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    Need experienced advice on how to deal with single digit temps in non-insulated coop

    It's going to get down to 5° F tonight and I'm not at all prepared for it having never before seen temps like these in my years of chicken keeping. My coop is NOT insulated and when closed up only gets about 2-5 degrees above the external temps, which in our usual 40 degree nights is no issue at...
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    Ranger’s Thread- Ryan and Range

    Thought I’d make a thread for my new barn cat, Ranger Danger, on which to share the hundreds of photos I take of him lol. Here is one to start us off: I got Range in June of this year (2024) after a long search for a new barn cat. I actually found him on Craigslist, and though his description...
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    CHlCKEN’s Grand Return 🎉

    Oh how exciting, it’s me again! I know I’ve popped up some here and there throughout this past year, but I’ve decided I really want to re-involve myself with this community as much as I can. I figured the best way to do that would be making a thread to re-introduce myself since it’s been such a...
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    Unclear cause of death

    My seven year old BR has appeared off for the past two months with the main symptom being lethargy. I examined her several times over the course of those two months and never found anything wrong. From that I assumed it must just be heat intolerance as backed up by the fact that she would perk...
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    Thoughts on how I should treat this?

    This started off as just a very small dot of irritation. Decided to use a drawing salve to bring it to the surface and see if it was a cause for concern. After just three days of wrapping and Ichthammol it looked like this. After four days that black part was loose so I pulled it off along with...
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    Concerned for lethargic senior aged bird.

    I've got a seven year old Barred Rock who about two to three weeks ago began appearing heavily lethargic with pale comb and wattles. Her posture is also drooped, tail down, head tucked, and eyes half-closed. I also often find her laying down or choosing to stay back while the rest of the flock...
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    Well this wasn’t easy… (Bumblefoot between toes)

    I have a bird who’s had a noticeable bumblefoot lesion on her foot for a while now. It definitely pained her and she limped and laid down more often than not. When I first examined it, I found that the scab was in the cavity between her toes and slightly covered by the foot pad. If you can’t...
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    Crooked/twisted toe and swelling

    I took my hen to the vet for bumblefoot that wouldn't stop swelling despite having been treated at home. They opened her back up and didn't find any infection left but sent her home with antibiotics (amoxicillin) and an anti-inflammatory (I'll check what it was later) for about two weeks. She...
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    Safety of oral antibiotic usage?

    My hen has had bumblefoot for a while now and though I’ve been treating it as I normally would, the swelling has not gone down. I may have to reopen the scab but I am worried more about the swelling and what that indicates. I’m using neosporin right now over the scab and bandaging her foot. I...
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    Pockets of air expanding when she breathes and possibly blind

    I just got a new order of chicks in because I suddenly lost two from my order last week. I just noticed that my Black Sumatra chick will not open her eyes at all. She can, because she has peeked them open one or twice but it seems as if she can't see at all. The area around her beak, "cheeks"...
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    Sudden death and concern

    I’ve never lost a bird prematurely in 7 years of raising them. But today I finally had my turn and lost that streak of luck. Based on the fact that this chick (5 days old) was perfectly happy this afternoon, climbing on things, running around, etc, I have to assume it was something sudden. I...
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    My 2024 chicks are here

    My 8 new birds just got here on Tuesday; 5 of which I am raising for myself and the remaining 3 for a friend until they are 6 weeks old. I decided to try a new hatchery this time and settled on Meyer for their broad selection in breeds. This is also my first time raising bantams. This year I'm...
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    Major bumblefoot

    A family friend has been dealing with bumblefoot on one hen for a few months now. Honestly the only thing I’ve heard that they have done is epsom salt soaking. I really don’t have too many details on what they have done although I wish I could report more. They’ve had chickens for a couple of...
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    Decorating your coop for the holidays 🎄

    I’ve never really done this before but I thought it would be fun to decorate my chicken run for Christmas this year. I did not get to celebrate the holidays in 2022 so I’m doing it all up this year to make up for the loss. I found some outdoor lights and ornaments that I set up on the outside...
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    Second sudden death within three weeks

    The second sudden death of one of my chickens occurred sometime within the last two days, and the reason why I cannot be specific on when exactly that was is because it happened while my birds were under the trusted supervision of someone else who had offered to take care of them for me while I...
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    Sudden death in 2 year old hen

    I came out about thirty minutes ago to check on my birds only to find that one (my 2 year old Wyandotte hen called Valentine) had sadly passed away sometime last night. Now the temps here have been leveling out in the 90s and upper 80s and I’ve been doing my best to keep everyone cool by...
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    Solved “Anonymous” Article Ratings are not Anonymous.

    This is the second time this has happened but for whatever reason the issue was slightly different both times. The first time, I received an alert that looked like this: And when I clicked that alert it brought me to this: Today, I received an alert that looked like this, that although did...
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    Piper’s Thread- My Poodle Puppy is here!

    Piper is a Silver beige standard poodle. Ten weeks old (born on October 6th.) She has been puppy cultured and I’m really excited to train her. Her personality testing scores showed that she’s both intelligent and wants to please. I’ll be posting photos (LOTS of photos) and updates as she grows...
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    Missing duck

    Duck went missing last night. Can't find her. No blood, feathers or signs of struggle. What animal would do that? I'm not sure what I should think.
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    Ducks going through food ultra fast

    I had been buying small eight pound bags of feed so I wouldn’t have to deal with the large fifty pound bags I had been buying before. I have only four ducks but they go through these eight pound bags of food in just under a day and a half which seems honestly quite hard to believe. Should they...
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