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    Blood in coop

    I went out tonight to tuck the girls in and there are spatters of blood in the shavings and on the wall. Upon closer inspection it looks like one of them has a bloody comb. She is the lowest on the totem pole and I am nervous for her. Are they pecking for the sake of pecking? Or are they...
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    black frostbite on comb?

    I have read and re-read the discussions on heating the coop. I live in Northern KY and right now it is almost 50 outside. But, last week it was down in the single digits at night. SOO COLD! The night it was only 7 degrees I put a lamp in the coop. Then I came inside and read the boards. It...
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    worms

    I read about people worming their chickens. I am wondering how you know that you need to worm them. Do you see the worms in the poop? (I don't see any) Or do you just do it no matter what? Should I be doing that?
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    Easter Egger laying problem?

    I have an Easter Egger that laid her first pretty blue egg about 3 weeks ago. Two days later I got another one. Then a week later one more. Then last week one more. Then nothing. Is that normal? I am wondering if it is stuck or something? Is a week or more in between eggs normal? I know...
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    lice, mites or what? AHHH

    I am new to all this so am still learning. But I need help!! I got a new chicken (a silkie) to add to my little family of four chickens. She was stinky and had a strange eye problem - so before quarantine - I gave her a bath. As I was drying her I noticed a few whitish tanish bugs about the...
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    sick silkie? PICS

    I posted this same thing in the managing your flock board - but I thought I would put it here since I think its in the wrong spot over there. Sorry about that. Perhaps I am a sucker or too impulsive - but I came home from the market with a silkie yesterday. I've always loved them and the...
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    how much pecking is normal?

    I have a new chicken that I tried to introduce to the other four girls yesterday for about 45 minutes in the yard. They all bumped chests with her and pecked her a little bit and then they ignored her. So, I am going to do it again today. How much pecking is normal to establish order and when...
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    new silkie - is she sick? PICS

    Perhaps I am a sucker or too impulsive - but I came home from the market with a silkie yesterday. I've always loved them and the very nice farmer told me that she was hatched last June or July. So, She is about 1.5 years old. They have 25 regular sized chickens and 16 silkies. So, he is...
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    can you wash a silkie?

    I came home with a new chicken from the market today. Dang it - they really are addictive! I had four......all of them are just 6 months old......two D'uccle bantams, one EE and one Barred Rock (who started laying this week!!!) First one! So, we went to the market today and came home with a...
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    DE and shavings in the composter?

    Hi - I am getting ready to clean out my coop for the first time and I was wondering if I can put the old shavings that were mixed with DE for bugs and smells.....in the composter? I just want to dump all the poop and shavings in there - is that OK? I just am not sure what DE will do to the...
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    help - so confused over what to feed them

    Hi everyone. I have been scouring the message boards and site to figure out a few things. I thought it might just be easier to ask. I have four chickens...I am pretty sure the are about 14 weeks. Actually the two bantams are more like 11 weeks. I think. Anyway, I have been feeding...
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    clever repurposed use for old chick feeders!! (pics)

    I saw this in a magazine the other day. It was SOOO clever that I thought I just had to share it with my backyard chicken friends!! Use your old chick feeders as cute and kitchy candy dishes!! How cool is that? I am not really sure where to share this idea on the message board......but I...
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    fly predator and DE

    I am thinking about getting fly predators because the flies are getting ridiculous around here. Not really in the coop - but near it. ANNOYING ME! But, I uses DE in the coop and run and am wondering if I get the predators - will they just die since they will be near the DE. Also, will the...
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    saw dust in the coop?

    Hi - I was wondering if I can use saw dust in the coop instead of shavings? I have bags full that I can get from my dad.
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    treats and ants

    I am wondering how other people deal with this. Anytime I bring the girls a treat - it is usually fruit, since it is so hot out and I like cold fruit on days like this. Well, after minutes - the treats (or what is left of them - or even where the treats were sitting) is covered with millions...
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    new coop and run - is this OK? What should I change? pics

    I bought this coop from a farmer - who keeps all of her chickens (about 50+) in coops just like this all around her farm. About four per coop. So, I figured it would be perfect - tried and true. I visited her farm to pick up the coop and the chicks - and her chickens (and ducks) are really in...
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    feeder problems! Please help. pic

    Here is a pic of my spankin new feeder that I made yesterday for my 4 chickens. I made it for two reasons - i was still using the mason jar feeder that I had since they were babies and I had to fill it up twice a day since it was too small. And they were making too much of a mess and wasting...
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    Mold ---- Eeek! with pics

    It is really humid and nasty here. My chicken coop has hardware cloth on the floor so that the poop just drops to the ground. But, so does the food since they are messy eaters - I went out this morning to say good morning and bring them some breakfast and I could smell the sickly sweet smell...
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    what breed? blue or green legs? Aracauna?

    Hi I got this sweet chicken. (hopefully hen) from a farm. The lady bought them from a store like TSC a few months ago and she was told they were "Aracaunas hens". But from the little research I have done - I don't think it is. She has tail feathers - and isn't the right color. I don't...
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    need feeder ideas - what feeder do you use and love?

    Hi - I am going out of town for a few days soon and am SOOO worried about the chickens already. I am planning on making a waterer with some nipples, but am having a hard time deciding what feeder will work. I have four chickens. The feeder I have now - I HATE IT!!! It is just a mason jar...
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