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    Molt, Mites, Misdemeanors?

    Hi guys - all my hens are 33 weeks old, they're all laying, and a few weeks ago most of them (not all) got fluffy butt - where their backs meet their tails the feathers got all fluffy/downy looking. I chalked it up to molting, based on some research. Today we noticed that one of them seems to...
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    Roosting in the run vs. the coop at night

    Hi everyone - I have a few chickens who don't join their sisters in the "upstairs" coop, where they roost for the night. Instead, they stay downstairs, in the fenced-in run, roosting on a log... is this normal? Should I move them upstairs to the enclosed coop ?
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    Distended belly, clicking noise when breathing

    Hi guys - I just lost a 3-week old chick. Symptoms were open-beak rapid breathing (and she'd make a clicking noise when breathing in), her tummy seemed distended, and lethargy - any idea what it could have been? are the rest of my chicks at risk (they seem fine)? And what recourse is there for...
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    8 day old chick breathing heavy

    Hi guys - I have my chicks (24 of them!) in the bathroom, with a heat lamp. I've been adding 1tsp of BVS vitamin and mineral supplement to one gallon of water for drinking, and chick feed. They are all growing, seem fine. A few cases of pasty butt which we've cleaned and kept an eye on -...
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