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    Broody hatching eggs!!

    So we are new to the "hatch your own " thing.... We have 2 broody hens sharing one nest (it's pretty cute) one egg just hatched. And I'm assuming we will get at least a few more out of the 13 eggs..... My question. Because my nest boxes are raised, and because I have 2 broody hens sharing one...
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    egg bound or sick??

    Hey about 5 weeks ago when I went to let my chickens out I noticed that my Rhode Island Red (about 1 year old) was laying in a weird position under the roost and not moving on her own I set heer aside and went to work, thinking she'd be past by the time I got home from work. Well when I got...
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    adopted hen not laying

    Hey guys, we adopted a Plymouth Rock mature hen a couple weeks ago. We were told that she was an egg a day, double yoker hen. She has acclimated very nicely . In fact she seems to be a bit of a boss and at the least near the very top of the pecking order if not the top hen. She is very active...
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    (PHOTO)discolored comb, wattle and keeps opening mouth to crow( or something ) but no noise

    Hey my rooster is not looking good. droopy tail, comb and waddle are turning bluish (temp here is about 40-50 degrees so id say frost bite is out). He has all white runny poop. and he is not crowing today. though he keeps opening his mouth (repeatedly, and not always looking like hes trying to...
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    all white poop and Blueish Comb on my rooster (see photos)

    Hey good morning. I noticed the other day that my roosters comb was discolored a bit (especially when compared to the hens). I also noticed he has been staying up in the roost a little longer than usual. He will com down with ease when i go in the coop to clean. But typically when I go out there...
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    REMODLED COOP..... please RE- critique

    Hey guys, here is an update photo of my coop getting its make over... the common concern by the community here was the coop itself was to small and not enough venting.... So what i did. I knocked out the wall of the coop that faces/ opens to the run, then I boarded up the whole run. then i...
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    RATS!!!!!

    Hey ! I have a rat problem. We live next to a wooded wetland area and I accept that having chickens i will probbly never 100% get rid of the rats but i feel like they are winning at this point. I tried burring wire cloth but they have managed to infiltrate that. I built boxes and have placed...
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    chickens and rain

    Hey I know chickens are not a fan of moist, wet, rainy, muddy environments. But Here in seattle some times we get a few rainy wet days a year... So realizing I had a moisture and mud problem Ive spent the past month renovating The Pen (30x 20 ft area) and adding and additional 10x5x6 ft of...
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    what breed is this handsome fella

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    please Critique My Chicken Pen!! suggestions?? Pros? Cons?

    Hey Group! here is some pics of my Chicken pen (a.k.a. Salmonella Resort) .... feel free to critique as we are new and learning... They spend majority of their time in this 30X20 fully fenced(top and sides) pen. at night they retreat to the run and sleep in the roosts. I tried to get them to...
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    Chickens and dogs coexisting?????

    anyone have any luck getting chickens and dogs to coexist... specifically large breed dogs ... like Huskies... I have 2 beautiful huskies and 7 chickens and would love to introduce them and get them to play /live freely together ..... but when the chickens are out in there pen and the dogs are...
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    OUR INTRO!!!! w/ photos

    Hey Everyone!! Its gret to be apart of this community.. in fact Ive been on here for about a month and already gotten more help and information then I could have possibly imagined. So thanks again.. Well I figured Its time we introduce our self.... We are the Harestad Family of 5 and we live in...
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    TEACH ME ABOUT WORMS PLEASE!!!

    First has anyone had any luck with deworming with Durvet Strike III??? Im trying to keep my chickens as organic as possible, plus I HATE THROWING AWAY THEIR EGGS as i have to do with medicated stuff!! I know I did have an active roundworm outbreak. I physically saw the long worms in a poop. so...
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    Dying Hen.... more than a broken leg???

    a few days ago i found one of my hens that appeared to have an injured. leg... we isolate and i searched and felt could could never find a break or even any specific spot on her leg that shed react in pain to.. she continued to eat and drink, but she seemed to progresively get worse till i found...
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    broken/hurt leg

    Hey, its me again... thanks so much for all your help. Today i found one of my girls making a wierd noise laying in the snow (we woke up to a white christmas here in seattle) upon further investigation she is really favoring one leg. It appears limp and unable to put pressure on it. Though when...
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    What DOES THIS POOP MEAN???

    OK. First I want to thank everyone for their help great information... My flock is looking better and better and happier and happier.... So we got the explosive bloody diarrhea taken care of (using Corrid)from one of our hens.. She is happy pecking and healthy. The roundworm in the poops have...
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    HELP!!!! Worms???

    found this in my coop run this morning... Ive been struggling with these chickens from the beginniing with their poop... First completely bloody feces (not just intestine lining), got that cleared up with corrid. then diarrhea, but got that cleared up with corrid and a supplement, then their...
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    POOOOOOOP , watery, yellow foamy and light brown diarrhea

    Hey , Im really struggling with my chickens poop. we have 6 hens and 1 rooster. All appear to be healthy (baucking, cooing, scratching, pecking, the rooster is crowing and mating) but their poops are alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll over the place. from the perfect solid brown with white...
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    diarrhea and watery poop

    Hey guys, new to this site. Ive been struggling with diarrhea light brown squirts and some very watery and foamy. a couple weeks ago I had a bloody (really bloody) poop outbreak in one hen. I treated the whole flock with corrid for 5 days and all the poops cleared up. but recently things seem to...
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