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    Odd neck movement. Comb injured.

    So I've had some issues with my chickens recently. It's been a rough weekend. You can see the backstory here. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/dead-chicken-sleepy-others-how-to-treat-with-corid-edited-with-pictures-help.1228108/#post-19701748 Anyway now I've seen several of them doing a...
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    Dead chicken, Sleepy others. How to treat with corid. (edited with pictures)Help!!!!

    Found one dead Welsummer this morning. Now one of my Easter Egger is also very sleepy. They are going to be a year old in May. Yesterday my mom said they were fine but i was out of town. She let them go around the yard in the wagon and said they were fine and thought they were sleepy because it...
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    Why does my hen do this ANNOYING thing almost every day?

    One of my EEs has always been an odd ball. She has always been flightier than the other hens... and has even looked different her whole life. For a while I thought she was going to turn out to be a rooster because her body shape was so different than the other hens. I also thought she may be a...
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    Anyone use herbs in the coop??

    So I just got a new book about chickens, and this one suggests using herbs in the coop. They are apparently good for keeping the coop smelling nice, repelling pests, and keeping the chickens in good health. Does anyone use herbs, and if so how? One thing that concerns me that I haven't read...
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    Type of yogurt for chickens: Is dairy bad for them???

    Hello, so I was just reading all the different posts about treats for chicks and yogurt was a common suggestion. But recently I found someone who said they give their chickens non-dairy yogurt to their chickens since they cannot digest dairy. Is that true? Is it really bad for the chickens?
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    Free standing nest boxes? Any ideas??? Metal shed?

    I am setting up a new chicken coop and run and I have a few issues. I have more chickens now than I used to, so I am making their cage double the size and putting in a shed, rather than a normal coop. The shed is one from home depot, and is a metal tool supply shed. One thing I was wondering...
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    Help deciding on new chicks?

    I have recently decided to get all new chickens and I am having trouble choosing the breeds because there are so many choices. I have always wanted ameraucanas but im not sure what others to get. I want them for eggs, no roosters. I can only have 6 where I live but I have to have at least 7 to...
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    thought it was a white leghorn.... brown eggs.....

    last spring i got 6 chicks from sikes feed. long story short... we've had no white eggs since... only brown. the guy that sold them said they were white leghorns. are they?
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    What should i name/do with an aggressive chicken?

    I have six hens that are about four months now. one of them, a Rhode island Red, now has aggressive traits. Shes always been spicy, but now i'm starting to wonder how she would taste spiced........ These chickens are my first, so killing one would feel like a failure. I still don't know what to...
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