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    lump on butt

    my girl is standing but lethargic. Big lump by butt. help
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    fluffed up hen eating with her brood? Why?

    9 hens 1 rooster. 1 hen is puffed up strutting and eating Whats up with her?
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    help please

    my chicken split top of head door fell on head she has a gash i put peroxide on it. what now?
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    Below zero coop Temp?

    Does a light on at night for heat in my coop disturb the sleep of my chickens. I don't heat my coop but it is well insulated. The Arctic cold snap just arrived and they survived this first night just fine. Is the heat light at night just to make me feel better or will it give them some comfort...
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    Lethargic chicken

    Sitting around alot. had bad case of mites or lice. Dusted, my extremely cleaned coop.And my 7 chickens were dusted. Just one Chicken had the mites or lice to the extreme. Any homemade remedy to perk her up would be appreciated. leilani
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    Temps dropping fast

    My small flock have a insulated coop. I don't heat but the water. Our temps are plunging in Pa. Very, very cold tonight. Will my flock be alright since they haven't been in this kind of cold before. Thank u, leilani
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    Please help

    woke up to free range my ten chickens. My Henny Hen was lathargic and when she did walk it was slow . She ate warm steel cut oats now is just hunched up. Should I bring her in? Thanks
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    What is this bantams roosters breed?

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    sodium cloride as snow melt?

    I have a bag of snow melt with sodium cloride in it. Is this okay to put down where my chickens walk sometimes. Its not in the immediate area of the coop. Just on my front walk.They still free range with monitoring in this weather. we are in the country but still have some neighbors. I dont want...
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    douching a chicken

    Well I am trying to save my hen. Thanks to all the good advice on this forum. NEVER imagined douching a hen. Her vent is red a swollen and she has been laying eggs that have a soft shell these last 3 days. Hopeing this will be the answer to my problem. Douching with a tad of apple vinegar to...
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    Can 1 Roo live with 5 Hens, Peacefully!

    Well coop is finished. Run is fenced. Ended up with 5 hens and 1 roo. This was a naturally cauled down group of peeps from a couple different broods. I was going to keep all but separate the roos'. No need now, there dead. Mr or Ms. Raccoon was live trapped and lives in a different part of...
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    straw and pine chips for deep litter method?

    I have first sand then pine shavings in the floor of my run. Then straw mixed in it all, thick. Red Lake D and E earth sprinkled in all areas. Can I clean up daily and still keep layering the pine shavings with the straw. I also have High vent areas with an extended metal roof. Should I insulate...
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    mixed age small flock

    I have 2 1 1/2 year old RIR hens, 1 18 week old RIR hen, 2 15 week old RIR hens, and 1 15 week old RIR Roo. 6 chickens in all. Is starter crumbles alright for all 6 right now. What else, other than fresh greens, do they need. New to this. Just got the 2 older hens, ready to lay. Thanks leilani.
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    corn tacos?

    can i give my chickens crushed corn taco shells? 17 weeks old.
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    Chicken threw up. What is up?

    I just moved my roo and 3 hens in a new coop. I saw my chicken throw up and my roo pooped solid with water coming out also. Does anybody think it is just the move. I saw them pecking and eating pine shavings.There is vinyl flooring underneath pine shaving so I know when they were pecking and...
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    Did my chicken lay an egg?

    My 16 week old hen made this god awful clucking sound. never heard this before from her. It was early morning. The new coop is not finished yet and she is nighting in a blue spruce tree. A big, old tree. She comes out when I call her. This morning it was earlier than usual. She sounded like she...
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    what should my coop look like in regard to feeders perches, and nesting boxes?

    6 foot by 5 foot inside with one nesting box fitted to hinge on outside, it is a small box. how many more will I need for 4 chickens 1 roo and 3 hens? need help with design.
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    salt in the water

    Somebody told me they put salt in there chickens water to keep it from freezing in winter. Is this safe for the chickens?
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    no recipes please!

    Was looking at a random chicken web site. Turned out to be recipes for chicken. My babies in the backyard were outraged!!!! LOL
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    My chickens are 8 weeks what do I feed them now. I live in southern Lancaster county, Pa.

    I want to give them a variety but what do they need to thrive. I am giving them chick starter now.
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