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    Red butted Barred Rock

    My 8 month barred rock has a very red butt and a loss of feathers around her vent. She is otherwise acting normal and the other chickens are healthy. They have a large coop with several roosts, they free range during the day. They are on a layer feed and I give them scratch grains by hand...
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    Wing clipping,yes or no?

    I started with 10 pullets. 8 BR, a RIR and one black sex link. 5 are 8 months and 5 are 7 months. They were a healthy flock, the first 5 started laying in August and the next have started laying in September, except Thelma and Louise. They were a little behind and were not part of the "in"...
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    Egg drop Syndrome?

    I bought my first chics this spring and they just started laying late this summer. This week their egg production dropped dramatically and I have noticed a lot of shell less eggs. Today I noticed one of my BR's acting sick and having runny diarrhea. I've already successfully treated one who...
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    Roos?

    These two are constantly confronting each other and they have bigger combs than the others, I purchased pullets but... Barred Rock 4 weeks RIR 5 weeks
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    Dust control

    My 9 girls are still in their brooder inside my heated shop and the dust is INCREDIBLE! Is there a different litter, other than the pine, that will be less dusty? I know that when they get into their coop it will be less of an issue but I also have mild asthma and I am afraid it will be an...
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    Insulation?

    Hi, I just started this chicken stuff, my family thought I was crazy. Now, they all go out to check the chicks! I am transforming my old shed into a chicken coop and I am wondering if I need insulation, I am in north Idaho but we rarely get below freezing. I have added an inside layer of plywood...
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    Hello from North Idaho

    I'm new to chickens and almost have my coop done. I want to make sure I have everything ready before the girls move in. I have 9 pullets (2RIR and 7PR), they are almost 5 weeks old, one of my Rockies, Kip, is already trying to get out. The brooder is a kiddie pool with a fence around the edge...
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