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  1. Bellamore22

    You know you're a chicken owner when...

    I was talking to some friends about that show "Little People Big World", and accidentally referred to the smaller cast members as "bantam humans". Whelp. Anyone else have experiences with chicken on the brain causing a faux pas?
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    Can't Get Chicken to Open Beak

    I have tried my best to follow the instructions given here and elsewhere for giving liquid medication: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/886914/how-to-give-a-chicken-liquid-I, but no matter how hard I try I cannot get my chicken to stop squirming free from my hand. I tried the "wattle...
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    Help Treating Infected(?) Wound - WARNING GRAPHIC

    I believe my hen was bitten by a dog or cat on her neck yesterday, and I am not sure how to go about treating the wound. I tried flushing with peroxide and applying neosporin (without painkillers) all over the area, there is no more bleeding, and some has started to scab over already. From the...
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    Custom coop designer wanted

    I am trying to find a company or just an experienced woodworker/architect etc. who I can hire to design a small chicken coop plan. Everywhere I look they just have a limited set of options or a couple designs, but I need something with specific measurements. It should be fairly minimal, nothing...
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    What is something chicken related that you wish was invented, more user-friendly, or just hard to co

    Just in case you can't see the whole thing, the question is: "What is something chicken related that you wish was invented, more user-friendly, or just hard to come by that you would actually buy if it was available?". If anyone has any ideas, I would be really interested to hear them.
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    Cardboard box brooder help. Safe for outside?

    I have a large refrigerator box that I plan on using for new baby chicks, but I am worried about using it outside, because maybe a cat could claw through it. I have it set under a patio, safe from any rain, and its not going to snow or anything. We don't have any foxes or hawk issues, only the...
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    Raising a coop off the ground necessary?

    I am planning out a 6' x 6' chicken coop, but I am not sure if I will need to raise it off the ground. We don't have allot of vermin, fox, hawks, etc. issues where I am, and I may use a concrete floor, so I don't think I will need to worry about being safe from predators. The roosts will be high...
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    Button Quail for Sale in Utah? Help for lonely chicks

    I am worried that my button quail are lonely, and one is having issues eating so he might not make it, leaving one without a buddy. Does anyone have any button quail for sale, or close to being ready in Utah? I can't afford an incubator to hatch my own right now. Thank you.
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