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  1. tricketts

    Sicky Silkie????????

    No other suggestions from anyone?
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    Sicky Silkie????????

    isn't crop on there chest in there gullet? This is on her back like where a shoulder would be and it is soft not hard like something is impacted or like it would be a cyst. Almost like extra skin but just weird cause there is no hair on it and it is shiny black skin not wrinkly and grayish...
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    Sicky Silkie????????

    So I bought two new silkies this weekend and once I got home I found out that I didn't inspect them very good. Partly because I bought my other chickens at this same place and they were fine. Not the case this time. Both the chicks are silkies and they are about 2 weeks old. The first one...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Quote: She seems to be breathing fine and I don't notice any nasal discharge. she is eating and sleeping okay as well. I will get a magifying glass and check for the bugs. Lets hope its not that cause I can handle most things but bugs creep me out. LOL. I have noticed that the eye that...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Quote: Definitely keep separate, check for breathing issues, whether the other eye has problems and whether there is any nasal discharge. I don't THINK it's lice/mites, but use a magnifying glass to check the bird all over--the bugs do sometimes congregate around the face. She seems to be...
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    Arizona Chickens

    So I bought this new silkie today and I was told she is about 2 weeks old. I didn't notice her eye till I got home. Is this a problem or do you think she is probably sick. Is there a way to clean her eye to see if it comes back or gets worse? I am just not sure what to do and I hate for her...
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    Arizona Chickens

    I had to brag and share my newest addition to my chicken family. I am so totally in love with her and she is the sweetest thing and she lets me hug her and pet her and hold her LOL. Okay enough gushing!! Not sure what to name her yet? Any suggestions?
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    Arizona Chickens

    He is actually a mix of a Rott, german shepherd, and lab, but to me he looks just like a beagle with his markings and then on top of it he is really tall like a great dane. We are still amazed he got in there to begin with. He thinks he is a lap dog so I am not sure if he was actually trying...
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    Arizona Chickens

    So I thought I would post this for a good laugh. We are new to chickens and so far we love them and I mean love them!! I have 3 hens (two buffs and an amercuana). They are super friendly and so far we have been pretty lucky to let them free range around our yard. We also have 3 dogs that...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Ahhhh much better. LOL my son got in there with them and he said mom it is much warmer in here than it actually is outside, so hopefully this will help. Thanks for the advice! As an FYI when I was spying on them a few seconds ago they were eating the crumble as well!!!
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    Arizona Chickens

    I bought a 5 gallon waterer today and the feed lady was nice and charged me the price for the chick crumble even though she gave me turkey. I went out there and gave it to them but they seemed totally uninterested in it. They actually were really noisy tonight more than they ever are, except...
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    Arizona Chickens

    So I went to the feed store today to buy more chick starter and the lady there said that since my chicks were about 5-6weeks old that I should move them to crumble. She said that they were out of chick grow crumble but that I could give them turkey crumble and that would be fine and that...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Gckiddhouse and Arizonanessa Thank you for the welcomes!!! I found this post online today about taking a trash can and putting a ice pack inside of it and it makes a chicken coop a/c unit. I am definitely going to try that. I have also decided to move the location of the coop. I wasn't...
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    Arizona Chickens

    So another member gave me this thread for Arizona memebers which is great. I had my chicks outside today all day for the first time. They are pretty much fully feathered but I am worried about leaving them outside all night. Do you think it will be okay? When I checked on them today late in...
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    Does this coop look okay in construction?

    Got it! Now my kids are all freaked out that we are going to have weird stuff in our backyard. !! I will send updated pics once I make the changes recommended. I really appreciate everyones help and I will definitely check out the Arizona Thread.
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    Does this coop look okay in construction?

    Okay so Pine it is and a roost in front of the nesting box. I guess my main concern would be cats then, even though I haven't seen any here I am sure there are people with cats. The poultry netting we have it 1" by 20 guage. What would you recommend instead?
  17. tricketts

    Does this coop look okay in construction?

    The coop is 4ft high and 6 ft long. I have 3 chickens, two buffs and an ameraucana. The are a little over 4 weeks old.
  18. tricketts

    Does this coop look okay in construction?

    So even if I live in a master planned community with 6ft block walls and neighbors on all sides I should still cover over the chicken wire? I will put slanted wood on top of the nesting boxes and I will change the roost to a 2 x 4 instead of a rounded piece of wood. I will also add wood...
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    Does this coop look okay in construction?

    Any suggestions what I should put on the top of the next box to keep them off of it?
  20. tricketts

    Does this coop look okay in construction?

    We thought about that and next weekend we are going to change out their roost bar.
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