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    Poorly Columbian Blacktail, drooped, not moving :(

    Hi all, any tips for our poorly chicken appreciated. We are in Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK. Our chicken was noted as poorly on 30th Sept, really unwell on 1st Oct as it was just massively drooped and not mobile & we thought we'd loose it, bit better yesterday, but today did not leave the coop...
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    is this Bumblefoot ?

    Lilly our 3 year old Belgium bantam (which we have owned for 6 months) has always had a toe missing and because of this she has always walked with a slight limp. Recently the limp appears to be exaccerbated and affecting her right leg (left in the upside down picture). She appears chirpy, is...
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    confused animals

    a cat in a coop & a chick in a flap !!!!!!!!
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    blue bottles in the coop

    I spotted a few blue bottle flies in our coop today whilst cleaning it up. Our Bantam gobbled one up mid flight! It's a mild winters day today, around 10c in the shade at warmest. Should I expect these flies as normal or is it a sign of poor hygene?
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    Our coop build in pics...

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=112047 :cool:
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    Managing the smell of ammonia

    Hi, Newbie here... Having built my coop we're trying out the deep litter method, we have put down 6" of dust extracted wood shavings and turn it once / twice a week. I've since noticed a build up of ammonia. Prior to the chickens moving in i lightly dusted the perches etc with DE. I now plan...
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