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    Chicken Euthanasia

    Would appreciate hearing some thoughts from those who have (sadly) experienced both the 'natural' death of your chickens as well as the 'euthanized by a vet' route, when that seemed appropriate. With any species, I think the 'humanity' of euthanasia can well depend on the experience and...
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    Help - Hen poorly with fluid filled chest sac, discharge out beak when held

    We are so concerned about our 3 yr old hen Lucy. She has been 'off' for over a couple of weeks - still eating and drinking, but slower moving, standing on her own more and standing differently (bit hunched) and sometimes waddled and seemed to have a pretty wide 'base' between her legs. Her...
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    Amputated small rear toe not improving

    I was brought a couple of sad 'spent' laying hens 1 week ago from an auction. Both had wicked respiratory issues which seem to have been dealt with by LS-100 injections for both, over 5 days from the vet. (can hardly believe they made it - such rough shape) The one bird Dana also had her toe...
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    MUST cover coop overhead?

    I'm sure this has been answered (apologies!) but my goal is to provide lots of outside space for chickens that we don't have yet. The complicating factor in our planning always comes back to difficulties with enclosing the entire top for a large area. If I bring the birds inside every...
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    Cedar and Chickens

    I've heard that cedar shavings are not good for chickens. I had earmarked some neat 'driftwood' type logs and old dead trunks from the bush to put in the fenced chicken area - for interest, climbing on etc. If these came from cedar trees, am wondering if I'm running the same risk of harming...
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    Hello from Ontario, Canada!

    We are still in the planning stages (imminent tho!) of building and acquiring residents for a backyard chicken area. We live in the country on about 5 acres - myself, my spouse and 17 year old daughter (who wishes that we lived in a large city, right beside a shopping mall ) We have 3 horses...
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