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    Does this look like scaly mites?

    Hi all, This is the legs of my 4 yo legbar. I noticed this a few weeks ago and it has not changed. Could the dicolored scales be scaly mites? The 2 others chicken of the flock look fine. Thank you Sarah
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    egg testing?

    Hi, have you ever had the egg of your flock tested for nutrients, contaminants, or others? The question popped up on my local next with someone concerned about them free-ranging chicken in a lead-contaminated area... best, sarah
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    chicken limping wobbly and keeps beak open

    Hi, Following up on my chicken... it took about 4 week for her to go back to a stage I was comfortable putting her back full time in the coop. I used the Vit E , B complex and some electrolytes... The panting and keeping the beak open were the first ones to resolve. It took two good weeks for...
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    chicken limping wobbly and keeps beak open

    Thank you.. no lice or mice (looked around the eyes , under the wings, by the vent) . Both ears have the same scabs. No pus or discharge. Poop is normal, feet look neat and clean..
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    Recommended feeders for small flock

    This one worked for me with the omlet and 3 chicken: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LM6TRRC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 it took about 18 month for the mice to figure out out to get to the food
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    Deer feeder?

    So I just bought the deer feeder . I added a piece of plastic to help feed "drop in one place" rather than being projected 10 ft away. So far so good. The hen are a little scared when the thing goes on but they eat food....
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    chicken limping wobbly and keeps beak open

    The bird seems.better this morning after a cool.night. The mouth is now close but she is still unsteady/limping. I still saw no sign of bumbelfoot. Gave her electrlyte water and wet food. Here are pix of the injury. The one on the comb are consistent with my head pecker. The one on the ears...
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    chicken limping wobbly and keeps beak open

    she is laying, I found one from her this morning. I did not see her going to the water today but she was by the feeder. I haven't seen her poop today. I will start the electrolyte tomorrow.
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    chicken limping wobbly and keeps beak open

    Hi, This afternoon, I noticed that one of my hens (a gem sapphire, less than a year old) was wobbly and kept its beak wide open most of the time. There was no sneezing, no gasping, just wide open. My three other hens looked fine (one was broody, but that was a regular broodyiness). The chickens...
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    Deer feeder?

    Thank you!
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    Deer feeder?

    My rats are smart... they figured out how to team up for the treacle feeder. A deer feeder can is actually be cheaper than a treadle feeder https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/moultrie-5-gal-all-in-one-hanging-deer-feeder
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    Deer feeder?

    Hi, Did anyone used or though of using a deer feeder for their flock? Looks like they can deliver specific amount of food on a timer schedule. They are rodent and bird proof... overall seems a not so bad idea to prevent rodent to coming into.my coop and steal food.
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    New chicken and Bully

    so I went to see them tonight quite late, and everyone was in the coop... Well, 3 in the coop and one in the nesting box... I closed the door earlier than sundown and left🤞🤞🤞🤞
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    New chicken and Bully

    Hi Rosemary, You mean caging the legbar in the run with the 3 other in the run? I have not though of that. The free ranging has very little success.
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    New chicken and Bully

    Thanks... The legbar has never been the top one... it is indeed the one in the bottom, that what is it making it weird to me. The night separation is not ideal, the legbar sleeps in the nesting area of the eglu for now...
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