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    Bald butts on several chickens...help!

    I'm having feather problems with almost half of my girls (3 out of 8); they have suddenly (within about 2 weeks) lost most of the feathers on the back half of their bottoms, and 1 of those ones is almost completely bald on her stomach as well. They are 6 months old, so I don't think it's...
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    Is our Golden Sex Link chick a roo? Please say no... (PIC HEAVY)

    We purchased 2 golden sex link chicks from a local feed store, and I am becoming more and more concerned that one of them is a roo. When they were younger (1 week old) the chick in question was only a little lighter than her "sister", but the wing lines on her back running from her neck to her...
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    Chicks sneezing, and twitching heads. What could our chicks have? Help please.

    We have 10 chicks ranging in ages of 1 1/2 weeks to almost 5 weeks of age. A week or so ago I noticed that some of the older chicks were having a strange head tick, but it seemed to go away on its own, so I thought it may be stress or dehydration. Then today one of the 1 1/2 week old chicks...
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    HELP! 3 week old Gold Sex Link chick "twitching".

    We have a 3 week old Gold Sex Link chick that suddenly started twitching her neck this afternoon. Is this normal or something that we should be concerned about?
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    Just how smart are raccoons when it comes to coop design?

    How smart are Raccoons at getting into the latch doors of a coop? We are planning on putting barrel bolts (like in some restroom stalls), but after seeing so many people talk about how crafty some raccoons are at getting into the coop I'm not sure how to keep them out. We will have a total of 4...
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    What is a necessity in a coop, in your opinion?

    We are building our coop today and I thought it would be good to get info from all the experts on here who have done trial and error before me. What things have you learned that you just "can't live without" in your coop; Things that you wish you had made in your first coop? I would love to see...
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    Benefit to painting and linoleum inside coop?

    I keep seeing people post pictures of the insides of coops that have been painted and/or have linoleum laid over the base of the inside of the coop, is there a benefit to doing these things? A downside? We are suppose to build our coop today and tomorrow for our 8 girls ranging in ages of 1 week...
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