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    Hen won't open her eyes

    Fantastic!
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    Hen won't open her eyes

    Thank you so much for asking!!! My hens eye is back to normal!!! Turns out I had a respiratory infection rip through my coop - the crusty eyes was a result of it. I treated them all with Oxysol 62.5 and the two with the eye issues got treated with polysporin eye drops as well! I am back to...
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    Hen won't open her eyes

    Thank you! I will try that tonight!! I hope that is all it is!!!
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    Hen won't open her eyes

    Sorry I am very new to this - I got my girls in March - they came to me infested with lice - that was treated and hasn't been an issue since. I check them all once a week for parasites. She is just over a year old - all the drooping in the coop have looked normal - no blood. She was not...
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    Hen won't open her eyes

    My sweet little hen won't open her eyes - I noticed it yesterday - but when I picked her up she opened both eyes. This morning she was on the roost while everyone else was by the door waiting to go outside. I opened the door - my sick hen never moved. I picked her up and her eyes wouldn't...
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    Winterizing Run

    will do thanks so much!!! all the metal is covered inside - it is insulated and I put up chip board as well.
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    Winterizing Run

    Thank you!! The shed is not air-tight. there are small gaps all around the top - I was thinking if I was able to leave the hatch open for most of the winter I would be ok....?
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    Winterizing Run

    I need all the help / advise I can get!!! This is my little coop - this is my first winter with chickens - I was thinking about wrapping plastic on the walls - more to keep the wind at bay - but I was going to leave the roof open - I'm worried the snow will crush it (Canadians winters can suck...
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    Help a girl out? Retrofit shed to coop...

    This is how mine turned out! I am pretty happy with it! It's fully insulated - I dug the wire in the run down a foot - and used patio stones as a floor in the coop (to keep critters out!!). I left the tin doors on - they will be closed in the winter - but over the summer months I leave the tin...
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    Canadians check in here....

    I just got a few Polish hens from a farmer close to Cobourg Ontario, it would be a bit of a drive for you - he does not ship. If you would like his number send me a private message! Just be careful if you are mixing Polish Hens with other breeds as they will get picked on!! It took mine a month...
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    Canadians check in here....

    Great ideas!!! Thank you! I ended up using a flea powder (suggestion from the breeder) - that seemed to do the trick! I am now offering them a wood ash dust bath bucket :) Once the weather warms up I will look into planting different things around their coop!! I like the idea of lavender...
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    Canadians check in here....

    Thank you so much for the link!! I was desperate to try something so I just used a dog flea powder - Used it on Monday night - Tuesday I didn't see any bugs!!!! I am going to leave them alone for a few days - on the weekend I am going to change their bedding and give the coop a good scrub...
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    Chickens with lice!

    I have only seen a few bugs on one chicken - I am trying to avoid an infestation!!! Do you know of anything 'more toxic' I can get my hands on in Canada? Is a dog flea powder effective / safe to use on chickens?
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    Chickens with lice!

    One of my girls has lice - so pretty sure its a safe assumption that they could all have it - I live in Canada and DryKill and Sevin are not available - well actually I have called 4 Co ops and Country shops all have said they only thing they allowed to sell me is DE - is it safe to use a flea...
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    Canadians check in here....

    Hey Canadians; I need your help!! I have one chicken with lice - apparently with all sorts of Government restrictions I can no longer buy Dry Kill or Sevin - or well anything. It seems if you are not a certified farmer you are unable to buy these things. Any alternative ideas??? Would a dog...
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    Random dead silkie....????

    I contacted the breeder - he is 95% sure it was a stuck egg. All my other girls are doing well - so fingers crossed that's all it was!! I am not going to 'replace' her at the moment - I have a Polish hen that I am nursing back to health after she had all her crest feathers picked off her....I...
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    Random dead silkie....????

    Thank you! I will call the breeder and let him know what's going on!!!
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    Random dead silkie....????

    Super new to the world of chickens - small mixed flock - everything seemed fine in the coop.....they were settling into their new home. Only had them for two weeks....I noticed my white silkie was lethargic so I brought her into the house yesterday and within hours she was dead....????? What...
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    Canadians check in here....

    I am a bit over an hour and a half- two hours South of Toronto and I usually use shavings.[/quot Do you use a heat lamp in the winter?
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    Any other Canadians on here!!!?!

    Thank you Judy!!!!
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