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    Help I think my flock is infected with Mareks!

    I lost three hens so far the first I culled, she couldnt walk, the second and third died in the coop I thought of heat but I am thinking not now....my favorite hen Ginger has one tiny pupil and one thats regular I think she is blind in the tiny pupiled eye by the way she holds her head to look...
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    PLEASE HELP! My poor hen is in bad shape!

    Hello I have a 1 year old Silver Laced Wynadotte that has been limping for a week, I have checked her repeatedly and there are no broken bones but I think she may have dislocated it. She and a lot of them use the rafters instead of the roosting bars and I think she may have hit a poop board on...
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    worn pads vs bumblefoot

    I have a buff orpington that has a worn spot on both of her pads, she is 6.5 months old is a free ranger and isn't limping or favoring her feet in any way. I have read that any spot on the foot is bad. Twice a day I spray the bottom of her feet with Veterycin. I have seen ample pictures of...
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    Adding 8 chicks to a 5 hen flock

    Hi! I have 8 two week old chicks in a brooder in my garage and five 6-7 month old hens in a coop outside in NC. I have heard lots of different ways to add them into my current flock but I would like to hear what people say about my specific conditions. My current flock are in a 8 by 8 coop that...
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    Egg producers with roosters

    So this is probably a stupid question and you're probably going to laugh at me but I was wanting to know can I have a rooster with my egg laying flock? I am going to be free ranging and we live near a forest park and are on 5 acres so we have our fair share of predators. I don't want them to get...
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    Sprouting grains enough?

    Hi I'm new to the chicken world I am getting my chickens in two weeks and I'm trying to figure out what to feed them. While they are chicks I plan on feeding them purina starter but I want to keep cost down and maybe make the feed myself. I have done a lot of research but I cant find out what...
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    Turning down the heat lamp

    Ok so I'm new to all this, I am building my coop next month so I'm getting my chicks soon. I have been doing a lot of research and I know you need to turn down the heat, starting at 95, 5 degrees each week. So my question is.... HOW?? I used to have snakes and lizards so I have had heat...
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    wyandotts with orpingtons

    Hello I am new to this site and new to the backyard chicken world. I am building a coop soon and I am trying to figure out what kind of chickens I want. I am using them for egg laying only. I really like the orpingtons and the wyandotts I have two small children and I need a friendly and good...
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