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    Yeast infection or Gleet or ?? Please help

    A few of our chickens came down with a yeast infection. All are given good yoghurt every morning for probiotics, All chickens vents get checked every day now, as a precaution. A couple got what I suspect was gleet, and unfortunately one did not fair well, and was euthanized. The other...
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    Can our chickens be harvested?

    A third of our chickens are recovering from Gleet and yeast infections. The rest of the hens look and act fine (they're checked atleast once a day). We're scheduled to take some of the hens to be harvested tomorrow, but am wondering if we should be waiting, or if it would be ok to take the hens...
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    Why is there no poop in the coop?

    This is the second morning that I've gone into the coop, and there's no or very little poop. We have 13 chickens, and there is usually lots of poop to clean up in the mornings. But yesterday there was no poop, and today only a few poops in the corner. We have Rhode Island Reds. Winter started...
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    Separating chickens into 2 coops

    We have 2 coops, one is empty, and one is housing 13 chickens ( they've been together since they were day olds). 8 of the chickens will be going to the processor in a month. Our goal is to have the remaining 5 chickens moved to the smaller, empty coop - What would be best - move the 5 chickens...
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    Best or worst materials for coop walls

    What should we watch for when choosing material for the coop walls? We have access to some OSB (chip board) and some rough cut lumber and siding. But am concerned about using this material as far as keeping the coop clean and sanitized. We have good insulation left over from another project...
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    Oldtimer learning new tricks.

    Hello everyone: We're new to chickens, actually haven't started yet. Located in Northern Ontario where winter temperatures get down to -40 degrees. Most winter days the temps range from -4 to -18 Farenheit. So we're concerned about making a good coop on a budget so our ladies will be...
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