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    OMG!! (Mareks??) HYPERICUM WORKED IN 15 MINUTES!! SHE'S WALKING!!!!

    I posted last night and just a half hour ago about my 3 year old Buff Orphington not walking for 2 days...... I read a post about using a natural cure HYPERICUM for Mareks or 'nerve damage' I can not figure out if she has Mareks or not.... so I bought some this evening! She has not walked in 2...
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    Buff Orpington won't walk! Photos attached!

    My 3 year old hen has been having a hard time walking all summer. She stopped laying last November after a coop attack. Has good & bad days, but stopped completely walking 2 days ago! I have her in the house and she can not stand without falling over. I have checked her feet for...
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    URGENT!! HELP PLEASE! Buff Orpington can not walk!

    My Buff Orpington is 3 year sold this month. For the past 2-3 months she has been getting slower & slower in her walking. She has good days & bad. It's like she has arthritis! She has alot of trouble keeping her balance. It's like her feet hurt so bad she can't walk! Today was a bad day...
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    Hen Can Not Walk!!! I don't know what is wrong!!!

    I thought she has a leg injury but I think I have ruled this out! She can not walk and has gotten worse over the last few days. Now I can't even get her to stand! She was standing and then would take a few steps by lose her balance. She falls forward. Her poop was normal but now it all...
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    Leg Injury but nothing seen.

    My 2 year old hen just sit down and can't go anywhere. If I stand her up, she stands, but won't walk. I kept her in the porch all day... and she never got up to walk. She's eating & drinking.... and pooping! Looks good... acts good. She's not in distress & I touch her leg & hip with no...
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    White Laced? Girl?

    I got this one in a batch of chicks 5 months ago. I'm hoping she is a SHE...... Thanks for your answers in advance! Heather - Noblesville IN
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    No longer laying eggs.... are they scared?

    I have had 2 hens for 2 years that have laid eggs, and good ones, everyday. 3 months ago I added 4 - 6 week old chickens to the coop. 6 weeks ago one young one was killed by a raccoon in the night. My big hens stopped laying eggs that night, I believe.... but it may have been 2-3 day before...
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    Do I have a ROOSTER on my hands?

    I have no idea how to tell....... he/she is 5 months old & HUGE! he/she is a talker..... and always flying over the gate & in trouble. How can I tell if he/she is a ROOSTER???? (see photo) Thanks! Heather - Noblesville IN
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    Racoon Attack Caught in Action!

    I live in a neighborhood but our house is backed up to the woods with a privacy fence. Have seen many Raccoons over several years, but not since keeping my dad's big dog for the summer last year. Last August, I added 2 hens to our family.... got them all decked out in a wood playhouse, all...
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    Looking to buy at the 4-H fair....

    Hello by BYC friends! I have not been on here since my "first winter" challages and questions... I wish I had more to to lirk as I love it here, but it's very addictive! I have 2 twin girls, 1 year old, Buff Orffingtons. They are wonderful! They follow me around and let me pick them up...
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    It's 16 degrees! Heat Lamp??

    So here in Indiana is was 16-20 degrees all week! I felt so bad for my 6 month old chickens (2) that I bought a heat lamp. So.... how do I use it? I've got it hung where I want it... not too close and only a 125 watt bulb. It's been on for 3 days straight...... should i leave it on all the...
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    Looing for Organic Feed

    I'm looking for Organic Feed for my 6 month old hens. I'm looking for a good quality feed but not a crazy price...... also from a web site so they will deliver it! Just a Reg. big bag.... enough for 2 chickens for awhile. Heather - Indiana
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    6 months old and still no eggs???

    Just about the time I was expecting eggs, it got very cold fast here in Indiana. Is the cold effecting my egg laying.....??? I have yet to see an egg from either chicken.........
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    Dream while waiting on Eggs!

    I'm a newbie here..... but have asked several questions and ya'll have been more tha helpful! So my 2 Buff Orph. are 21 weeks... and I'm waiting on eggs!........... Must be stessing me out cuz I had a dream last night! (or I'm spending too much time on BYC? Got my first egg (some reason me and...
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    Where to find a heated waterer?

    Where can I find a heated waterer? Is the only place on line? We have a Tractor Supply but I haven't seen them there.... (haven't askd yet) Is there a certain kind of heater that is better to buy? I'm currently using a plastic chicken waterer. (Fill it up, turn it upsde down....) Thanks...
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    Will This Playhouse work?

    I'm going to Sam's Club today to buy this playhouse for my Chickens. I'm in Indiana and need something to keep them warm. Do you think this will work? How can I adapt this to a chicken coop? What ideas do you have? Can I put patio block down for the floor and put my wood shavngs down a...
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    Will This Playhouse work?

    I'm going to Sam's Club today to buy this playhouse for my Chickens. I'm in Indiana and need something to keep them warm. Do you think this will work? How can I adapt this to a chicken coop? What ideas do you have? Can I put pation black down for the floor and put my wood shavngs down a...
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    How to winterize my run??

    I just got 2 sister's 6 weeks ago. They are now 4 months old. Since I'v never had chickens before, I wanted to start with something simple. They are free ranging during the day, but I put them to bed to keep the critters from them at night. This is really working for all of us right now, and...
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    Food getting wet!

    I am currently using a plastic dog house inside of a run. If want to keep the food dry, I have to put it inside the doghouse, which is not real accessable for everyday feeding. The way my set up is, my food is outside. But everytime it rains the food gets wet. I can not seem to find a feeder...
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    Newbie here! Chicken on the "Runs"

    6 weeks ago I adopted 2 Buff -Orpingtons which were 10 weeks old at the time - sisters. For the last 6 weeks, the smallerof the 2 has had the "runs". I thought that maybe if it was worms that the other sister would have got it by now. I was waiting for it to clear up or for the other one to...
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