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    Dying chicken.

    I have a 3 year old buff orphington who is on her last leg. Her eyes and comb are dull looking and she walks with difficulty. I see no other clear signs of disease, I think her symptoms are mainly of dehydration. It is HOT here at the moment, she wont last long without drinking. I realize that...
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    How to feed chicks in a mixed "flock"

    First let me apologize: I am pretty sure the answer to this question is to be found in existing threads, but I have not been able to find it within the limited time I have available to sneak in chicken research at work... I have two hens that are 3 years old, one black Australorp and one Buff...
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    NOW I know what was going in in her little brain

    I posted earlier today a story of my crazy chicken that was acting strangely and wanted to go in my house constantly. Someone suggested that she wanted to check out my coop to look for a good place to roost or make a nest. Turned out she was right! She was looking for a place to put her first...
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    Can someone tell me what is going on in this chickens little brain?

    I have been letting my three girls free range in my backyard for a while now. They are doing great, they run in there when I open the gate and they go in, and in the evening they return to their coop when I let them out. All three like to hang out on the patio right outside the door to the...
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    What wire shoud I use to back my fence?

    I am currently building a wooden lattice fence that will be part of my run. The lower part (2') is solid wood that only a bear would be able to break though (and luckily we don't have that sort of guests around here). The upper part (4') is a heavy duty lattice fence that is 1" thick. The...
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    Suggestions for best litter/maintenance method for my little coop

    I have a small coop, roughly 3.5x6 feet, currently it has 3 chicks in there. I would like to make it as low maintenance as possible, especially since we are leaving for 4 weeks and I don't want to ask sitters to do more cleaning that needed. Still I don't want stink issue or heath problems for...
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    Flies in coop!

    Let's get it!!! My 8 week old chicks go CRAZY when a fly gets in the coop. I don't they have the slightest chance catching it, but they sure try! All other treats can wait while they are hunting. Is that normal chicken behavior, or are they just being young and playful(/dumb)?
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    Should I try to deliberately delay eggs until spring?

    My chicks (1 Buff Orpington and 2 black Australorp) are from May 19th, so 6 weeks old now. 4-6 month from that brings us to fall, so I was kind of expecting them to wait until next spring to start their egg laying. While browsing though the forum I saw some posts that hinted that early egg...
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    Search function down?

    Am I the only one who has a problem with the search function in the forum? I just get empty pages no matter what I search for.
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    Dead Chicken - any ideas what happened?

    One of my little chicks died. I got them from the feed store Friday and I think they were a few days old then. This morning one of them was acting strangely. It kind of looked like it was chirping without sound or like a baby bird asking its mother for food. This video is from another post on...
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    Unforseen change of plans - would this work?

    I just found out today that my next door neighbors very much do NOT like my idea of having chickens. While they are not going to stop me (I have 4 few day old chicks in the garage) I do want to try to accommodate them as much as possible. The spot I was intending for the chickens is kind of in...
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    Does like look like a resonable deal?

    I was going to build my own coop, but that means that I wont have chickens until next year. I came across this one for sale. Sorry, no inside pictures. The description says custom chicken coop for sale. perfect for 4-6 hens. has outside accessible laying box can be fully closed for...
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    Roof structure

    I am NOT a builder. At all. My only experience is the little I helped my father back on our farm when I was younger, and honestly my father isn't much of a builder either... Anyway, I have friends who can help and I am sure I can learn... I need some construction help though. Usually Google has...
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    Practicality of coop dimensions for easy maintenance

    I am in the planning/research stage, and I'd like some input on the practicality of the dimensions of the coop. I was intending on making the coop 6' x 4' raised from the ground by a couple of feet. One of the long sides I am thinking of keeping open to the fully enclosed run since we have very...
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    Solar fan

    Does anyone use a solar powered fan in their coop? If so, how does it work? Which one are you using and how is the fan/the panel placed? I am planning my coop at the moment, and it gets very hot here in summer (typically 90F with several 100F+ days all summer), so I am thinking a fan would...
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