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    Swollen rump and vent prolapse

    Not sure what else to do! Last night I noticed our 2 year old Rhode Island red had a big mess of poop and a soft egg shell stuck to her booty. When we grabbed her and started cleaning her up with warm water we noticed a rather large vent prolapse. After some research on BYC and other sites, we...
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    Places to get quality feed in Silicon Valley/San Jose CA Area?

    Anyone in the Silicon Valley/San Jose area recommend a good place to get chicken feed? We are currently buying from An-Jan but our last batch of feed had some yucky stuff in it so we are wondering if it is low quality or if maybe it's expired? (Is that a thing?) We are experiencing a drop in...
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    RIR picking neck feathers of BR

    Hello all, So I noticed a little while ago my Barred Rock "Pepper", had a bald patch on her neck/chest. I think it was from her going at the feeder a little too hard. We adjusted the height of the feeder so she can reach it better without rubbing her neck on it. Then I noticed the feathers...
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    No eggs yet!

    I thought maybe if I posted about it then chicken-law would say they lay right after I complain! Our 3 girls are 27 wks old, one Barred Rock, one RIR, and one Black Australorp. No "squatting" or "egg song" practicing yet! But Ginger, the RIR, looks like a "big chicken" with her nice red comb...
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    Chickens testing their wings

    Hi all, hoping you have some advice. I have 3 chickens that are about 22 wks old/5 months old. They have been happily free ranging in our back yard. We have 5-6" wood fence all the way around our yard. Our back yard is a pretty good size for being in the city, about 2000-3000 sqft? And there...
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    Neighbor's dog trying to dig under fence

    So we live in the city in a regular suburban neighborhood with 6" privacy fences. We are letting our 3 chickens free range inside our yard (they get safely locked in a coop/run at night). We had no idea our neighbor even had a dog until today, when I noticed a hole developing under the fence and...
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    Chickens want to sleep in nest box

    Hi all, I have taken advice from the forums here and blocked off the nest boxes. I started with curtains before the behavior even started and that did not stop them from happily pushing into the boxes to sleep in a chicken pile. I laid a couple empty water jugs in there and that stopped them for...
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    Chickens afraid of airplanes

    Hi all, Our chicks are now 9 weeks old and we have been starting to let them roam our fenced-in yard the last couple weeks. We live in the city and are under a flight path so an airplane goes over very frequently every few minutes. It is hard getting them used to ranging because every time one...
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    Not a fan of eggs

    Don't hurt me!! I have never liked eggs. The smell of cooking scrambled eggs tends to send me running. We just got our first chickens so I would like to find a way to start eating more eggs in a healthy meal (so not desserts etc). Mostly I just like having the chickens as pets - my husband loves...
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    Kit Coop Mod - added ventilation in door

    So it has been pretty warm out and we didn't feel like our coop had enough ventilation with the one teeny sliding "window". Also the chicks are afraid of the dark and needed more light in the coop so they could find their way more easily. So I took off the pre-made door and made a whole new...
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    Pretty sure I have Pullets?

    Sort of just an excuse to post pics of my pretty girls... but wanted confirmation that they are girls!! They are approximately 7 weeks old. Their combs have been starting to come up this week, and they are developing pink/red spot where the wattles will be. It is my first time with chickens and...
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    Poop Scoop for Sand Run

    Thought I would share my poop scoop solution in case it helps anyone since I hard a hard time finding something that worked. Got this metal kitty litter scooper from amazon. When we went to use it, found out it was only catching the larger poops, and missing the smaller stuff since the mesh was...
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    Hello! Thanks for all your advice

    Hi all, I have been reading tons of stuff on this site for a month before finally getting our first 3 pullets this week. Finally joined so I can ask questions and hopefully have my own helpful advice after a while! For the most part the new babies are settling in well! 1 Plymouth Rock...
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    Chicks afraid to sleep in the coop

    Hi all, I have read a few similar threads on this topic but hoping to find some new advice. Just got 3 chicks for the first time. They are about 5 weeks old. They were still in a brooder at the place we got them, but with the warm weather they told us it would be OK for them to go straight to...
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