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    Bare bottomed hen

    I brought this girl in to bathe her, get a better look at her bare bum and to check for mites. This is what I found and I have no idea what to think! It looks like the dark spots are dried blood from the feathers and they didn't wash off. Any ideas? I have several girls who look like they're...
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    Coop ventilation feedback

    [/IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG][/IMG] So here is what we did for ventilation only I'm thinking now that we might need more. My husband designed it thinking the pop door would remain open all winter (we're in Alaska) but I'm not sure that they'd be warm enough. His other thought was to install 6"...
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    Hen has swollen purple wattles

    I've been searching and I keep coming back to frostbite or fowl cholera but I understand that's very rare. And since its summer and hasn't been below 50 degrees, frostbite is out. She seems fine, still eating, drinking, foraging, poo looks normal, not wheezing, no discharge anywhere. I'm...
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    Looking for some final sexing confirmation

    Good Morning! I'm hoping I can get a little help on here with these guys. I adopted 7 chicks that were hatched at my sons school for a life science lesson. Since we live in a city I cannot have roos but I'm strongly thinking at this point that my two favorites are indeed roosters It's amazing...
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    Brand new Chicky Mama here :)

    Hi All! I am a first time mama to 7 sweet chicks! My sons class hatched them as a life science lesson and we adopted them. They are now 4 weeks old and we are getting ready to move them to an outdoor coop. Here's hoping they are mostly pullets because we live within city limits and can't have...
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