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    FOX BITE??? HELP (graphic)

    Hello all! I have not been active on here recently until something attacked one of my hens. What I assume was a fox, had seemingly either take a bite out of her thigh/side or ripped it open? I quickly put together a solitary place for her and doused her bite with saline, then betadine. I covered...
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    Sand in the Coop?

    Hello, I have a coop built for 20-30 chickens and was considering switching to sand in the coop instead of pine shavings. Of course i will stick to hay or shavings for the nesting boxes, but as for the rest of the coop what are y'alls opinions? I heard it is easier to clean and is less...
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    Nasty nesting boxes

    Hello i have 13 hens and 1 rooster in a 20 chicken coop. They have 5 nesting boxes, but only use 2. Over the winter they have been breaking their eggs and eating them, even though they had full access to their feed and full access to outside. I thought they would maybe stop while we're heading...
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    Why did my Chickens like the Mustard!?

    So, my chickens have had a bad habit of eating their own eggs. So, it was suggested that I put mustard in their eggs, so I did. And my chickens cracked open the mustard eggs ate it and loved it! :lau Is there anything else I can put in the egg that chickens don't like? Thanks!
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    Chickens eating own eggs!!!

    Hello, this has been going on for a while this winter and I do not know how to stop it. I have 12 hens and they all seem to be doing it. Im hoping it will stop in the spring where they will be outside a lot more. Is there anything i can do in the meantime to stop this or is it too late.
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    Deep Liter Method??

    Hello, I have about 2 year old chickens and even the beginning of this winter is rough. I was seeing a lot about deep liter methods in chickens coops and was wondering what you guys think about it. Is it a good idea for chickens? And is it really hard to clean out when you eventually do. Just...
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    Over-mating roo

    Hi y'all I have a 1 year old roo who had started mating months back. Just recently he has been constantly mating with a 2 year old hen. The hen has been suffering with mangled feathers and a bleeding comb. I was wondering if there was anything to prevent the roo from mating with that hen? If not...
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    Umm... is this because of my rooster?

    Recently I have been catching my rooster mating with my ladies. I ave 2 flocks and he's been doing that with both of them. I also noticed we have been getting tons of double-yolkers. And then, today I heard my hens screaming from inside the coop. So I looked and there were 3 chickens in the...
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    Weird Bump above eye!!

    Hello, I have an amberlnk (named Butter) that seems to have a strange big red bump above her eye. I just noticed it today and I have been wondering what it was all day. Its really hard and it doesn't seem to bother her at all. Could it possibly be a tumor? Any help is appreciated! Thankyou!
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    Why Are My Eggs so Pale?

    Hello, I have 6 rhode Island Reds, 5 black sex links (one of which is a rooster) and 2 Amber links. Since the weather started to get warmer we have been getting all six eggs! ( the other 6 ladies aren't laying yet). But, recently I noticed the outside of the eggs have been a really...
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    Heat Lamp?? Yes or No

    Hi, I live in Massachusetts and it gets below zero here at night. My girls are all huddled up and shivering. Would it be okay to put a heat lamp in their coop. I have heard people say yes and no. And if no why? Thank you!
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    Frostbite?? What Do I Do??

    I went out to the coop this morning to check on my girls and I saw a little bit of black on their combs and assumed it was frostbite. I don't know how to treat it or if I should just let it be? Please help! I put a little bit of petroleum jelly on all their combs but I don't know if their is...
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    Chickens Refusing to Come out of Coop!

    Hi Its getting pretty cold out where I live (almost below zero)! I currently have seven chickens, all refusing to come out of their coop. I have tried everything I can think of, luring them out with food, nudging them out, I even shoveled the snow off of their step ladder and their run. My girls...
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