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    Green runny poop, not sure what to do first.

    Snickers can now rest in peace. A few minutes ago, before going to bed, I checked on her. She looked normal, she was on her perch and looking around attentively. I approached the crate, she looked up and I know she was aware of my presence, as always. So I turned off the light in the family...
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    Green runny poop, not sure what to do first.

    End of day 4. She's still not eating on her own, but she's a bit more active; she's walking around more without me encouraging her to move around. She pecks at the bowl that has the scratch but I don't see her actually eating any of it. She had a couple or normal looking turds in the morning...
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    Green runny poop, not sure what to do first.

    We're on day 2 of force feeding mash and pushing fluids with syringe. She's still not eating on her own, she just sits on the perch in the crate. Several times a day, I carry her out of the crate so she walks around the room for exercise. She still has an occasional green runny poop still. I...
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    Green runny poop, not sure what to do first.

    thank you for sharing your experience. I've done a great deal of reading on this forum. Most members have said that green poop is an indication of poor or no nutrition at all. And that could be caused by her not eating obviously, but the lack of appetite is most likely an intestinal tract...
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    Green runny poop, not sure what to do first.

    A few days ago, I noticed one of my hens was lethargic, not moving around much. It's very cold out now so most of that day she just stood in the corner of the coop, while the others moved and jumped around, competing for food like normal. She will not eat on her own, she looks at the feeder...
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    The deep freeze took its toll

    It sounds like your coop may need some (or better) insulation. During the last arctic deep freeze a few weeks ago, where it was negative 20 outside for a whole week, our coop was kept at 40 all day and night, even with the small chicken door open for ventilation. Our setup is a 10x16 shed with...
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    Sick hen. please help.

    She hasn't pooped yet since I put her in the cage. There's no sign of mites anywhere on her nor the others. She has not laid an egg in months, probably due to her age, which is expected. I cannot feel an egg inside her. She's not molting, and her feathers are still nice and full, she's just...
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    Sick hen. please help.

    Hello, I have an 8-year old hen that is sick. I just noticed her this way this early AM. Her waddle has turned yellowish, her comb is pale, she's lethargic, she's not able to perch or stand. This morning her crop was empty so I separated her in a cage, brought her into the house so she would...
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    What would you put on wood floor in large garden shed (like a Tuff shed)?

    I see, thanks for the explanation. I've been using hemp bedding for the coop floor and I love it, it's super absorbent and I changed it once after a year, vs every week when I was using pine wood shavings. I've also been using spent coffee grounds in the poop trays and the coop no longer reeks...
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    What would you put on wood floor in large garden shed (like a Tuff shed)?

    I looked into horse bedding pellets, but they looked too much like chicken pellets...I was afraid the chickens would mistake them for their feed so I never tried.
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    What bird tried to kill my chicken - video

    One suggestion: your yard isnt that big so you can easily and economically string fishing line across your yard and it will probably keep all flying predators off your yard. watch this video:
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    Review by 'WindyCityCoop' in article 'Using Sand In Your Chicken Coop'

    We have tried many types of bedding including Sand for 2 years, wood chips for a year, mulch and deep litter ; We weren't really happy with any of those methods. The wood chips and mulch smelled after just a few weeks; sand was ok and dry, but it was sooo dusty, we were afraid that our...
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    Illinois...

    These little guys have found a good home.
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    Illinois...

    These little guys are still available.
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    Illinois...

    thank you.
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