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  1. melonhead

    is this bumblefoot?

    Another question about my Sultan's feet. I just adopted her, from a "show" situation where it seems she wasn't allowed to scratch or actually be on the ground. I think she must have been caged full time. So i've been trying to take care of her nails, and I noticed that her feet look...
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    toenail maintenance

    Hi. I just took over a couple hens from a woman who shows them. They both have crazy curly long toenails. I get it, as they really don't know how to "chicken" and I assume they've never been allowed to scratch. So i cut them and was able to get them pretty short, but now they're just these...
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    leg issues

    So we just hatched 3 Polish chicks. Two are getting big and strong and fast, but one seems to have various leg issues. I think she has spraddle legs, so i fitted her with hobbles. But as you can see from the pic, even in the hobbles, her right foot turns out. Weird thing is, that's the foot...
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    Integration!!!

    So I have two groups of chickens...three BRs are about 4 months old (one is a rooster) and the other three EEs are 3 months old. The BRs have been living in the main coop and the babies have been in a mini aframe coop/run during the da, and then in a cat carrier inside the main coop at night...
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    first day free-ranging

    I let my flock out to free-range for a couple hours this evening. It was their first time out of the run (I've had them for about 3 weeks). Those were some happy chickens at bedtime!
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    How to convert this coop?

    So i bought this little coop to keep my chicks in, until they're ready to integrate with the hens. It's small (45x56) and pretty lightweight (24 lbs), so i worry about predators. I want to modify it a bit to make it safe enough to keep the babies outside. (they've been living inside in a...
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    do they need a better dirt bath?

    My flock has a run that sits right on the ground, and i have seen them do a bit of digging...but my soil is clay, so it's very thick and difficult to dig. Plus, once it rains, it stays wet for a while. Should I be offering them a supplemental dirt bath? and if so, what's the best medium (sand...
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    What sex EEs?

    I have 3 EEs that I was told were female. Now they're about 6 weeks old and I'm hoping I get to confirm that soon, so I'm turning to the experts. My plan is to get good pics of each of them, but here's a close-up of the first to start. color is mostly a pretty consistent yellow/tan color...
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    Please confirm my suspicions....or not

    OK, so i have 3 "female" barred rocks, but I suspect one will start crowing someday soon. They are between 8 and 10 weeks old, and I've looked at the male vs female barred posts, and he fits almost all of them except coloring. They all seem to be mostly black (he's darker in person than in the...
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