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    Found my SL Wyandotte Dead this morning

    Woke up this morning and found my 2.5 year old SL Wyandotte face down in the nesting box dead around 7:30 am. There were ants already on her and a small amount of dark color liquid on the wall near where she died, which could be blood and possibly could have been there before? Last night when...
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    Brody Hen

    I have 4 laying hens... no roosters. Well my 10 month old Black Cooper Maran mix has already become brody. This is the first time I've had to deal with this. I've tried taking the eggs away and putting here out to free range with the others and she goes right back. When she is out free...
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    Dying hen

    Back in April I dewormed all my hens with Wazine followed up with another common dewormer (can't remember the name). Well a few weeks ago we tested them and found roundworm larva. So tis time we did Valbazen and 14 days later a second dose. The second dose was given Sunday. Today when I got...
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    Roundworms

    I have a small flock, 2 adult hens and 2 7 month old hens. I dewomed all of them with Wazine followed up with Ivectum back in May. Just to check we had a fecal done on one of the adults and 3 rouond worm larva showed up. Should I do wazine and Ivectum again? Also last time I mixed the Wazine...
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    Sick Chicken

    I have a 2.5 yr old Buff Orphington, Susan, who tends to get a little brody, but always comes out to eat or to get out of the coop a scratch around the yar. Well today I went out there earlier to collect eggs she was sitting on a egg and noticed there was a little bit of yellow liguid on the...
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    Hen keeps opening mouth

    We let our hens out in the yard to dig around in the yards and woods as usual. They were fine when we let them out, but noticed when we put them up that our 2 yr old buff orphington kepth opening and closing her mouth. She will stretch her neck out every so often and then just start walking...
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    What age can they be left outside

    I have some 7.5 week old chicks. Is it ok to leave them outside yet. I have a seperate 4 x 8 coop that has a 4x3 foot section with wall and a roof, but the front is not enclosed with wood so there would be somoe air flow. I can run a heat lamp out there if needed. Would it be ok to move them...
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    Deworming with Wazine/Ivermectin vs DE

    I am planning to deworm my 2 hens (1 SLW, 1 Buff O) that are 1.5 yrs old with Wazine followed up by ivermectin. Is there something else I should be doing? Im considering food grade DE as an alternative. Does it work as well and how often do I give it to them? Also, I have 5 chicks that...
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    Hen or Roo?

    Are these hens or roos? Also what breed do you think Brownie and Piglet are? They are currently 6 weeks old. #1 Brownie (EE and RIR mix we think) #2 Rocky (Barred Rock) #3 Piglet (Not sure what breed) Thanks Brian
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    Covered addition for my coop

    We are rasiing a few chicks so decided to add on to the run to give everyone plenty of room. The addition will be 8' L x 8' W x 4' T dded to the back side and completely covered. I'm considering filling in this portion of the coop with sand to give them a spot to dig around and stay cool in...
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    5 week old Brown Chick

    What breed does this look like and do you think its a hen or roo? I know the guy I got it from had RIR's, Barred Rocks, Black Copper Marans, and I think Americanas.
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    Brooder Temp

    I've got 5 week and a half old chicks that are currently in our guest bathroom (under a heat lamp) just to make sure they stayed warm. They have done fine in there, but I do have a nice brooder in my garage just wasnt sure when I could move them out there. The brooder is approximately 4 ft...
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    Brown Chick- What is it?

    I went to a local guy to pick up 2 Black Copper Marans and ended up with a few more chicks. The one I can't figure out is the brown one with the black stripes any you cant tell from teh pic, but it has hair on its legs.
  14. brianp

    More Chickens

    I currently have a 4' L x 6' W x 4' T coop with 2 nesting boxes and a 10' L x 6' W x 6' T run. Right now we only have 2 hens (1 Buff O, 1 SL Wyandotte). We just got 5 chicks and plan on keeping whichever ones turn out to be hens since my neighbors wouldn't like it if I got a rooster. So we...
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    Mixed Flock

    I currently only have 2 hens, (1 Buff O and 1 SL Wyandotte) and looking to add to my flock soon. We would like to get 3 more just not decided on the what breed yet. What would be a good breeds to consider that would make a good pet. We want to be able to handle, pet, etc. My wife wants a...
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    Lost my favorite chicken to Roundworms

    My wife and I decided to get 3 laying hens this past spring. We built a nice coop and got 1 Buff Orphinton and 2 silver laced Wyandotte Pullets. They have all been laying for the last few months and noticed one of the SLW was not growing and just figured she was a runt. We named her Gracie...
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    New Coop

    I'm a new member here and new to raising chickens. My wife and I just built a coop and got 2 SL Wyandottes pullets and 1 BO Hen. Teh Coop is 10"L x 6"W x 6" T. We used 1/2" hardward cloth on all sides and on the top. I left the floor open so the chickens could dig around inside. I did add...
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