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  1. Chad Oftedal

    How to medicate a hen with fluid in crop without causing possible vomiting?

    Hello, I have an older hen (8+ years) that has quickly developed what shows to me to be sour crop, and possibly more. I first observed it around noon yesterday. I didn't know at the time what I was dealing with, so I set up a dog crate I use for treatment and moved her to it for observation...
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    Shipping delays with one of my egg orders, thinking through options...

    Hello! I ordered three batches of hatching eggs online, each from different sellers (just how it worked out). All sellers shipped last Thursday, and two of my orders arrived yesterday (Monday). Those eggs have been removed from their packing and put in egg cartons next to the incubator and are...
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    Re-integrating a hen recovering from a neck wound...

    Hello! I'm trying to decide when to re-integrate one of my hens back into the main flock. Open to ideas and suggestions. The flock is nine birds total, including her. Quick Summary: On December 22nd, she got a wound - basically back of her head/top of her neck area - that was a straight-line...
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    Crested Cream Legbar - I think it's Patricia and not Pat...

    Hello! I know CCL are auto-sexing, and I'm thinking my chick in question here is a little gal, but I've never had CCL chicks before and wanted to ask the experts. The chick in question has a lot of the "chipmunk" markings of the females and the more distinct coloring, but it also shows some...
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    My first broody hen and I think I want to give her some eggs to hatch - is my plan OK?

    I have a Buff Orpington that went broody on Tuesday night. She has picked the primary nest box, of course, to make her place to set. For the last two days, I have picked her up in the evening, and removed the eggs under her. She's been collecting eggs because a few of my other hens have sort of...
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    Chicken seems to be partially blocked/constipated?

    I have a hen (Easter Egger) that was struggling a bit in the nest box yesterday. In the early afternoon, I noticed that she had part of a "collapsed, shriveled, ballon like" egg shell coming from her vent. Since she had been in the nest box since mid morning, I decided to give her an epsom salt...
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    BackyardChickens app crashes on iOS 14 Beta...

    This may already be known - I did a scan through the recent posts here and didn't see it, so thought I'd mention it. Apologies if this is a duplicate thread. I'm running an iPhone XS with the iOS 14.2 software, and when I launch the app on my phone, it immediately crashes. I just use the...
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    Chicken field trip - will they follow me to my garden?

    I have a pretty substantial garden area that is fenced at about four feet high. The fence wraps around the full perimeter of the garden, and there is an entrance gate to enter the garden that is about 4 feet wide. Right now, there are random weeds, some grass, etc., that has filled in a bit in...
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    Is this chicken led hazing?

    So I check my cameras today and my birds aren't outside in their run, despite it being a nice day. I check the final camera which is the one inside the coop, and this picture is what I see. I have 8 hens. Seven of them are sitting on the left edge of the coop, staring across at the nest...
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    Temporary nest box on the floor?

    So, one of my PBR pullets has turned into a trooper. She started laying about 2 1/2 weeks ago. She took one day off and had one soft shell egg within the first 3 days she started laying. Since then, she's been like clockwork and been laying a PeeWee sized egg each day - I think she's up to...
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    Finish out the current bag of Grower feed?

    OK, so some of my eight girls have started to show signs of getting ready to lay - noticeably coloring up in the combs and wattles, and on this past Wednesday, turning 18 weeks old. So, on a whim, back on this past Monday, I laid out some crushed oyster shells on the ground - just as something...
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    Going to buy some aged wood chips here locally, anything I should look for?

    I'm having to start from scratch on my run that will be deep litter style. I put one bag of pine shavings a week ago to get everything started and so that it wasn't bare dirt. I found a local guy nearby here that sells aged wood chips. I'm going to check it out either tomorrow or Monday...
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    Clean out door for the chicken run - how big?

    My chicken run is going to be "L" shaped where it wraps around two sides of my 8x8 walk-in coop. On one end, I'm going to put in a gate/door where I can enter the run. I will use this entrance for both daily entrance, and when I need to do clean up (i.e. run a wheel barrow in and out, etc). I...
  14. Chad Oftedal

    Cooks Illustrated: Breakfast and Brunch recipes...

    Hello, I just picked up a special edition of Cooks Illustrated All-Time Best Breakfast and Brunch Recipes from my local Costco. Glancing through, there are a lot of recipes that look really good, and use lots of eggs! I've alway had really good luck with their recipes, and enjoy the...
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    Ameraucana? If so, roo or pullet?

    So the backstory here is that I wanted to get a mix of chicks for my first flock. A co-worker said that he had a few Ameraucanas, and thought they were really neat birds. He's had them for over four years and thought they had great personalities, and had a more unique look to them. At the...
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    Best way to apron this side of the run?

    I am putting my run together - I have the posts all set - and the way things worked out, I ended up closer to my yard fence than I anticipated. It's not a big deal, but it does change the way that I would put an apron in on two of the sides of the run. So basically, the way these two sides are...
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    Help confirm that these are roos...

    Hello! I'm almost positive that both of these are roos. These pics are at 9 weeks and 2 days. The all black one is an Ameraucana, and the other one is a Rhode Island Red. The Ameraucana has almost what I would call a "second layer" or almost "mohawk" strip of feathers that starts about 2/3...
  18. Chad Oftedal

    Replacing a roo chick - possible options?

    So, of my 8 little chicks that I got (as 1 week olds) on 2/21, I've finally conceded that one of the Rhode Island Reds is a he and not a she. That leaves me with 7. Of the seven, my Plymouth Barred Rocks look to soundly be little ladies, and the other two Rhode Island Reds are also girls...
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    Chicks are wary of new feeder...

    My cute little chicks that are just over 5 weeks old have grown into feathered piglets. So much so that my initial feeder that I bought doesn't hold enough chick crumble to get through the day. This afternoon, I swung by and bought a 7lb feeder, and made a platform for it that is a bit larger...
  20. Chad Oftedal

    Wall framing help...

    I'm wondering if someone with more construction/framing knowledge can help me understand if I can do the modification to my coop wall that I'd like to do. I have a HenGear Medium roll-out nest box. It's 24"w x 21"h x 20" deep. In an effort to maximize my internal coop space, I thought I'd...
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