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    Will My Hen Have a Chance? Open Wound to the Bone

    My 6 mo. hen has a very large open wound that is approx. 3 - 4" across "square" on her "hind quarter" behind her wing and it is all the way to what I think would be the pelvic bone and then down to her underside there is only what seems to be a very thin membrane holding her intestines in. I...
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    Big Nesting Boxes for Little Bantams?

    OK, so I think I know the answer to this one but just want to make sure before I buy nesting boxes. I have 4 bantams but 10 other larger chickens and to conserve $$$ I thought it would just be more practical to go with a set of the large 14" boxes so that everyone could fit. This shouldn't be...
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    How do I sex my chickens?

    OK, so I'm wondering how I can go about sexing my birds that are about 2 weeks old now. Little did I know that I could sex them within the first few days by looking at their wing feathers. Figures! But then I did read somewhere that in "heirloom/heritage" chickens this method of sexing does...
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    How do I sex my chickens?

    OK, so I'm wondering how I can go about sexing my birds that are about 2 weeks old now. Little did I know that I could sex them within the first few days by looking at their wing feathers. Figures! But then I did read somewhere that in "heirloom/heritage" chickens this method of sexing does...
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    Tree in middle of run problem

    I have pretty much figured out how to go about constructing our chicken run. Just one last problem....I think. There is a tree in the middle of this run so it poses the problem of how to cover the run and keeping the enclosure secure against predators. Has anyone had this posed problem? I...
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    Hello, I'm new here & question about mites

    Hi! I will become a new proud owner of chicks this May and am trying my best to educate myself and fix up the old chicken house in my backyard to be prepared for their coming arrival. So my real pertinent question that I don't really know what to do about is on the topic of mites. I'm...
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