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  1. micstrachan

    Coop/Run Dilemma

    Yes, I’m considering that. But if they don’t respect Bridge, I’ll have the same issue.
  2. micstrachan

    Coop/Run Dilemma

    Thanks. The run has a pitched tarp over it, and hardware cloth, of course, but not a proper roof. It works great; I just have to replace it every year. I’ll be putting tarp siding up soon, too.
  3. micstrachan

    Coop/Run Dilemma

    No, Bridge does not have access to the loft at all. But I also think she’d have trouble getting to the main level, since it takes three steps to get there. She sleeps on the floor of the loft if I know I’ll be home late and arrange to have someone else put her in. I’ll think about this some more.
  4. micstrachan

    Coop/Run Dilemma

    Thanks for weighing in. While I appreciate your feedback, my hens are beloved pets and culling is not an option. Having said that, I have had a couple humanely euthanized when it was clear they weren’t going to recover.
  5. micstrachan

    Coop/Run Dilemma

    Thanks. I’ll think about this. I’ve been alternating the neutral hen (Roxy). I’ve been putting Bridge in the loft (sometimes with Roxy.) I took down the high roost in the loft. Each night I manually put Bridge on the low roost (about 12 inches) or she sleeps on the floor. The loft has a pop door...
  6. micstrachan

    Coop/Run Dilemma

    This is helpful. Thank you!
  7. micstrachan

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I’m sorry, Alex. I hope she pulls through. I’ve had a terrible year with the chickens myself.
  8. micstrachan

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Hi folks. In case anyone wants to weigh in on my Bridge housing dilemma… https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/coop-run-dilemma.1678910/
  9. micstrachan

    Coop/Run Dilemma

    Also, the fact that I’m suddenly having a bunch of deaths is also concerning, but that’s a separate issue.
  10. micstrachan

    Coop/Run Dilemma

    Greetings. I have an aging flock. I am down to just three hens, ages almost 10 to 5 1/2 years. Unfortunately, my oldest hen, Bridge, who was alpha up until around May, has a foot that does not dorsally flex. Her good foot also has a couple bad toes, so she does not get around very well. In May...
  11. micstrachan

    Young Polish Hen, suddenly letheargic, bright green liquid stools

    I’m sorry to hear this, Bob. I agree Coccidiosis is a distinct possibility. Do you have CORID on hand?
  12. micstrachan

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I have an absent, I didn’t know you got a second batch of buckeyes. I love it!
  13. micstrachan

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Oh my gosh, they’re adorable! Is Mr. Chips a Little Mill? Meaning, a speckled Sussex?
  14. micstrachan

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Pooh, Calypso, Geronimo and Chippy, right? Adorable!
  15. micstrachan

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I love this!
  16. micstrachan

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    @RoyalChick it looks like you’ve had a hen raise chicks and I missed the whole thing. So sorry to have missed!
  17. micstrachan

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    This made me smile. Thank you. 🥰
  18. micstrachan

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    I’ve had them done in the past. She’d been gone for a few hours by the time I got home. She was in severe rigor mortis so my friend buried her under the walnut tree in the yard. I suspect cancer. She had just molted and wasn’t currently laying with the shortening days.
  19. micstrachan

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Thanks. I missed her. I’m being treated for a kidney infection.
  20. micstrachan

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Thanks. I didn’t. I got home around 12:30am and she was long gone. RIP, sweet, curious Minnie. My dear friend just came by and buried her for me because I’m still recovering.
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