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    Hen/pullet puffed up standing on 1 leg - hasn't layed in 1.5 months

    You know, my half Orpington hens with a lot of floof do the standing on one leg in cold temps a lot more often / longer than the others. And our temps haven't gotten too cold down here yet, but days that sink below 65 or so I notice it. When they walk off then I know they're okay. I'm guessing...
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    Sand Hill and True Heritage Breeds Club

    The way you conveyed it was confusing. It read a bit like a specific club for those who order from Sandhill. My first impression was it was meant as an advertisement. As I read further I realized that was not quite the case (probably?) but many others may have stopped reading before then. Most...
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    Things you wish you could say

    Finally got through the analysis paralysis to choose Momma's Christmas present... Now I'm stuck on the accessory to make it work. I wish I could say, "Mom, which one do you prefer?" Does anyone else get as stuck on presents as I do?
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    Is frostbite avoidable without electric heating? Should I add heat to my coop?

    I understand where you're coming from, really. It is nothing major, for now. I pointed out the beginning of it. But it most likely will get worse at OPs humidity levels. My parents owned a construction company so I've seen the affects on particle board from minor mistakes in construction. My...
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    Is frostbite avoidable without electric heating? Should I add heat to my coop?

    I had cropped and posted a picture of the affected part of your ceiling. Along with a description of exactly what I was looking at. We know what particle board looks like. Honestly, most people seal it as part of the construction process due to the hygroscopic properties. If you really don't...
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    Is frostbite avoidable without electric heating? Should I add heat to my coop?

    Particle board is like a sponge, you can't use liquid cleaners on it or it will swell. To confirm mold, there is probably a test kit of some kind available. No idea of the cost. Or you can prise a chip of the affected area off for examination under a microscope (little handheld limited...
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    Aviary Netting vs Trees

    Tried it. Sweated, cried, have blocked out the mental anguish. Of branches falling and taking whole sections down. Of sticks catching in one area only for the wind to help another area catch on too, twisting to create a gordion knot that can't be undone with a saints patience, adding weight that...
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    Aggressive mating behaviour: a recent review of the literature

    I had one cockerel, Clancy, who was extremely slow to grow. His comb didn't redden until he was 8 months old. I had picked him as the best available cockerel very early and had no choice but to wait on his timeline to hatch more. Well he was schooled by the hens throughout his adolescence. He...
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    Chicks that wont eat chick starter!

    Ohh eek! Was it by any chance just the regular small development waste that all hatched eggs have? If it was definitely an unusual green slime, that sounds like a bad infection. Or maybe a decomposing twin who passed very early (suggesting this because blood products turn green). Let's ask...
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    No Eggs--Stopped

    I would put lights in the coop. They don't have to be bright or on all night. A couple hours should do it. We have solar string lights (all of $28). I give them their break in fall while they're molting, then turn the lights back on in November or so (depending on their molt progress / general...
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    Chicks that wont eat chick starter!

    ...warm sugar water in the baby first, then put them back under the heat and return in 15-30 mins with food offerings, they tend to perk up more and show more interest in the food. * I mostly used this with coccidiosis treatment, so no guarantee it will help with this. Hoping for your success!
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    Is frostbite avoidable without electric heating? Should I add heat to my coop?

    Hey 2... I wanted to point out that the posting format for forums is different than a chat box or social media. A post on the forum should contain at least most of what you want to say - except if you forget something or someone is responding back and forth with you. Hitting the post button...
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    I had to.

    Yes. I have 13 two day olds. Have to scrub the bator properly so we can try again. The only hatches that count are in even dozen increments!
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    Is frostbite avoidable without electric heating? Should I add heat to my coop?

    I would paint inside if it were me. Clearly you put a lot of effort into your coop, so painting with antifungal Killz (there's at least one other brand but I can't remember it) would help preserve it. That picture is one I cropped but it looks like you were talking about the soffit ventilation...
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    Is frostbite avoidable without electric heating? Should I add heat to my coop?

    Sorry I was slow to edit the image in my last post but it's there now. I don't think I would be able to spot the stuff in a pic if we didn't deal with it so often irl. Not healthy for the birds delicate lungs but if you address it before it gets worse it shouldn't be at a level yet to cause...
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    Is frostbite avoidable without electric heating? Should I add heat to my coop?

    One sure way to lower humidity in the coop below the exterior percentage, is horse pine pellets as bedding. They are super dry and help the whole coop climate. In FL we get rain so often my coops would mold without them. @ChickenShepherd_6116 I actually see some mold on the particle board in...
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    Ayam cemani and Naked Neck mixing (with some moral questions)

    The flaw I see is the idea you will keep all of them, if I read that right. I myself have a multi-year breeding project (still underway), and I've rehomed many more than I kept, yet I still have too many. Sometimes birds come along that we bond with and they get a forever ticket. But necessity...
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    BigBlueHen53: Just BukbukbuKAAWS

    Yeah it looks like he's growing a whole fresh new tail in judging by the shorter feathers below. It might be his last juvenile molt, or not... Rooster before this one, well he matured rather quickly and looked full grown. He was breeding, had fathered 2 batches of chicks by 5 months old. So I...
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    Help! Need to refurbish inherited coop!

    One thing I would definitely do with any inherited coop is paint inside and out, thoroughly. That helps with any lingering pests or pathogens. Mites tend to hide in the woodwork, emerging to bite birds at night, and they can stay dormant a long time. I would also address the floor. If it's just...
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    how far is to far to drive to obtain a bird

    Couple years ago, we drove to Louisiana from Central FL. 12 hours there and 12 back. To buy a rooster. Was he the most amazing rare breed? Nope. He had a lot of purple sheen in his feathers and I wanted to try to replicate that. Before the trip I had an attack of logic that convinced me to back...
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