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    First Saturday Lime scent?

    Hi all! Maybe a silly question but I’ve been using FSL for over a year and never noticed a strong odor. I just can’t recall if it’s just because I’ve never tried to smell it… I just ordered a few bags from Chewy and each one has a very strong chemical-like smell. Am I crazy or is it possible...
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    Temperature question

    We adopted an injured feral pigeon last year and a mate for her this spring. They live outdoors as of the summer. We’re in Washington state. The temps have been mild (around 50-60 deg) but dropping to 20 next week. The female is frequently broody. Currently nesting and is enclosed in a nestbox...
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    Green urates?

    One of our hens is showing green urates. Healthy enough stool overall. Not perfect but consistent with them eating some greens prior to bed. I just haven’t seen the green urates before.
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    Sick girl, lethargic and abnormal stool

    One of our 5 month old girls is ill. She has abnormal stool (pic below) and has been standing alone, ruffled. Gait is steady but very slow. Nothing visible on her (parasites), no signs of internal parasites, no injury, no discharge from eyes or nose. I started her on clavamox last night just...
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    Anyone know what these are? (Winged insects)

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    Feeding garden scraps amidst HPAI (in my county)

    Hello! Curious if anyone has done research on sanitizing prior to feeding scraps. From what I’ve read (and as any disease tends to work), there’s a scale of upper and lower temp thresholds plus time to disinfect. But I’d love to see if anyone has found research around washing practices alongside...
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    Show me your favorite run activities!

    I’d love to see what everyone has for fun in their runs! We have HPAI in our county + an immunocompromised flock, so trying to get creative for amusement. Attaching pictures of our run—we have a garden bed and perched, but they’re not always the most entertaining it seems. I usually do some...
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    Chicken nail torn off

    Our Silkie’s nail got torn off yesterday (the last one up so fortunately not really serving a huge purpose/doesn’t have much pressure put on it). We immediately took her inside and put pressure to stop the bleeding. I cut the nail back with sanitized clippers since it was hanging on by a...
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    Male or female Ameraucana?

    Right/top in second pic. Curious about sex confidence in assumption. I can’t rehome a roo so need to be careful not to get one.
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    Debating who to add to the flock!

    Hello! Planning to add 2 more pullets from a local farm 2 of our flock members are from. Having trouble deciding. We have a flock of 4 currently - a bantam Brahma, Ameraucana mix, and 2 Silkies. They’re all very docile. My main concern is just bringing on girls who don’t pick on the OG flock...
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    Ughhhh…mice!

    The other night, I went to go check on the hens and watched a mouse slip easily into 1/2 inch hardware cloth. Not super surprised because I know they can fit through TINY holes. I found a dead one in the yard the other day, and then a barely mobile one in our fully enclosed run that I’m amazed...
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    Giving fodder to hens amidst H5N1

    Hi there! I live in western Washington and have a fully enclosed flock. H5N1 was found in a BC eagle, but I have been playing it safe with upped biosecurity despite not being found here yet. I do like to give them fodder and garden veggies, but have been torn about doing so recently, even...
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    Not letting chickens out of closed run changing into coop shoes

    Hi! Question for those with walk-in coops. We’ve upped biosecurity precautions due to H5N1 being found in the bordering provinces/states. We haven’t quite nailed the set up for changing out shoes without keeping the door ajar to step in without walking inside with regular yard shoes. How do...
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    Couple of questions regarding biosecurity with H5N1

    Hello! Had a couple of questions as I'm cracking down on biosecurity with my flock. The coop and run are fully enclosed and we only have 4 girls, but I love the heck out of them and want to do my part in protecting them and other birds. Was hoping to get input on a couple of things I'm mulling...
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    Marek’s and ALV

    Hi BYC, I’ve been taking a little break after losing 2 of our hens to ALV and/or Marek’s. Before we lost our first, we had PCR testing done on 2 live birds that confirmed positive ALV and negative Marek’s. They were from a hatchery and vaccinated for Marek’s at 1 day old, but now starting to...
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    Temporary run roofing?

    We live in a rural place and just building the run around the coop. It’s taken a week and we need to move our chickens into the new place. The coop is secure and run has all its walls but no roof. I was planning to pin a tarp over, but any thoughts for extra security until we can get the roof...
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    Just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse

    If you’ve seen me around this forum, you might know that I’ve had a rough go with our first flock. Despite meticulous biosecurity, our flock of 7 is now 5 due to PCR diagnosed Lymphoid Leukosis in 2 of our living hens. The second deceased hen was recently necropsied and cause of death is…likely...
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    Silkie ramp to roost ideas

    Finishing up our new coop and trying to figure out what to do for the silkies. They currently use a ramp, then walk across a 2x4 to get to the roost with the other ladies who hop straight up. In the rare occasion I’ve forgotten the ramp after cleaning, they sleep on the ground so I know they’re...
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    Anyone have their coop inside of a large run? Pics?

    Having trouble finding photos of this, curious if anyone has a free-standing coop inside of their run. With the space we've chosen for our coop and side of the run, coop on the outside would eat up a bit of space, so debating putting it inside. Would love to see yours if you've done this! The...
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    Loss of color in face?

    Curious if anyone has ideas what may have caused this. This hen is a buff brahma, about 20 months old. She has some reproductive issues and is on the Deslorin implant/no longer laying. Her ear lobes are sort of splotchy with color, almost looking like petechiae in some parts. I do regular mite...
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