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  1. danepup

    Bumblefoot newbie - I have questions.

    Hi everyone, I have read a lot of forums, the chicken health book, and watched a variety of YouTube videos. My girl Margaret got bumblefoot. I caught it last week, and took her to the vet for her procedure since I was out of my depth with that. Livestock vet, so my list of questions didn't...
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    Quick sand/substrate question

    Thanks, everyone. I got my situation sorted out and the girls are all happy again.
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    Quick sand/substrate question

    Hi, Up until this weekend, I had wood mulch as the substrate in my run, but one of my girls just got bumblefoot, likely from jumping down and puncturing her foot. The livestock vet recommended eliminating mulch and putting down rubber mulch, which I elected not to do out of the potential...
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    Question about Ventilation and Light

    Thanks again. I talked to my builder and he says it's all an easy fix. We're going to pop out the roof and add wire mesh and lower the roosting bar. Whew! A.
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    Question about Ventilation and Light

    No, there's one coop - a henhouse inside of a coop. The photos are of the front, the back (where the window is for light) and the inside taken through the henhouse drop down door. I got my questions answered already, though, and we're working on a fix.
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    Question about Ventilation and Light

    That’s what I was wondering. I didn’t catch the error until the coop was complete but have since found a photo from the plan website that shows that. I’ve talked to my builder about fixing it or cutting some skylights in the roof that we can cover with mesh. I’ll also see about lowering the long...
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    Question about Ventilation and Light

    Hi all, My builder just finished my coop and the girls are moved in. This is a customized version of the Garden Loft. I'm double checking with the plan designers to see if we missed a step, but the only ventilation in the henhouse is the door (that goes up and down on a pulley). Because the...
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    Ingredients For Dust Bath?

    I’m When you say dried herbs - do I get fresh and let the dry or buy already dried? I don’t have a garden so am not sure how to do this. I may have neighbors who have herbs they would give me.
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    I made this coop closet….what to use it for?

    I use the compressed kind that fluffs up once you open the bag (something like 8 cu feet). I didn't originally think an unopened bag of that would be exciting for rodents either - but I just want to take as many precautions as I can before I find out the hard way. In theory, my coop is "rodent...
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    I made this coop closet….what to use it for?

    Hi, My coop is getting finished and I had a closet built in it for storage, except now it’s better for me to store food and snacks in the climate controlled garage so I’m trying to figure out how to use the space. I think I can store bedding and cleaning tools in it but want to dissuade rodents...
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    Here’s a fun game…what might these babies grow up to look like?

    I just had one that looked like A3 turn out to be a rooster so….maybe this one would end up looking similarly? Hard to know.
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    Here’s a fun game…what might these babies grow up to look like?

    Well I love all of those. I had some EEs awhile back that were the wild type, so I’m familiar with those. Thanks you! Alissa
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    Here’s a fun game…what might these babies grow up to look like?

    So I have to pick two of the “A’s” and the other two are going to a friend. A1-A4 are Ameracaunas/EE’s (I know they aren’t the same, I know hatcheries mislabel - that’s not the focus of this post)…..what I don’t know is how these hens might end up looking - so I welcome any adult pictures of...
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    Hen or Roo

    Thanks. I sent pictures to the hatchery because they want pictures to give me a refund if they sent the wrong sex. This hatchery, according to a book I read, has a specific sexing person and I paid for hens. At any rate, I was suspect after I got rid of the other rooster and this one took...
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    Hen or Roo

    Hey, I live in town so can’t have a rooster. I already rehoused one hen that turned out to be a rooster and now this one (Harriet) has become the top/lead hen. She’s super friendly but she’s vocalizing when she wants out and sometimes in the pen (their coop isn’t done yet. It’s not quite a...
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    I need an opinion about fence height

    It's not chain link, but somewhat similar. I provided a photo of the product, but I'll put you on the 6' team. Thank you! I have all heavy breeds but definitely would hate for them to jump over and become a super fun toy for the dogs.
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    I need an opinion about fence height

    Hi, Hi everyone! I'm taking everyone's advice and fencing off a section of my newly renovated "dog yard" (even though I was originally resistant to the idea) so that my girls have some free roam space in the hardscape that I have. Originally I thought I needed to keep them cooped since all I...
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    I cannot free range or can I?

    Here's the Nugget apartment in progress. Also, their expanded garage set up. I currently have seven hens, but will have six tomorrow since I think one is a roo or else a very noisy hen and I can't have either in my neighborhood - so this one is going to a friend's farm tomorrow. Also, I gave...
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    I cannot free range or can I?

    Once I move them out to the coop, I can start this kind of training. They're only 7.5 weeks old so while they're living in my garage and going out to the front yard enclosure, I carry them. This is to socialize them too. They're all very cuddly! I hadn't planned to give them snacks until about...
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    I cannot free range or can I?

    Good call. In the past, when I had a flock before, the dog space and chicken space was separated. This house is set up differently and I hadn't planned on free ranging the hens because of my hardscaped yard. I still may decided it doesn't work well for them since I likely need to supervise and...
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