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    A Chicken Physical

    How would a vet conduct a "yearly" physical evaluation of a chicken, you know, a chicken check-up? I assume a vet has a regular protocol or SOP when evaluating healthy hens. Do we have vets here on the forum, or has anyone had healthy stock professionally evaluated? Does anyone have any...
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    what unusual food did you feed your flock today?

    During the winter I've been feeding the girls two "hot meals" to help them stay warm and productive. These are in addition to their corn/crumble feed. They get half an apple, or a small potato chopped (not too small), two slices of toast cubed, some fat (bacon or sausage grease, canola oil...
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    Does anyone feed their chickens...

    One day this winter the girls were out in the pen on a cold sunny day. They'll go out if it isn't windy. They were in and on their "summer house," a construction of dog crate, shrub protectors and a slice of plywood situated in the middle of their pen. All of a sudden the noise level got so...
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    Worried about not having enough water in coop. Using nipple waterers.

    My girls currently use those regular upside down bottle waterers, with all the side effects, straw and droppings in the water, and water on the floor. They'll be close to a year old this spring, do you suppose they'll learn to use the nipple type operation before expiring from dehydration...
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    A New Member From Upstate NY

    Again, thanks to Nifty Chicken for pushing me to figure out why I couldn't get on-line. I still don't know, but I do have a laptop which lets me get in. My wife and I are retired professionals living in rural Albany County, New York. We have two grown children living in the area with their...
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