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    Prolapsed hen? treatment not working, please advise.

    So my white leghorn hen started laying about a month ago, and yesterday night when I went out to close the door for the night I noticed her insides seemed to be coming out her back-end. We gave her an epsom salt bath, put honey on the tissue, and gently pressed her outsides back in, but they...
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    What can I do for my sick hen??

    My 3 year old white leghorn hen stopped laying recently. She doesn't seem interested in her food or treats and just kind of stands around with her head tucked in. I separated her from the rest of the flock and let her free range, but she isn't scratching around at all. The other night I notice a...
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    How do I introduce my chicks to the roost?

    I have two 8 week old chicks who are still sleeping by themselves in a separate coop. The mini coop that the chicks are sleeping in is attached to the main coop and run so that I just let them out every morning to mingle with the big chickens. The mama hen stopped sleeping in the nest with the...
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    PLEASE READ THIS! I really could use some advice!

    My year-old white leghorn has bumblefoot on both of her feet. I gave her a Epsom salt soak and removed the scabs, but there didn't seem to be anything underneath. Is this normal? She hasn't been limping, is still foraging like normal, but her feet were both pretty swollen. What should I do next...
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    Is this Bumblefoot? Please advise...

    The other day I noticed that my year-old White Leghorn's feet were swollen. I cleaned them off with warm water, and I think she has bumblefoot. I wanted to make sure that's what it was before I started treating it...does anyone have any advice? She doesn't seem to be in any pain. She's still...
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    Letting the chicken raise the chicks? So many questions...

    Hi, I recently realized my Australorp hen, Stew, is broody. :barnie I was considering giving her some eggs to hatch, but have never done this before and have no idea how it works. If I give her eggs, will she stay broody until they hatch? What happens when they hatch in the nesting box? How do...
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    Heat lamp on or off?

    Hi again, :) I was wondering at what temperature I should turn my heat lamp on? I have 10 hens, and a somewhat small coop (7 by 5 feet), and the heat lamp in the corner. The hens have never had problems with the cold, at least not down to 15°f, but I was wondering how cold it should be for...
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    Wood chips for bedding?

    I was wondering how many people actually use wood chips in there chicken coop, and their opinion of how well it works. I've been using them since my chickens moved in to the coop and haven't had any problems, but I heard they can give your chickens splinters, or can be too damp. I live where it...
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    Hello everybody, 🙂

    Hello, I am a newbie as far as chickens go and thought a website like this might be helpful, and it looked really fun. This year I was able to get 11 chicks late in the spring, and everything has gone pretty smooth (besides the fact that one of the "hens" turned out to be a rooster). I did have...
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