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  1. aitchbe

    14 week old chickens roosting in wrong place

    My young chickens (two RIR and two Wyandottes) are roosting on my fence at night and not in the coop. I have two RIR adults who roost in there too. Every night I move them inside so they will wake up with the other hens. One of the young ones has roosted on her own in the coop once or twice but...
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    different feed for old and young?

    my chicks are now 12 weeks old and I've been doing small introductions to my two adult hens through the fencing, and switching out in the coop. right now i have the chicks on starter, non-medicated. if I move them in with the older girls, how to do manage two different kinds of feed? do i let...
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    bag of feed got damp - what to do?

    i bought a new bag of chick starter (my new babies arrive tomorrow!) and had it in the back of my truck overnight. The bag had some frozen condensation on it and I'm concerned that the feed got wet. I know moisture can lead to mold. Is there some way I can dry it out? Can I put the feed in the...
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    VERY watery smelly poo

    I've searched on diarrhea and tried several suggestions from other postings, without success so I'm trying a new post. My hen has had diarrhea and very watery poop for several weeks now. At first i brought her inside to check if she was eating. She molted and then started taking food after...
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    peaceful coexistence

    My cat, found taking his sunny nap in the coop!
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    Emergency - dying hen

    my hen has a swollen area below her vent . severe weight loss with her breastbone sticking out sharply. i noticed the weight loss about two weeks ago and treated with wazine and dust for mites and worms, tried giving yogurt and more protein. now she is much worse - just skin and bone and now...
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    Swollen rear size of grapefruit!!

    Please see my former post "sore on rear". My favorite hen has stopped eating and i don't think she is laying. She has a swollen red area on her bottom the size of a large grapefruit. it feel warm like there is an infection. the mass feels watery and squishy rather than firm. poop is now watery...
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    confirm mites??

    i checked a few pictures on line but can't tell if this is evidence of mites. couldn't see anything moving. it thought the girls just had crusty poop on their back feathers. i did buy dust. can anyone confirm?
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    sore on rear

    I was checking for mites and saw this red swollen spot on my bird. it felt warm so i'm assuming some type of infection. what might it be? what should i do?? first pic is the spot, the second after i washed the feathers and they were wet.
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    Weight Loss concern

    my four hens are really skinny. when i pick them up their breast bones stick out. the energy level seems fine, they look ok but seem to be molting a bit right now, poop looks normal. i've never checked for worms etc. i did cut back on treats so that they would eat their regular food since egg...
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    Persisent Soft Shell Eggs

    One of my girls has been consistently laying soft shell eggs. Not sure which one. i do mix oyster shell in with feed. i checked posts and it seems soft shell eggs aren't a sign of illness, but one post said it was ok as long as it doesn't continue. if this happens all the time, is it an...
  12. aitchbe

    Help! Molting or Illness?

    One of my four Rhode Island Reds is losing feathers ALOT. Last night I touched her and they came out in handfuls. They are missing from her neck, back, belly and rear. I didn't notice so this came on suddenly. They live outdoors in Michigan and I've been keeping them in the coop all day. I...
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    missing feathers on head

    two of my Rhode Island Reds have feathers missing from their heads, behind their combs. are they being pecked by the other girls?
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    Sparrows in coop

    It seems the wild birds in my yard have discovered that there is always food and water available in my girls' coop. i keep the door propped open during the day so the chickens can go in and out. but now the sparrows get in (i also saw one go THROUGH the holes in the chicken wire) and fly around...
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    squawking while laying

    One of my girls makes ALOT of noise when she's laying, sort of like the alarm sound they make when there is a predator in the yard. Is she in pain? It sounds like she's having a hard time and this is a newer behavior. It's really loud, so I don't like the idea that it will be a daily thing that...
  16. aitchbe

    How cold is cold??

    I'm in Michigan and we're getting temps in the teens. My girls have a 4x3 space for nighttime and i have a infrared lamp that goes on at 5am so they get their 16 hours of daylight, but I have it turned off a few hours before they go to roost. There is plastic around the whole coop and a bit of...
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