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    Vent prolapse? *Graphic photos*

    Hey there, I found one of my hens lethargic in a nesting box an hour ago. There was blood everywhere and her entire bum was bloody. I thought it may be prolapsed so I soaked her in some epsom salt water and tried to clean the area up. There is a lot of blood/insides still there. I cannot tell...
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    What breed is she?

    Hey BYC community! I adopted 20 pullets from a local farm a few months ago and they're finally getting to their full size and have begun laying. I have figured out all of their breeds except for one. It's a huge mix. I was wondering if y'all would have some input on what breed you think that...
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    Why aren't my chickens laying

    I have 40 grown hens and I only get on average 15 eggs a day. I have kept track of how many eggs I get each day and back in April/May, they were laying an average of 25. They just started their annual molt. But this decline has been going on for longer than that. They are all healthy. Some of...
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    Artificial Light On A Timer

    I have my coop hooked up with lights and timers right now. I have read around a little bit and done some experimenting myself. People say it's best to give the chickens a natural sunset. So, don't have the lights come on in the evening/early night. Is that true? Right now I have the timers to...
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    Automatic Chicken Doors

    I am looking to purchase an automatic coop door. I have the Ador 1 but it has stopped working. I don't want to replace the parts to fix it, I just want to go ahead and purchase a different door. I have come across a few doors that I really like. I am really leaning towards purchasing the omlet...
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    What is going on!?

    I made a post on here not too long ago asking about a hen of mine that is ill. This one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hen-struggling-to-poop.1517661/#post-25544467 This is a follow-up post because she has gotten worse. I have confirmed that she isn't egg-bound, and doesn't have...
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    Hen struggling to poop?

    2 days ago, I found one of my SLW hens standing with her tail down in a corner of the coop. It was really cold outside so I brought her into the house. I gave her food and water. She is eating a little bit of food but not drinking the water. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. She...
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    How should I go about cleaning a poopy chicken

    One of my hens has a clump of dried poop under her vent on the feathers. It is about 2 inches long and I know that I need to clean it off. The hen is healthy. She is definitely overweight though, she eats everything! I have been doing some research into seeing what is up with her and I think she...
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    Frostbite?

    I have been watching my 3 hens with large combs very intently. The temperatures here sometimes have been -30 Fahrenheit at night. The lowest the coop temp inside has been was last night when it went down to -5. I have three hens with large combs and I have been paranoid about them getting...
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    Winter Feed Cost and Growing Fodder

    It is winter here in New York. My flock has been cooped (pun intended) up inside for the past month and a half. They are going through food like crazy and not laying eggs. I need a solution to this and I found two options, fermenting feed and growing fodder. I already have the fermenting process...
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    Unusual Chicken Deaths *warning this thread may be disturbing to some users

    I went out to the coop this afternoon and I was shocked by what I saw. Right there in the doorway was a deceased chicken. Somehow my chicken slipped on the bar that they use to get into the nest box. At the corner of the inside of the nesting box, there is a 2-inch space. she slipped on the bar...
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    Chickens not roosting during molt

    For the past few weeks several of my chickens have been molting, they're on the tail-end of the molt but there is one issue. Most of the molting chickens aren't roosting anymore. Some sleep in the nest boxes while a bunch sleep on the coop floor. This has been a pain because the coop is much...
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    Thought I Would Share This Article

    I stumbled onto this article and it has everything you need to know about selling eggs. https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/how-to-sell-backyard-chicken-eggs/
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    Chicken nipple waterer issue

    So I recently bought some horizontal chicken nipples and screwed them into a bucket from TSC. I followed a video and the chickens immediately started using them. The waterer I put into the coop is making the floor damp. The actual nipples aren't leaking anywhere (not even around the screw hole)...
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    Does anyone have the Run-Chicken automatic chicken door

    I need to get a reliable chicken door but the last one I got was the Ador 1 and the gears wore down. Does anyone have experience with this specific model? Any advice is appreciated:)...
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    Share your crazy chicken pictures

    The other morning when I walked into the coop I was scared to death by my Americana pullet Eff. I thought it was hilarious and it would be cool to see other peoples crazy chicken photos:)
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    Good Evening Members

    So... yesterday I put my 9 18-week Americana hens with the rest of my flock. It is going okay, there hasn't been any blood drawn but a few of the older hens were going after the new ones even when they were minding their own business. I just wanted to make this post to get some positive feedback...
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    Biggest broody poop ever

    This is the smelliest and biggest broody poo I have ever seen!
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    Chicken emergency

    Hey guys, so I have a 3 year old hen that no longer lays eggs (I believe) and yesterday I found her with the other hens but her tail is practically touching the ground and when she walks she sort of moves her legs outward. I separated her this morning and there is still no poop in the cage she...
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    How do I get my chickens to lay in their boxes

    About 3 of my hens have started laying out of the boxes. Some lay on the floor in the bedding and the other lays in my compost bin. How can I get them to lay in the boxes again. They just recently started doing this.
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