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    What animal poop is this?

    I've never seen this before. I was cleaning out the coop today and saw this much bigger poop in the corner where the hens lay sometimes. We recently lost our rooster so I'm a bit worried some of the bigger predators are going to try and come more often now. :/
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    Is scaly leg mites treatable without foot soaks?

    I did some research including asking Chatgpt how to treat scaly leg mites in my chickens. They also had northern fowl mites and red mites I think. Last week, I got a plan to give them a foot soak twice a week for the first week with Epsom salts, Vaseline + sulfur rub 2-3x a week. I also dosed...
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    How's insulation for plastic coops?

    I'm considering repurposing a resin shed into a chicken coop after this summer's battle with mites, lice and SLM! Just wondering what the insulation is like for those with plastic coops? Would a metal shed be better? I'm open to any material that will make it easy to clean from mites. My bf also...
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    Do these look like red mites on the door?

    I saw red dots all over the chicken coop door. They're not moving though, even when I squished one.
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    Do my rooster's feet look normal?

    I don't pay much attention to their feet but I have noticed that my rooster has been sleeping on the floor at least for the last 2-3 weeks instead of roosting with everyone else. He's acting normal otherwise. I thought he was just old or heavy. He's a little over 4 years old and probably weighs...
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    Anyone tried a handheld steamer to get rid of mites in a coop?

    I have an extension out to the coop since we have an automatic door and I'm thinking of using heat somehow to get rid of mites. I have a handheld steamer I use on furniture and things I can't wash when my dog has fleas. Has anyone tried this to get rid of mites? I'm just not sure if the steamer...
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    Elector PSP?

    I found mites on my hens a few weeks ago and I sprayed them twice with Permethrin about 10 days apart and cleaned and sprayed the coop and my yard, but they still have mites. I think it's the Northern Fowl Mites but I think a red mite crawled on me yesterday. I just ordered a small batch of...
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    Logistics of spraying chickens with permethrin

    I went away for the long weekend and when I came back one of my hens were broody. I picked her up off the nesting box and lo and behold, she left a bunch of mites on my arm. I'm planning on spraying the chickens and the coop tomorrow morning but I'm struggling to figure out the logistics...
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    What to do about this small area where a rat is getting in?

    I just saw this tonight when I looked through the window... We made two coops, one for our smaller hen who was getting pecked on. I used what we had, which were these garden gates, but I lined the floor with hardware cloth, and they don't work together very well. That's why there's a small...
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    Hen's vent has been dirty for some time.

    My smallest hen is almost 4 years old, weighs about 3 pounds and has her separate coop from the other hens because she was bullied. She currently sleeps in a repurposed dog house in wood shavings since the space is too small to build a roosting area and seems to thrive in her own space. The...
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    Rooster's crow is hoarse after worming

    I wormed my chickens on Tuesday morning and yesterday, I noticed my rooster's crow was hoarse. I have an automatic door set to close at a certain time and he stayed out past that, which has never happened before. I'm wondering if him staying out in the open air caused some sort of respiratory...
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    Should I give my hen antibiotics? Found a large wound on her. *Warning: graphic photo

    On Sunday, I found a wound under her wing where the skin was ripped off. It was about a 2-3 inch circle. It looked fresh that day but it didn't look like she was bleeding. I didn't find any traces of blood anywhere either. She does look a bit naked in that area so some of the other hens might...
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    Does this look like worms? *Graphic poo photo*

    Does the white strands look like worms?
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    Please help me decide if I should let my hen hatch chicks.

    I think my 3-year-old RIR, Jack, is broody to my surprise. I went on vacation for a week and when I came back I found her sitting on 8 eggs, 4 of which are hers, 4 belong to another hen she shares her coop with sometimes. I'm hesitating to let her hatch chicks because a few weeks ago she was...
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    How to get my chickens to like Rooster Booster?

    One of my older hens is struggling to absorb calcium, I think. She was laying shell less eggs even when I was giving her two tablets of calcium with 600mg and 10mcg of Vitamin D per tablet. When I started dosing her with poultry cell she started laying full shell eggs again, so I'm thinking she...
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    Can I leave my broody hen outside?

    My hen became broody two to three days ago. I tried kicking her off the nest but she bit me. Their coop is full of shavings right now and I don't have time to clean it and put the dog cage inside. I read that it's better for her to get more light anyway so I put the dog cage on cinder blocks and...
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    Hen seems sick and poop is smelling really bad

    Two days ago, my almost 3-year-old RIR was sitting in the nest for 20 hours. I thought she was egg bound so I gave her two 600mg calcium tablets. I was getting ready to give her an Epsom salt bath but I saw that she got up out of her nest and started walking around, eating and acting normal. I...
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    I think my hen is egg bound -- how long to wait before intervening?

    My hen has been in the same spot since I put her to bed last night, so it's been about 15 hours. I think she's struggling with laying an egg. I can see her vent breathing a bit heavy, like she's trying to push an egg out. She's also making a trilling noise. She did the same thing this time last...
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    Worm in standing rain water

    I had this container around my chickens but it was on something high they can't reach. It had been sitting collecting rain water for about two weeks and I found this worm today. What is this? Should I be concerned my chickens may have worms? I did worm them a few weeks ago already.
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    Management of sour crop?

    My 2.5 y/o RIR hen has sour crop this morning, I think. I found a pile of liquid in their coop and when she came out her tail was droopy and she had her head down. She also seemed tired and not eating. The first thing I thought when I saw her was that her crop looked like it didn't empty. I...
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