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    Eye - bare and odd looking

    Hello - I just noticed my girl has a funny looking eye - red, there is a black ring, maybe dirt, maybe blood ….swollen… She is acting totally fine and everything seems normal with the flock. There is no itching or pecking that I am seeing. Thoughts welcome! Thanks in advance!
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    Poor roosting choice - okay for winter?

    Hi! Thanks in advance for your help and advice! my coop and run are predator proof. We have an Omlet auto door. As you can see in the pictures, the chickens roost on top of the coop on the hardware cloth instead of IN the coop. This makes cleaning harder and sometimes they lay an egg up there...
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    Beaks - dry and cracking

    Hi! My hens are approximately 14 weeks old. I have 3 Buff Orpingtons and 2 Plymouth Blue. Yesterday they were startled by a Fox and did a lot of panicking in their run. During the melee, one hen hurt her beak and was bleeding a bit. I cleaned up the blood and it is better today. I noticed that...
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    Sarnafil roof membrane for coop floor?

    Hi - We are in the process of building our first coop for our six 5-week old hens. It is raised about 18" off the ground and has a plywood floor. I plan to use the deep litter method for bedding. I'd like to put something between the bedding and the plywood and we have some Sarnafil roof...
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