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    Broken Chicken Toes - splint or heal on own?

    Saw my top chicken Francine was hobbling around and noticed her 2 toes on her right foot were crooked. She was keeping her distance from the rest of the flock and was hanging out in the coop instead of free ranging. Brought her inside to soak her feet in warm water and get a better look and 2...
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    Rhode Island Red toe injury

    Today I noticed one of my Rhode Island Red chickens limping and trying to not put weight on her left leg. We finally were able to catch her when she was taking a break roosting in the coop run (they free range during the day, have a fenced in run for days we aren't around/at night). We took a...
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    Help troubleshoot chicken skin issue

    Hello, I just visited my dad and he has a flock of chickens and he doesn't know why they're missing feathers and their skin where the feathers are missing is hard and red. We think they don't have enough room and they are picking at each other because they are crowded under the shaded area in...
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    Leghorn - sick or just molting?

    One of my chickens is not looking so hot compared to the others. She has yellowed around her ears, her comn is pale/dry looking, and her feathers aren't looking hot either. I did find some excess feathers on the poop hammock though, so it makes me wonder if it's molt or if she's sick? This...
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    New to poultry raising and loving it!

    Hello! I am new to poultry raising as of the spring of '16 and I have been very happy with my flock! I have been talking about wanting chickens for a long time and finally my boyfriend finally told me just go get some already so I did! I got 6 chickens, 2 Leghorns, 2 Rhode Island red, 1 silver...
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    Help - need coop critique and winter prep

    Hello, First time post, long time reader haha. I have a 4x6 coop with attached 12'run with 6 chickens and 2 Ducks. I'm going into my first winter and have been trying to figure out my approach. My coop was loosely designed off of what I found on this website and what was available to us. It...
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