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    Redesigning our coop!

    I'm very excited to start redesigning our old prefab coop since it is not ideal for the Texas weather. The biggest downfall was how the coop would turn into an oven during the summers due to the poor ventilation. My family and I pondered whether we want a dog or chickens again and we just love...
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    Ventilating the coop?

    I have a small coop for 2 to 3 chickens and unfortunately one of my birds passed away from the coop being so hot while she was trying to lay. :( I don’t want this happening again but the Texas weather is brutal hitting 105 where I’m at. It doesn’t help that there doesn’t seem to be much air flow...
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    Beak problem!

    Hello! I have a 18 week silver laced wyandotte and I came to check on them and her beak was all bloodied! It looks like the top layer of the front beak had chipped off. It seems like she’s in pain and eats very carefully. Is there anything I can do to help her? Will it grow back?
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    We got a mold problem!

    Hello! I’ve been starting to have a problem with this white cotton looking growth around the run. I’ve been keeping the run clean for the most part but its been growing where they graze, so I’d like to know how to get rid of it. I live in the good ol’ hot state of Texas where it’s been humid and...
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    Mold??

    Hello! I’ve been seeing icy/snowy looking mold on the ground and in the run! It’s been attracting sooo many flies and smells terrible! I’ve been cleaning it but it doesn’t seem to go away! Anyone know what to do? Edit: I attached some photos. It’s been on and off raining and 90+ degree weather.
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    Gender??

    Hello! I know it’s a bit early to tell the gender but I still wanna know any predictions. Girl or boy? This is a silver laced wyandotte about 5 weeks old. I watch a few videos on the breed and someone did a study that the darker ones turned out female and she was really dark when I got her...
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    How to Train a Chicken!

    Hello! I’ve hand raised 2 chickens so far; a salmon Flaverolle and a blue laced red wyandotte. The Flaverolle has an amazing temperament, lays good eggs and overall great chicken. Then we got my wyandotte... She’s been pecking at us and has even attacked a family member! I’m not sure what to do...
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    Dust bath or laying?

    Hello! My chickens are about to lay any day now and now I’m concerned if they are going to be laying in the coop at all! It’s HOT in Texas as any Texan will tell ya. The weathers great at 80 and hot in the 90s. so I notice they tend to go in the shade to cool off and do their dust baths as...
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    Curious Wyandotte or angry wyandotte?

    Hello! I’ve been raising this baby chick for about 3 weeks now and from the beginning I’ve seen a weird behavior from my 5ish month blue laced red wyandotte Mamés Tiki. She always does this back and forward pacing whenever the chick is around. Of course I never let them too close to not risk the...
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    Not quite a yawn?

    Hello! I have a silver laced wyandotte almost 3 weeks, and she does this weird thing I can’t wrap my head around. It’s almost like she’s yawning, but it’s more of the action. Opening the mouth wide and elongating her neck out in the action of a yawn. It comes in multiples of at least threes or...
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    Blue laced red wyandotte gender??

    Hello! I got this big girl (or boy) as a chick about more than 5ish months and now I’m thinkin she might actually be a he! Behavior hasn’t changed and she hasn’t crowed in the morning. Shes just HUGE, and the crop is a bit large from the references I’ve seen. She lets me pick her up...
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    Salmon Flaverolle Gender??

    Hello! So I’ve raised this one for about 24 weeks so about more than 5ish months. I sent pics early on asking if they were Roos or hens and the feedback I got said hens. Well her crop is a bit large? I’m not familiar with this breed but from the pics it seems a bit bigger. I know not all...
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    Smallest baby chick!

    Hello! I recently received a few new baby chicks, but one is significantly smaller than the others. The first two I had where so much bigger and I’m worried. It behaves just fine. Energetic, loud, and poops as much as any chick does. At first, she wasn’t drinking so I mixed warm water with her...
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    Pecking order?? Sad chicken??

    *I first want to add a disclaimer. I do not condone chicken fighting of any sort. I love my chickens as pets and would never intentionally put them in harms way.* So today I took out my chickens to wonder outside in my front yard. I stood there watching and went inside to get some treats. My...
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    Salmon Flaverolle Gender???

    Hello! I have a very vocal Flaverolle that is one of my pride and joys! They scream bloody murder at everything and anything. :lau I’m wondering what gender they are. Can anyone tell? The chick is 12 weeks old.
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    Adding to my flock? What should I choose??

    Hello! I have finally raised two beautifully healthy chickens who are in the coop ready to help me in my plan for chicken world domination. Although I have two fierce warriors, I need a gentle more humble companion. Ok, enough with the jokes :p I'm looking for another chicken to come into my...
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    Chicken Bath?

    Hello! I was wondering if it's safe to bath my chickens with water. I understand that they dust bath themselves but I was wondering if I can still bath them with water. I have a bathtub and was thinking of carefully washing them within shallow water. (I have bathed a dog before and understand NO...
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    Lookin for Ayam cemani!

    Hello! I’m looking for another and our finale member to our flock of feather dogs and is considering an exotic breed! Since I live in Texas I wondered if someone had Ayam cemani chicks for sale at First Monday Canton. I’m unfamiliar with the pet pavilion so I’m making this post to feel the air...
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    I am but a simple burb mom.

    Hello! I'm new to the backyard chicken community and recently gotten 2 baby chickens! Tiki: Blue laced red wyandotte - A sassy easy going princess. Picky eater of only the finest of scraps, and loves cuddles and attention. Kiwi: Salmon flaverolle - Screams I live in the Yeehaw state of Dallas...
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    Best coop for 2-3 chickens?

    Hello! I’m now in the process of ordering or making a coop. I’m only going to have 2-3 chickens and all of them will be free range. (We have a large field in the back that has plenty of bug yummies for them) So we want a safe coop in the backyard for them to sleep well and protected. The things...
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