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    CHOPPED GARLIC ADDED TO FEED - BEST CURE FOR MITES/LICE

    Out of our 20 hens we had 1 that we had been calling “Bald Chicken”. Her underbelly was un feathered, as were her head, tops/shoulder part of her wings, and front of neck, and all exposed areas were beat red and raw looking. Only 2 of the other 19 hens showed some signs of baldness on heads...
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    Peahen with Head Injury

    Our older peahen, that adopted us 3 yrs ago, flew into Glass door in garage. Sat stunned, and bloody headed with 2 swollen shut eyes for 3 days. Did not eat nor drink for 3 days. On day 3 we washed her face, gently getting dried blood and puss away from eyes. Left eye was fine, right eye...
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    Obese Hen

    Hi All, I have 8 laying hens and 11 more pullers...One of my two Silver Laced Wyandotte’s has become large. Her feet are wide apart under her heavily sagging abdomen, her back is wide, and her neck thick looking, and even throw she can free range over vast acreage, she sits or waddles - she...
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    New Coop for up to 20 Hens

    We repurposed windows from an old Dutchman travel trailer that we stripped down to a flatbed trailer. Utilized space within the fenced chicken run area, and designed this chicken condominium. 6 nice laying boxes, a large roost that we hope will hold up to 20 hens, and a bit of room when they...
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    High 30s and dark at night?

    I have 4 Silver Laced Wyndottes and 4 Buff Orpingtons in my 5' diameter master bathtub. They are fluffing/dusting in the pine shavings and coating my entire bathroom with silty dust daily, causing a ruckus sometimes clanking feeder and waterer around and these girlies don't smell like roses...
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    Help! Week Old Chick Pecking Itself!

    Hi All, I don't know if this little one will be around by a.m. She's pecking above and below a wing to the point that all her little fuzz is gone and other chicks occasionally join in. He side is raw. I've put blue dyed Polysporin on it to no avail. I have 6 chicks in a 3' diameter area...
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    Putting New-to-Me Yearling Hens with Young Ones

    I planned on picking up a dozen or some mixed layer hatchlings, Bardrocks, Buff Orgs, Austrias, and Americaunas in a couple of weeks then putting them in the coop/run - brand new- around the first of June. I just got a call from a local woman who said she's moving and has 8 yearling layers -...
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    Nevadans!

    I saw an older list of NV members by region. How do we update this? Maybe start here anew by region of the state - 'cause we are a BIG state! Eastern: Northeast: Shannon89815- Spring Creek/Elko NV Northwest: Western: Southern:
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    Planning Ahead for Winter Coop

    Hello All, I'm getting my run area set up now and my "summer coop" which doesn't have enough sq. feet for winter enclosure when my hens won't be able to go outside due to cold/snow. How many share feet per per bird should a winter coop allow. I was thinking 10 sq ft., so if I have a dozen hens...
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    Hello All

    Hello All BYC Folks, I just joined the forum and am excited about starting a small backyard flock. I am currently fencing an area that is roughly 1900 sq. ft, divided into two "grazing and pecking" sections that I will rotate the layers between on an every other year schedule. I'm starting...
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