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    What can I seal the coop floor with after chickens have moved in? (fast drying time)

    5 years ago I stapled down vinyl sheets ("easy wipe tablecloth") on the floor when I was building my current coop. The floor under them is OSB that's sealed with a solid color wood stain. The vinyl was sold by the yard and wasn't wide enough for my 5x7 coop, so I laid down two sheets, one...
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    Is it safe to buy chicks this spring, in the context of avian flu?

    I want to add a few chicks this spring, but I'm not sure what the risks are with avian flu going around. It has been reported in my state and county. My flock doesn't free range and is in an urban/suburban area with no ponds or waterfowl nearby, and I'm strict about biosecurity, so I'm not...
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    Do Cinnamon Queens get along with submissive breeds like Orpingtons?

    I'm considering adding some designated egg layers to my pet flock this spring, looking at what's available at my local feed store. I'm considering Cinnamon Queens as a more peaceful alternative to RIRs. I've read that they mix with other chickens better than the notoriously bitchy RIRs. My pet...
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    Solved Bought more PFM but it's not showing up?

    I purchased some more PFM yesterday morning, got the PayPal receipt, but it's not actually showing up anywhere - I still see ads, and there's no PFM badge under my name. I've been renewing my PFM for years and never had this happen before... Is there a known issue? Why is it not taking effect...
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    Temperature shock question

    I have a hen that needs a foot bandage because of some foot issues. Ideally, I’d take her into the house for that, where I can sit down more comfortably with her in my lap, there’s better light, it’s cleaner etc. However, I’m worried about the temperature difference. Even if I do it in the...
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    Egg washing temperature question

    Here's another commonly given piece of advice I've always questioned. You often see people recommending to wash eggs in water that's warmer than the egg, the logic being that colder water will cause the insides of the egg to shrink a little, thus sucking in bacteria from the shell surface in...
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    Egg storage temperature question - is this true?

    I just read something on a facebook chicken group that I hadn't heard before (and I have a lot of chicken experience). BYC has a lot more experienced folks and a lot more (reliable) collective knowledge than facebook though, so I want to hear your thoughts. I read that, in the winter, when it's...
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    Chicken moving in slow motion

    One of my hens has been acting strange for the past month or two. She's 2 years old and otherwise healthy, but lately she's been looking and acting a little off. She has a great appetite, shows interest in regular chicken life, comes into my lap to hang out. Her comb is very pale, but most of...
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    Is it impacted crop if it's not hard?

    I have a 6-month-old Wyandotte with crop issues I can't quite diagnose. Tuesday late afternoon I noticed she was self isolating in a corner of the run, didn't seem interested in regular chicken affairs, or in food. She was doing a lot of crop adjustments and upon examination, I found that her...
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    Wyandotte temperaments

    This is my first year with Wyandottes. I also have several generations of Orpingtons (some breeder English and some hatchery buffs), and some Barnevelders. Each new batch is either hand-raised in my house and integrated at 5 weeks old, or raised by a broody with the flock. I'm noticing a clear...
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    Adding run bedding to the garden

    My run bedding is 3.5 years old at this point - a concoction of wood chips, dry leaves, grass clippings and other yard waste that I have added periodically over the years, and which has been composting in place nicely. It’s piling up pretty high at this point so I need to remove some and start...
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    TSC website can't be viewed outside the US?!?

    This is so ridiculous I can't believe it's actually true, but it is... Apparently, the TSC website cannot be opened outside of the US. It gives an "access denied" error. I was in Europe for part of the summer and wanted to recommend something to a friend (in the US) and send her a link, and...
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    How long can I leave vet wrap on a foot?

    I have two hens recovering from bumblefoot. Both went through the standard daily treatments of soaking, cleaning, ointment, and bandage; their kernels came out (without surgery), and they are healing well. Ideally, I'd keep them bandaged up longer, until they heal completely, but I need to...
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    How old was your oldest first time broody?

    Out of curiosity and just for fun, how old was the oldest age that you had a hen go broody for the first time? I thought they started pretty young, and all the rest of mine that have ever gone broody, have started at or under a year old. But right now I have this 3-year-old hen who’s never even...
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    I think I have all pullets… Do you agree?

    Sexed hatchery quality 6-week-olds. I had doubts about some of them when they were younger, but at this point I’m quite certain they are all female. What do you think? The yellow ones are Buff Orpington, the dark are Gold Laced Wyandotte, and the rest are Splash Laced Wyandotte. All of them 6...
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    Another thread about sexing Wyandottes

    There have been others, I know... And I did go over them. Some had pictures at different ages and an update past the point of doubt, which was very helpful for me. So I'm starting one of those threads, too. First, to ask you for your opinions, and then to update it with pictures, and the final...
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    Too old for egg tooth?

    I have a 3-week-old chick that still has its egg tooth... I've never seen that before on a chick this old. The chick is being raised by a broody with the flock and is outside where it has rocks and things to scratch and peck at, so I'm surprised that the egg tooth has held on this long. Could...
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    The best way to cook an older chicken! (not stew)

    We just ate our oldest chicken yet - a rooster over a year old, that I culled for a friend. He was HUGE and built like a tank. My husband is a big sous vide fan and we've done that with chickens before with amazing results, but never one this old. So he decided to leave the chicken in the sous...
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    Wyandotte compatibility with submissive breeds

    My husband the enabler has convinced me to keep one of the chicks from this year's meat batch. I have a core flock of pet hens, but every year I also raise a bunch of chicks for meat, from a dual purpose breed. This year I'm thinking of trying Wyandottes. So the plan is to let them reach full...
  20. K0k0shka

    Putting fat chickens on a diet

    I have English Orpingtons, which are prone to obesity. I used to give them treats only about once a week (a handful of scratch for 8 hens), the rest of the time they only eat their crumble (Purina flock raiser). However, they are still overweight (said their vet). I stopped even the once a week...
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