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    Is this the best mite treatment?

    For the first time in four years we have mites in the coop and on the birds. About two weeks ago I came inside and was sitting here and felt a little bug crawling on my arm. Then about six or eight more. I smashed them all. Then it happened again, just a few another day. Then on Tuesday again...
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    Raspy, sneezing hens - a few questions

    SITUATION: So, about three months ago I bought some copper marans chicks from a lady. Those did well and are healthy and beautiful, nobody got sick, so I trusted to get a few more. I put them in a separate run under a broody hen. Three died the first day. One is left and seems to be healthy and...
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    sleepy hen, any thoughts?

    I have a Wyandotte hen that's almost a year old that hasn't totally been herself lately. She has been standing around kind of puffed up throughout the day for the past few days. She eats their chicken food, greens, worms, bugs, and is drinking. She follows the others around, but after grazing...
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    What brand of feed are you PNW'ers feeding?

    I live in the PNW and I'm looking for a good feed for my layers and one rooster. I read most of the exhaustive "best brand of chicken feed?" thread on here, but most of the suggested brands (Blue Seal, Kent, etc.) aren't available over here. Right now I'm feeding Alber's All Purpose Poultry &...
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    What do you feed while your hens are molting/not laying?

    I was just skipping through threads on here and came across the subject of feeding laying hens. The discussion got a little heated and I got kind of lost. A few people mentioned that feeding a layer pellet or layer crumble while they're molting or not laying isn't beneficial and that also...
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    Need help from West Coasties on run floor materials

    I live in Oregon near the coast. I went on vacation for a couple of weeks and while I was gone the lovely rain finally showed up. The run was nothing but mud when I returned. Here is my 4x10 tractor for my nine hens and roo. You can have a look, so I don't have to go into great detail...
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    Need ideas/suggestions for my winter coop predicament...

    Very long story short, I have a RIR hen separated from the my other nine chickens and I'm about to leave on vacation for about 2-3 weeks. I have a small run built for her that is right next to the other coop and I've been bringing her in the garage at night in a little cat carrier. However...
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    Need advice on reintroducing a hen (kind of)

    I have nine hens and a rooster. They are about six- seven months old and have been laying for most of the summer. One of my Rhode Island Red's was the first to start laying. After a few weeks she started limping on one leg, then both legs, then couldn't/wouldn't stand. I narrowed it down to...
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    Hen can't walk

    I posted yesterday about my hen limping. Today she doesn't want to put weight on either foot. She tries to stand on her toes and use her wings to balance. It's almost like it's the bottom of the foot (pad looking part) that she doesn't want to have weight on. But, why suddenly both legs now...
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    Limping 5month old hen

    I have a Rhode Island Red that is about 5 1/2 months old. Four days ago when I let them out of their run to free range she was limping on her left leg when she would run. Then yesterday she would only walk and hardly put any weight on it. Now today she put pretty much no weight on it and didn't...
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    Young hen laying soft shelled eggs

    I have nine hens and a rooster that are about five months old. Two weeks ago when I went to clean the coop I found a very soft small empty egg shell. Looked more like a brown sack, not hard like a shell at all. No yolk part was there (I don't know if there isn't one at all or if the chickens are...
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    Input on sneezing chick

    I have a yellow Ameraucana that seems to sneeze quite often. I've been reading about whether sneezing is at all normal and I'm not sure what to think. Their brooder was a 6ft diameter swimming pool in a 12'x12' spare bedroom. They were in that for just over six weeks. She started to sneeze more...
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    Will giving vaccinated chicks Sulmet harm them?

    I have ten chicks that are 4 wks old. Six were vaccinated and four were not. One of the four got sick yesterday and just slept all day with mucus-like poo. I also noticed she is smaller than other 9 chicks. So I bought some Sulmet this morning and gave it to her. I would also like to give the...
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    4wk old vaccinated chick lethargic

    Hello, This is my first time raising chickens. I have ten of them that are 4 weeks old. Last night before bed all of my chicks were acting totally normal. This morning I checked on them and one of my Golden-laced Wyandottes is very lethargic. She has just been standing with her eyes closed...
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