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  1. Corrie W

    Turning the coop into a palace

    We finally got a coop for our girls, they were given to me as full time free range but sleeping in a dog lot. They took up housing under our car port until now since we have this wonderful coop What kind of toys do yall have/reccomend for your chickens? How have you decorated, etc? I just...
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    Swollen knot on chick

    This morning I went out to feed the chicks and noticed that one now has a swollen knot right between her neck and wing, it almost looks like fluid underneath the skin. She is also stumbling over to that side when she tries to walk. Shes also bot as active. It was not like this yesterday. I'm not...
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    Baby chicks less than 24 hours old

    I've raised chickens before, but have always gotten them at an older age or from tractor supply. This I'd the first time I have ever let my chickens lay and hatch their own babies.... which I am so excited about. This will be my hens first time. So far she has hatched 5 babies. At this point I...
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    Possible mareks?!

    Within the last two weeks, two of my hens have died, both on different days. They both seemed fine in the morning and then checking on them after work was a completely different story. All of their habits were normal, eating and drinking normally, wandering the yard and playing like always. The...
  5. Corrie W

    The best worms for my chickens?

    I have been thinking about starting my own little "worm farm." I have the perfect set up and could easily get one started but I have heard that earthworms could carry Gape worms. I certainly don't want to any issues but I figured that would be a good way to get more protein in my flock...
  6. Corrie W

    Rockingham County NC looking for hens!

    I currently have 11 hens, 3 roosters and 3 ducks! I'm just looking for more if anyone is in or around this area!!
  7. Corrie W

    Thinking of making this a coop! Ideas needed!

    I'm hoping to turn this into a chicken coop! They are currently staying on the closed side but we want to move them to a bigger area. I would love some ideas and advice on how to help turn this into a chicken palace! They are free range during the day but we feed them in the coop and they go...
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    When can I eat my eggs again?!?

    Recently one of my ducks got bumblefoot, I had treated it at home first.. cleaned it, vet wrap, Vetrimycin, 3x a day. I went out of town, the petsitter didn't really do what needed to be done so I took her into the vet. The Dr. said it looked fine but gave me Tylan to give just to be on the...
  9. Corrie W

    Hello, from Stoneville!

    Hey! I'm Corrie, super excited to be apart of Backyard Chickens now, I constantly check the website for all the answers to my questions and any advice that I feel like I need. It's been a huge help. Currently, I have 12 chickens, 9 of them being hens and 3 roosters (one was a surprise to us) We...
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