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  1. Justplainchickn

    Lethargic, loosing weight, and green runny poo

    Ok I'm not loosing another chicken. A couple weeks ago I lost my silkie hen. She was thinner then the rest then stopped staying with the flock and then stopped eating and died. I have my rooster now doing the same. Stopped crowing, lost his pep, tail feathers dragging, will drink lots of water...
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    First Colorado blizzard in forecast tonight...

    Winter forecast for our part of Colorado and I'm not sure when I need to put a heat lamp in the coop. I want them to get used to the cold so they will make it through the winter. We have plenty of ventilation on the upper portion of the coop so I'm not concerned about ventilation or draft. I...
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    What does this poo mean?

    I have been seeing charts and threads on poo and was trying to find it and was not able to. This morning my chicken let this little beauty out on my table and chairs but I wasn't sure if color and texture are normal or not? Any feed back? I did give the chickens cantalope this morning after I...
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    What is my rooster doing?

    When I walk out to check the food and water in my coop, my rooster will race me there, find a corner and either stick his nose or butt in the corner, crouch down really low, stop or scratch and make a growling noise. What is he doing?
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    HELP!!! Rescued a chicken but not sure what I need to do next

    T A friend had this very little chicken which they think is full size but the story is different depending on who you talk to, but anyhow it was getting picked on really badly so they asked us to bring the chicken home with us. We did what we always do introduced the chicken in the dark at...
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    Can anyone tell me how many chickens I can have for my coop and run size

    This is my first year getting chickens and we built our coop but now I am wondering how many chickens will fit. I have heard so many standards on how many square feet in coop and in the run per chicken but I of course i had to add a twist to it. I am wanting to get 2 Easter Eggers (standard)...
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    Hi hi

    Hi everyone I am so excited for this spring to start raising chickens! I am a sponge and have been reading and dropping into any and every store that has info on having backyard chickens. I was told this was the place to get some of the best help. I am really enjoying the website so far and will...
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