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    Limping Chicken

    One of my chickens is limping, there is a slight redness to her left foot...what do I do?
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    No eggs in 4+ weeks

    Two were born in 2020, they're Rhode island reds. Other is Austrolorpe, about same age. I live in Massachusetts
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    No eggs in 4+ weeks

    I have 3 hens, they're healthy and eating well and acting normally, the thing is they haven't laid any eggs in 4+ weeks... What could be the problem?
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    Poopy bottom

    Why does just this one keep getting it?
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    Poopy bottom

    One of my hens keeps on getting poopy butt. It's happened twice and I just noticed it again today. To fix it, I fill up a small bucket with warm water, put on plastic gloves and wash her behind, it works well. Then if anything is stuck, I use scissors to cut some of it off, but not too much.
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    Poopy bottom

    Thanks for the quick reply. I'm not sure why she got poop bottom. I have 6 total chickens and she was only one with the issue.
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    Poopy bottom

    What is the best way to clean chicken bottom/rear end. One of my chickens has a messy, poopy rear end I just filled up a bucket of warm water and put on some plastic gloves and did my best by rinsing her down there. Then gave her a towel dry. It looks a little better but I'm new to all this.
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    Chickens sleeping on Nesting boxes

    Good morning 🌄 Question.. how do I get my chickens to stop sleeping on top of their nesting boxes and onto the roost? At bedtime they all huddle up together on one end of the nesting boxes (I covered them up with a board until laying time) Droppings are making their way inside the boxes. I've...
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    Best material for chicken run

    Good morning 🌞 friends! What is the best material for putting down on to the ground for inside the chicken run? Is a mixture of hay and white pine shavings ok? For inside the coop I was told that Koop Clean was the best.
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    changing out pine bedding in brooder

    howdy folks!~ how often should i be changing out the pine shavings in the brooder? its been 1 week today that I've begun this journey, it is soooo fun! thanks in advance.
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    Infrared heating lamp vs white light heating lamp

    greetings! is it better to use a infrared heating lamp or white light heating lamp? i noticed that when i changed over to the infrared the chicks started scratching and making a nest so to speak,. they all seem to huddle in the nest now.
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    Newbie here!

    Greetings! I'm just beginning my journey into raising chickens, someone mentioned this site. It looks very informative! I'm super excited to begin 😁
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