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  1. Mrs Ugh

    Adjoining coops?

    Okay so just a little while ago I bought a nice coop. I love it, except I probably should have gotten one twice the size! I am also very dependent on my expensive auto-door. To solve my issue, I am considering joining an additional coop to the existing one. The chickens would have to pass...
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    2 Pullets dead quickly, remaining 2 are thin

    I am lost! How can I save my pullets? I posted a couple of weeks ago that I found one pullet very thin and wobbly . She couldn't really stand. I had already treated all with Corid since I had seen some strange pink droppings. I isolated her right away We tried to get her to eat and gave her...
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    Weak, thin pullet. Is this coccidia?

    Edie couldn't walk this morning and she is very thin. She is about 14 weeks old I think. She is housed with three other pullets. I though some poop looked suspect, so I treated their water with Corid (5 days strong dose, 5 days the preventive dose). I couldn't tell who was the sick one because...
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    Newly Integrating Hens Just Hide!

    Long story, but the short version is that I have 3 new hens (about 16wo) that I am trying to integrate into my flock of 9 1yo hens that were all raised together. They aren't killing "the newbies", but they chase them so much they all just hide all day. One is brave enough to come out a bit, but...
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    Protection from Dogs for Free Ranging

    We recently had our first loss to a predator. Unfortunately the predator is also ours. :th I started free ranging my chickens in the afternoons and everything was going well. My dogs are in a fenced yard, so I thought things would work. Unfortunately, I am as stupid as my chickens. I never...
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    What breed?

    My friend saw this at a local shelter. Any guesses on breed? They say it is a hen... Is there a way to age a chicken?
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    Leghorn with Brown Eggs?

    I know they are supposed to lay white eggs but I'd swear one of mine is laying brown eggs. I did buy her from TSC (as an Isa Brown), so perhaps she is something else? Here is my rationale: 1) I have 10 hens (4 leghorns, 3 Isa Browns, 2 Australorpes, and 1 Buff Orpington) about 7 months old...
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    Chicken Recovering from Dog Attack

    Yesterday morning, my newly-laying Isa Brown decided to fly out of their run and into my dogs' run. I came out to find her laying on her back with two dogs surrounding her. I thought she must be dead, but she was breathing when I got there! I picked her up and checked her out. A ton of feathers...
  9. Mrs Ugh

    Help with "Nest" Relocation

    I finally got my first egg:wee, but, of course, the chickens are all laying their eggs in the far back corner of the coop (under the poop board) instead of in the nice nest boxes I made for them! :barnie I have devised a way to access the eggs without laying on the floor of the coop, but with...
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    Is this an Isa Brown (or is TSC 0 for 3?)

    She doesn't look much like three others that we believe are Isa Browns!
  11. Mrs Ugh

    Getting Chickens into Coop at night

    I have 5 hens, one Cornish X and 4 future egg layers about 7 weeks old. I splurged on an automatic door for my coop and overall it is great. However, it is not working 100%. When first moved into the coop, I kept them there for 3.5 days. At the end of the first free day, I shooed them in the...
  12. Mrs Ugh

    Water Outside Only?

    I am so tired of cleaning the chicken water (and the continuously wet bedding) I am changing to nipple feeders ASAP! I have everything I need to convert a cooler, but no room for a cooler inside the coop. Will it be okay if I just give them access to water in the run for a week until I can get...
  13. Mrs Ugh

    Roost Accommodation for A Cornish X?

    I am building roosts for my new coop and am not sure what to do for the Cornish X I have (courtesy of TSC). I have a poop board (really a tray) about 18" above the floor and am planning two roosts about 18" over that. I will build a ramp to reach the poop tray and figured the girls (except...
  14. Mrs Ugh

    Leghorn pullet?

    About 4 weeks old now.
  15. Mrs Ugh

    Feedback on First-Timer's Coop Draft Please

    I have a 5 ft x 5 ft Rubbermaid shed that I hope to convert into our first coop. Of course, I did not get the sage advice I have since found here, and the 2 months I thought I had while brooding the chicks has rapidly dwindled to less than 1 month! I think I have a pretty good draft design, but...
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    Is this a leghorn?

    We bought three "Isa Browns" from TSC, but two are white! Could they be leghorn? That is another breed I remember them having at the time. They are about 3 weeks old. I bought these for eggs and really don't want roosters! One is sick, but the other seems to be doing very well! The first pic is...
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    Chick with swollen neck, eats, but is lying down

    We have an approximately 3 week old Isa Brown chick that seems to be suffering. A couple of weeks ago we noticed she has a scissor beak, but she was eating fine and weighed significantly more that all of the others so we were not concerned. For the past 2 days we noticed she doesn't get up...
  18. Mrs Ugh

    Hello from Virginia

    My daughter is raising chicks (hens) for a school project. Turns out they are awfully sweet, so I am interested in learning more to help her!
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