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    What kind of sand is okay for chicken run?

    In a desperate attempt to keep my run dry and hopefully parasitic worm free, I was told to put 5-6 inches of sand in the run. We have a Home Depot and it carries a variety... which one would be best? Would any of them work? Quikrete All Purpose Sand Leveling/Paver Sand Quikrete Washed Plaster...
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    How often should I move my coop? Please help, need advice!

    I have a semi-permanent type tractor for my 3 chickens... it is very heavy and kind of a beast to move around so I never really did and kept my chickens in one spot (but allow them to free range for an hour or two every morning/evening and most of the day on weekends). However, I've been having...
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    Aggressive RIR hen beating up docile EE - ugly photos

    My RIR hen Pearl is a fatty and also a bully. She wasn't always like this but over the past few months she has really begun to beat up on my EE hen Valentine. At first it was just pecking here and there and it has evolved into chasing my Valentine away from BOTH feeding dishes, Pearl won't...
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    Chicken weight issues

    I have an EE hen, a RIR hen, and a RIR rooster. My RIR hen is a fatty. She is pretty heavy so I don't have any worries about her weight. My EE on the other hand has always been very light and I have always been able to feel her chest bone. I've wormed a million times, so I don't think her...
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    Cluckn Sea Kelp

    So my mom bought my chickens a bag of Cluckn Sea Kelp and I am really excited because I've read about the benefits of feeding kelp/seaweed to chickens. However... it says to mix 1/4 cup into 11 lbs of food. If I do this, all of the sea kelp goes to the bottom of the bucket. And when I feed my...
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    Uuugghhh... constant worms it seems!

    My RIR hen seems to have worms ALL the time. Since about August/September I have tried to treat all 3 of my birds with Wazine (didn't work) and then a standard treatment with Valbazine (seemed to work but worms came back) and then a more serious type treatment with Valbazine when it was...
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    Help! Exploded eggs, naked chests, possible sour crop!

    I feel like it never ends with my birds! My RIR Pearl has always been a bit of a pig compared to her fellow EE female and her crop has always been kind of big and soft. But I opened up the coop this afternoon and found an almost exploded looking egg (see photo) and the shell didn't seem fully...
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    Homemade electrolyte mix "bad" for healthy chickens?

    I just made my chickens a homemade electrolyte mix (water, sugar, baking soda, salt) and when trying to find the recipe I used and pint it into my Pinterest account I found a website that says: "ADVISORY: This solution should not be given to healthy chickens who are not suffering from heat...
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    Peck marks? Something worse?

    When I let the ladies and gent out today noticed my RIR had these wart looking things on her comb. Looking closer they might be peck marks? She's the dominant female between my two hens and can get a little aggressive... maybe my easter egger is fighting back? Or does this look like something else?
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    Do worms need to be present in poo samples?

    I know my chickens have worms... I saw two in one of my hen's poo this morning but stupidly did not take the poo sample or take a picture because I did not know that many medications are specific to certain worms. So, I need to take a poo sample to the vet BUT ... do the worms have to be present...
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    SO many flies after vacation - problem?

    I live on Guam and was just on a 5 week vacation. My neighbor was taking care of my two hens and one rooster... when I returned the coop and run weren't as clean as I had hoped it would be (but everyone here thinks I'm crazy with the time and energy I spend with on my chickens) with a fair...
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    Rooster beginning to get aggressive; focused on only one hen

    I only have 3 chickens; 1 RIR rooster, 1 RIR hen and 1 EE hen The EE is a bit smaller than the RIR so my rooster spends most of his time pursuing the EE and I'm worried that he is going to end up hurting her from constantly pulling out her feathers and what not. She is a lot more docile now...
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    Small seemingly hard crop... impacted crop?

    My 12-13 week old EE does not seem to be gaining weight as much as her fellow RIR friend. I thought maybe EE are just a smaller/lighter breed? Is that the case? But I've noticed that her crop seems small, sort of hard, and when I rub it it is almost as if it is "crunchy" inside the crop. Even...
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    Coop and poop

    So, my chickens used to sleep in the nest boxes and made big messes with their pooing all over the shredded paper every night. They have since grown out of that and now roost and sleep on the board that covers their nest boxes. The board above the boxes lays flat, not at an angle and so what...
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    Am I not feeding my chickens enough? Feeding them too much?

    I have two hens (RIR and EE) and one rooster (RIR). They are about 7-8 weeks old now. My neighbor (I live in a fourplex) comes out a lot when I take the chickens out in the afternoon to free range in the yard and he has told me that my chickens are too light and too thin. He used to raise all...
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    THANK YOU!

    I have only been a member of BYC since mid-February and since then I have used this website CONSTANTLY. It has answered EVERY question and concern I have had since I got my 3 chicks. I am a very big worrier and think the worst of everything and within minutes of searching for...
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    Worried about wind

    I recently put my chicks (just 3 - one female RIR (Pearl), one male RIR (Juicy J), and one female Easter Egger (Valentine)) out permanently (they are just over 5 weeks) and they have a large coop (about 40" x 48") and a connecting tractor (about 32 sq ft). I live on Guam so the weather is...
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    Sneezing 5 week old chicks

    Every time I read the threads on here I get a little spooked because at least one person has a horror story about chickens getting sick or injured and then I get all worried... so I'll post my own question and see what response I get! My chicks are about 5-5 1/2 weeks old (two red rhode island...
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    HELP! Is this Coccidiosis????

    I just found these poops this morning! Is this Coccidiosis???? It isn't super "bloody" and I can't even really tell if it is blood but that's all I can think that it might be! I haven't fed them berries or anything reddish. There were these two "piles" then my Easter Egger perched on the edge of...
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    Suggestions for housing and bedding

    My boss is going to give me a homemade chicken tractor that will act as the girls' coop as well. I have not seen it yet but imagine I will have to make a few changes to make it more comfortable as a permanent spot. My concern though is the bedding and the shavings in the outdoor, yet covered...
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