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    List of foods that are unsafe for chickens

    Hi all, I know there’s a list (or maybe several) floating around this forum on the foods that are not safe to give chickens. I remember citrus, avocado, onions but are there more? I tried searching the forum, but not having any success (using the app not the full website). Thanks!
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    Very odd behavior

    I wrote about my hen Sansa RIR a few months ago as she lived through a dog attack that killed all the other hens, except Emme who had flown over the stockade fence to the neighbor's. Sansa managed to hide (sort of) under the coop - when I got her out, she had horrible wounds and missing flesh -...
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    Supplemental protein - cooked or raw?

    I usually throw my chickens some extra protein every now and then, but I wondered how other people do it (and if they do it)? I know protein can help to reduce fighting and pecking, and I also have a couple of girls who are molting. I recently ground a bunch of meat for my dog and cat (they're...
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    How long to wait before integrating new hens?

    I have 2 surviving hens after a few dog attacks (April was most recent, my flock is usually 8). I got 6 new year-old hens two weeks ago. I divided my run with a fence so the girls are direct neighbors. How long should I wait before allowing them to mingle?
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    Long overdue introduction

    Hello BYC community! I've been using this site for a few years now, although I'm not super active with it. I started with 8 chickens in 2009 I believe, and have gone through many changes. I had to put them in "foster care" for a while with a friend after I had a knee surgery. Lost a couple of...
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    Where to find sand for coop/run?

    I'm trying to clean up my chicken's coop and run, because we've had so much rain it's basically a mud and poop run. The straw is soggy and stinky. Where would I find sand and how do you figure out the quantity needed? I live in Vermont.
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    Could this be parasites, and how to treat?

    I have 2 hens that seem to have lost weight. One is still laying and the other has stopped (she's about 18 months). The one who is laying was attacked by a dog in March, and nearly died (hunks of flesh were missing). I put her in the "chicken hospital" inside and she survived - so the fact that...
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    Chicken recovering from dog attack - when to re-integrate

    My young RIR was severely wounded by a dog attack a month ago. She survived (I have no idea how she did that), and I treated her wounds and gave her 4 days of PenG injections; she is pretty much sick of the dog crate. It's still somewhat chilly here (30's overnight, 40's during the day), and her...
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    Pen G duration and update on hen attacked by dog

    My RIR is an absolute miracle girl having survived the attack by a husky last week. I have given her 2 doses of Pen-G on consecutive days. I tried to find more information about dosing (should it be consecutive days or every other day? And what is the duration - 4 doses, 4 days, a week?), but...
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    Chicken attacked by dog 8 days ago- confusion about administering PenG

    I have no idea how this girl is still alive. I have been doing my best to care for her, but after looking over her entire body, I'm not sure I can adequately clean/treat her deep wounds. I read Nathalie Ross's article about treating wounds, and picked up the PenG today. I asked for a 3cc...
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    Update 3/13 Blood :( - HELP! Flock attacked, 1 injured

    This is the second time in about 6 months that my flock has been attacked by something. I wasn't sure if it was a dog or a weasel the first time - killed 5 of my 8. It got 4 more, and today again, 5 were found dead in the run. My neighbor saw it, and said it looked like a big coyote, but it had...
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    lame hen - what should I do?

    One of my PBR hens has been lame for a couple of days - I picked her up today and it seems like it's her upper leg/thigh. When she walks, she limps, and she doesn't walk much - mostly just hunkered down like she's in the nesting box. It didn't seem like it was her lower leg or toes, nothing...
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    Buff....

    The Swaps Section is for organized swaps only and need to follow the guidelines here https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/786353/swap-rules-please-read-here-first/0_20 All other transactions need to be posted in the Buy-Sell-Trade Section of the forum. You can find info here...
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    storing fertile eggs - hoping for broody hen

    I heard that storing fertile eggs in the fridge will keep them viable longer than letting them sit out at room temperature. I have a roo and 6 hens, but my roo is causing some noise problems, and I'm going to have to find a nice farm for him when Spring rolls around. I'd like to have a clutch...
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    Whats wrong with my chickens?

    I have 5 hens, all 2 years old, who have been regular layers since Jan 2012. All of a sudden, they seem to have stopped laying. In 6 days I have gotten 2 eggs. It doesn't look like anyone is molting. The weather has been wonderfully cool at night and seasonably summer temps in the day. They...
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    help handling pecking order issues

    i had a 1-year old BO go broody for a few weeks, and i separated her from the flock so she wouldn't hog the nest box. she was in a dog crate that was near the nest box, but apparently the other 6 girls forgot about her. i tried to re-integrate her in the flock, and they are absolutely...
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    removed broody hen 4 wks ago, now the flock won't accept her

    hi folks - let me first say that i am grateful for BYC!! i usually find all the answers i need here . i hope someone can help me with my Buff Thelma, who went broody about 4 weeks ago. i don't have a roo, so i put her in a dog crate with 2 golf balls to sit on (she went broody in April and i...
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    Did she lay a rotten egg?

    I have not seen this before: opened the egg and the yolk was muddled through the entire thing - looked like a rotten egg, but it didn't smell and it wasn't old. It surprised me, because I've never had anything unusual when I open the eggs. I've gotten several shell-less eggs over the past 5.5...
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    Broody BO abandoning the eggs?

    Thelma has been broody since 4/8, sitting on all the hens eggs. I got 11 fertilized eggs and set them under her on 4/11 (no roo here). This is her first time going broody - she's 10 months old. We had to pull a couple eggs, because they were off to the side of her for a while and got cold...
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    HELP!! Broody hen on 11 eggs - 3 are cold

    My first broody hen (no roo) - I set Thelma on 11 fertilized eggs on Wednesday night 4/11. Yesterday I saw 2 eggs that were not under her, and when I touched them they were cold. This morning another egg was beside her cold . I've read that if she's not sitting on them, she might sense that...
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