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  1. RoseCassFarm

    Inner beak scratched OUT??

    I’m not sure how else to explain this — my twelve year old hen (who now lives in the house with us) has been clearly irritated by something in and/or around her beak. She’s been inside for nearly a year, super active, eats well, etc. I’ve tried to look and see if theres anything there to...
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    clean yolk off eggs?

    After a week of the entire family being debilitated by a super nasty stomach bug, I went out to grab the eggs I hadn't gotten in about four days. No surprise, one or two had broken and there is yolk all over the rest of them. How should I go about cleaning this off? Also, what do you think the...
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    "Sudden" death -- treat others with Corid?? HELP!

    Please bear with me, I really need some advice. There's a lengthy back story, but if necessary, please skip ahead to the end and let me know what you think. Let me preface this by saying that my chickens are my pets and not a source of food for us, so culling them just isn't something I'm...
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    Attaching plastic to run?

    I have a PVC run with hardwire cloth on the bottom and chicken wire toward the top. I've been wanting to attach plastic sheeting to serve as a bit of a wind/weather barrier to the walls of the run. I'm trying to figure out how to go about it to minimize tearing. Any ideas?
  5. RoseCassFarm

    Reintroducing a hen - obstacles so far

    How many posts can I make in a series of a few weeks before I'm kicked out for spamming? lol I feel like I'm posting way too often. Anyway, I have a small flock of five hens -- three EEs and two Buff Orps. They're nine months old and have a coop and enclosed run. About two weeks ago, I had to...
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    Reintroducing quarantined hen

    Hello all! I posted last week about my injured Buff Orp, Nugget. I came into the run to let them out in the morning and found her limping. I immediately brought her inside and put her in an old rabbit cage I have. She was a bit lethargic, quiet, and panting. She didn't move much to eat or...
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    aspirating??? infection? inexplicable panting - arg, help!

    Hello again - Been posting the last few days about my nine month old buff orp. Found her limping a couple of mornings ago. Brought her in and she's been resting since. Two days ago she started panting. Yesterday it was more frequent and with eyes closed. Eating on and off but not as much as...
  8. RoseCassFarm

    help - panting injured don't know what to do

    I posted yesterday. Nine month old buff orp was found limping day before yesterday. Brought her in - feels like her left leg is slightly swollen at the joint but hard to tell. Has been panting since yesterday but now doing it with eyes closed. Some of her poop was a littke green. Dont know uf...
  9. RoseCassFarm

    Limping chicken

    Hi all! I have five hens. They're nine months old. Three Easter Eggers and two Buff Orpingtons. Yesterday was our first snow storm of the season. No one was brave enough to venture outside -- only two of the girls stepped out onto the ramp to check it out -- Nugget and Lucy (super original...
  10. RoseCassFarm

    Plugging in a heated waterer

    I'm sure this has been asked a million times but I can't figure out what to search for specifically, lol. I bought a waterer with a heated base and plug (with a cord attached). Any tips for plugging it in? It didn't dawn on me until just now (with the temp finally dropping) that I can't plug...
  11. RoseCassFarm

    Laid just a yolk -- loose, not in shell?!

    My girl is about six months old. Until today, she was laying normal eggs. As far as I know, she even laid one today. When I went to check on them, she came running out of the coop and when I went in to check for eggs there was a warm one. Then she suddenly was standing there and there was a...
  12. RoseCassFarm

    Coop with walk-in run price point?

    I'm trying to decide on a plan for a coop. I currently have four chickens but think it might be wise to build slightly bigger in case I decide to get more chickens in the future (maybe large enough for eight?). Money is definitely a consideration but it'd be nice to have a coop with a walk-in...
  13. RoseCassFarm

    Brand new from CT!

    Hello all! I'm new to the community and new to chickens! I just brought home my babies about a month ago -- at the moment, there are three Araucanas and two Buff Orpingtons. One of the Araucanas is my friend's -- she has two chickens and wanted a third but didn't want to raise the poor baby...
  14. RoseCassFarm

    Still overwhelmed!

    I didn't anticipate being so overwhelmed by designing a coop! Should I put it near the house or further from the house? I have a garden that's about two hundred feet from the back door; it would make sense to keep them near the garden so I can let them have some time in there at the beginning...
  15. RoseCassFarm

    1st time building a coop

    Hello all! I just brought home four chicks last Saturday. Even before we brought them home, I started looking into idea for coops...but I just can't decide!!! I feel overwhelmed by all of the choices and variations! Any tips? How did you choose your coop? How long did it take you to plan it...
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