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    HELP! What's wrong with her leg?

    She was limping a little. Then it got worse. She could barely walk. I took her inside to care for her. There is no obvious injury on the leg. But she seems to be in pain and she can't put that leg under her. It was always weirdly stretched out to the side. What should I do?
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    Adoption Failed: Broody hen freaked out when saw chicks

    I bought some day-old chicks for the broody hen to adopt. I did some research online. Most say sneaking them under the hen at night. Some say introducing them during the day. I decided to give it a try. I held out the baby chick to the broody hen. She FREAKED OUT. She immediately got up...
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    Why don't my chicken eat fodder?

    I watched some youtube videos and learned to grow fodder for the first time. I was so excited to feed it to the chickens. I expected them to get really excited for the treats. But NOOOOOO. They pecked them and got the sprouts all over the place. Then that's it. They barely ate any. Do I need to...
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    indoor or outdoor wire?

    Trying to install winter light for my coop. I am planning to use 12v LED strip light. Do I need to use indoor or outdoor wires? The unit will be under a covered roof. But it will get cold in winter. The current is less than 1 amp. Thanks.
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    New chicken mom introduction

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I just started raising chickens. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 20 (3) What breeds do you have? I have 14 leghorns and 6 australorp. Actually 4 of the leghorns may not be leghorns. They are off-white. Their coo...
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    Question: light in coop

    Hi, I just started raising chickens. We got a 8*8 coop and 8*24 run. We had 20 hens. 10 are currently laying, but are slowing down from 7 per day to 3. The other 10 were born in July. I've read that you should put light in coop to encourage egg laying. The chickens are getting back into the coop...
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