of their coop and run. It's about 40sq ft in the run plus the coop. They have open access to the run all day. I let them out often in the evenings when I can be there to ward off predators. I tried to get a Pic of her hurt foot/leg. You can see...
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    Limping chicken for three weeks

    I have a small flock of seven hands. They all got along very well up until about three weeks ago when I let them out of their coop for some outside time in the evening one of them came flopping out limping badly and missing a ton of her feathers. The other hens jumped on top of her and began...
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