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    FREE Chicken Brooding Box/ Quarantine Enclosure in 07853

    I have a chicken brooding/ quarantine enclosure that is insulated and has a side opening and top latches as well. Currently, I am not keeping chickens and would love to see someone get use out of it! I am located in zip code 07853 and can be front porch pick up. Rough dimensions are 4 feet high...
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    FREE Chicken Insulated Brooding/ Quarantine enclosure in 07853

    I have a chicken brooding/ quarantine enclosure that is insulated and has a side opening and top latches as well. Currently, I am not keeping chickens and would love to see someone get use out of it! I am located in zip code 07853 and can be front porch pick up. Rough dimensions are 4 feet high...
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    8 laying hens 1.5 years old, free to a good home!

    I am located in zip code 07853 and have 8 laying hens free to a good home. I have one barred rock, one ameraucana, and two araucana which lay "easter eggs" The other five are rhode island reds. All are excellent layers and are fed Purina Layena I am re-locating soon and cannot take my hens...
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    8 laying hens about 1.5 years old

    I am located in zip code 07853 and have 8 laying hens free to a good home. I have one barred rock, one ameraucana, and two araucana which lay "easter eggs" The other five are rhode island reds. All are excellent layers and are fed Purina Layena I am re-locating soon and cannot take my hens...
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    Hen with swollen eye

    Good morning, noticed one of my hens has an eye swollen shut, no crust, no discharge, no bubbles... no other symptoms and she seems to be fine otherwise. Just wondering what I should do to remedy her eye and ensure she is not singled out by the other hens Thanks for your suggestions
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    Shaking hen with head down

    Went to the coop this morning and my one RIR hen who is 2-3 year (not really sure) was acting funny. Has head down and is just backing away from everything with her breast near the ground. She is also molting right now and when I picked her up she is shaking. Saw her eat and I treated her with...
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    hard knot in crop

    1.5 year old Grey Ameraucana with hard knot in crop. Feels like a bolus about the size of a nickel of the grit I have available in their coop She also is losing feathers, not sure if this is her first molt or being picked on Isnt laying... Trying to get her to eat something (salad greens...
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    What's wrong with my RIR?

    Gertie's been having issues for the past few weeks. Hunched over, standing on one leg, vent area red and raw, lack of spunk/lethargic, and she seems to stay in the coop or one spot all day. Really watery/runny poo I've tried corid thinking it was cocci based on her posture and symptoms... but...
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    Cocci or something else?

    RIR about 1.5 years old, was exhibiting Cocci symptoms of being puffed up, hunched over, and eyes squinting with pain as well as a poopy vent that looked really raw as she has been laying very very bloody eggs (on shells). So, I treated all 12 with Corid 1 tsp per gallon for 5 days and she...
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    Bloody egg shell/vent

    Have a 1.5 year old RIR hen that has been laying very bloody egg (on shell only) recently. Well the one she laid on Monday was overly bloody and now she stays inside the coop still eats and drinks water but her vent is all bloody and the tissue around the vent looks broken and purple. I brought...
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    Frost on inside coop door & floor

    I know there is a similar post below this but my specific question is what can I do to minimize or release excess humidity in negative degree temps? What % humidity is considered dangerous? I have core drilled holes in the tops of the coop but still get condensation/frost on the door which is...
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    Treating with Tylan 50... give eggs back to chooks?

    Hi everyone! You all have been so helpful in getting my girls back to health. I am treating with tylan 50 for another day or two...and i know to wait at least 14 days if not a month before consuming the eggs myself. However, the eggs now and up until the 14 days are up, should those be fed back...
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    chickens sound like coffeemaker

    Well, I could only find a 16 gauge needle yesterday and that seemed way too big to be injecting tylan 50 into a chicken so i put 1 cc down their throats last night. Everyone seems to be better this morning as far as the sneezing, head shaking, and snotty noses However, when I was picking each...
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    Where/How to buy syringes for Tylan 200 injections?

    My flock like many out there are exhibiting signs of sneezing and runny noses and seems to be spreading quickly. I have 12 hens I started yesterday on poly vi sol (non iron) 3 drops and a few drops of vet rx Also added both to waterer After researching on here, I went out and purchased the...
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    Blood on egg!

    Went into the coop this morning to collect eggs and noticed one covered in wood shavings and blood but inside looks fine. Is this normal? What should/can I do?
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    OK...it's been a week and...

    a week ago last night i put in 2 new hens (Barred Rock & Ameraucana 5-6 months old ) with my other 6 RIR's I got the week before so everyone is relatively new. However, one hen in particular ( i have named her Newman like the character from Seinfeld because she is THAT pesky) keeps going after...
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    How to check for parasites?

    I picked up my first 6 RIR's last week and they look more caramel in color than that birch beer dark red/brown color they are known for. Someone on BYC said it may be mites, lice or some other parasite. how do I go about checking these on my birds? What am I looking for exactly?
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    Newbie here with roosting and integrating new chickens questions!

    Hi everyone! I just picked up my first (6) RIR hens (trimmed beaks and all 1 year old) a week ago and added a Barred Rock hen and an Ameraucana hen yesterday which were hatched in late March/early April of this year (aren't laying yet). I put them in late at night last night and everyone...
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    Molting question

    What is the normal molting period for RIR's?
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    Guinea Hens for Sale: Morris County, NJ

    I have 10 guinea hens for sale which I have owned since they were 6 weeks on 08/30/2008 so they are about 8.5 months old. $10/ bird for more information email : [email protected]
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