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    Bumblefoot surgery help!

    I have removed my first bumblefoot. Her toe is infected. I squeezed on it for awhile and nothing else came out other than a little blood and puss. I filled the hole with antibiotic ointment, covered it with gauze and wrapped with some vet wrap. Is there anything else I need to do? The first pics...
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    Fastest/best way to treat scaly leg mites

    I have 2 buffs that have a pretty severe case of scaly leg mites. One of the buffs also has dark, almost purple, comb and wattles. Otherwise she seems healthy. What is the fastest or best way to treat the mites? Thanks!
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    New budgie... How long should I wait?

    We picked up our new budgie today. It’s been in its new “home” for a few hours now and seems scared to death! It hasn’t eaten or drank at all and has barely moved. Just jumped up onto a perch. How long can it go without food/water?
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    Sick chicken! What else can I do?

    I have a 6 year old Easter Egger with a cross beak. I force fed her for a few years and she eventually learned to eat wet mash on her own. The last few days she has not been eating. She is already underweight because she can only eat 2 times a day when I’m home to feed her. I decided to check...
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    Best caged bird for beginners?

    My 12 year old son has been begging for a parakeet for about a year. He has done tons of research and has saved his own money for the cage, toys, feed, etc. I would like to buy the bird for him. Although he has his heart set on a parakeet, I thought I would inquire with more knowledgable people...
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    Lice...Help!

    While treating a bumblefoot yesterday I had a louse crawl on me...ewwww! She was infested! Today I emptied the coop out completely and cleaned it. I did a permethrin dust on her and 3 other hens so far. I have 7 more to check/dust tonight when they go to roost. My question is... should I wait to...
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    Eye injury...not drinking

    It’s been a doozy of a weekend! :barnieScaly leg mites, bumblefoot and now an eye injury! This is a 5 year old leghorn that somehow cut the top of her eye today. It’s only the top of the lid, the eye itself isn’t injured. She also won’t open the other eye. I checked it well and can’t see...
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    Help! Worse than I thought..leg mites AND bumble foot

    I posted yesterday about having 1 case of scaly leg mite. After doing a through check on each of my 15 hens, I have 3 for sure cases and maybe 2 others. Can I treat the whole flock with ivermectin? I have 3 pullets (15 weeks), that are showing no signs. Should I treat them anyway? Also, I found...
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    Scaly mites... Best way to clean the coop?

    I have a buff Orpington with a pretty good case of scaly leg mites. No other chickens are showing signs of mites. I believe this girl is the one that sleeps burrowed in the bedding on the floor instead of roosting :idunno So my question is... what’s the best way to clean/disinfect the coop? It’s...
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    Escaped or predatory bird?

    One of my 9 week old chicks is missing. There are no feathers in the run and the rest of the flock are acting completely normal. I don’t usually see hawks or anything like that in the neighborhood. But there was a large crow flying around yesterday. I’m sure it wasn’t a fox or raccoon. I’ve...
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    How old to roost?

    My chicks are almost 6 weeks old. I’m still putting them in the brooder box at night since they’ve only been out with the adults for about 5 days now. I was late getting them in tonight and they are roosted with the hens! This roost is about 4’ high with another roost about 3’ that they use to...
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    Is my hen 'adopting' the chicks?

    A little back story... I have 4 RIR chicks that are about 5-6 weeks old and have been in a brooder box in the coop for the last 2 weeks or so. About a week ago I started letting them out into the coop in the evenings and locking the adults out. Over the weekend I decided to open the coop up and...
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    Pullets or cockerels?

    First time raising RIR’s. The chick in the first 2 pics is darker, was much smaller than the others until recently and is fearless. I’m worried it may be a cockerel?
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    Barred Rock??

    Is this hen a barred rock?
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    Remodeling a coop! Ideas?

    This coop is coming with 5 hens that I’ll be taking in a week or two. They’ll be added to my flock of 9 and our 4 new chicks. Yes I went from 9 hens to 18 in 1 month!!! Anyway, it needs some remodeling and a few modifications. I’m thinking of adding an outside opening nesting box and definitely...
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    Help! Adding adult hens AND chicks to my flock!

    Sorry to keep posting threads about this but now things have changed. I am in the process of adding 4 chicks to my adult flock. Now I am also getting 4 adult hens. My parents are getting out of the “backyard chicken business” and rehoming their flock. How do I go about adding adult hens and my...
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    Let chickens turn compost?

    Have any of you made a compost pile and let your chickens turn it? I’ve heard of people doing this but my chickens just want to kick my pile out into a nice flat layer. Which pretty much defeats the purpose. Has anyone had any luck with this?
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    Today’s the day- chicks in the big coop

    It’s finally cooling down enough at night, I thought I’d try putting the littles in the big coop for a few hours this morning. The hens are very curious and the chicks are terrified! They’re piling up in a far corner unless I sit in there with them. If I stay in there, they will scratch and peck...
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    Is it too hot to put chicks in the coop?

    My chicks are about 3 weeks old. There is a brooder set up in the coop to keep them separated from the adults. I would like to move them out at least during the day soon to get them and the big girls associated before they are too big to be in my garage. My problem is, the daytime high temp in...
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    Help with raised garden beds

    We built these beds over the weekend for next spring. Can I line the entire thing (including the bottom) with heavy black plastic? Or should I put weed barrier/fabric on the bottom? This is my first time doing raised beds. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
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