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    Weak hen, swollen abdomen and lost muscle mass

    Hi everyone. One of my hens is in bad shape and I'm not sure if I can pull her through or if it would be better to put her down. My birds are not pets so it would not break my heart to do so, but I don't like to lose a hen if I can restore her to a good and productive life. She is a Delaware...
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    Ideas to clean poop from gravel carport?

    I'm not sure which subforum this fits in best so I guess I'll try here. We free ranged our chickens for a while. It was great for a time until they started hanging out pooping on the stairs, the porch, the car, etc. As you can imagine they made a lot of messes. I learned my lesson and they...
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    Coop made of OSB?

    I'm designing a new 8x8 coop and don't want to break the bank. Plywood is $40 a sheet and OSB is only $10 a sheet...$360 difference when I count up the walls, floor, and roof. My wallet would much prefer to use OSB but I wonder how well it would hold up long term. It rains here most of the...
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    Pipped eggs abandoned by broody hen, how to finish incubating w/o incubator?

    I posted this over in the Emergencies subforum but no replies yet. So I'm cross posting here in hopes of saving the babies. I have two babies that have pipped the shell and I need advice on caring for them so they can hatch. We don't have an incubator. These were under a broody hen but she...
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    Pipped eggs abandoned by broody hen, how to finish incubating w/o incubator?

    I have two babies that have pipped the shell and I need advice on caring for them so they can hatch. We don't have an incubator. These were under a broody hen but she abandoned them. They were chilled in the nest this morning but still alive and they became more active when I warmed them up...
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    Do you know this flower?

    Anybody know what this flower is? I saw it in a park garden last June and I think it's just amazingly beautiful.
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    Is this rooster damage on my hen's feathers?

    We noticed bare skin on this SLW hen. There is a small patch of feathers missing on one wing, and the feathers on her saddle are broken very short. I think it's from rooster activity. At first I wondered if she was molting but the feathers on her saddle have been snapped off. We've isolated...
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    new chickeneer from Oregon

    Hello everybody! My husband and I are new to chickens and this website provides answers to pretty much all of our newbie questions, so here I am! We've had our birds for about 2 months. We got them from a coworker who tried the backyard poultry thing and it didn't fit their family. The flock...
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