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    Is this a normal molting?

    All of my girls molted months ago and everyone’s feathers have grown back, except this one. Is this normal? I’ve increased the protein in their feed. She seems to be eating/pooping/drinking fine, but does hang out in the coop more. She does come out for treats. It does look like more feathers...
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    DESPERATE: Chicken Mites in our House??

    Can this happen?? I had started noticing these tiny mite looking bugs on me after I’d go out to the coop. It would be one or 2 and I’d just kill them and didn’t think anything of it. I think I saw maybe 1 on my girls and thought it was just a random bug. But now, my husband and I are getting...
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    HELP! What’s wrong with my chicken?

    I have a legbar I’ve been treating for humblefoot for a couple months now. It’s getting better but still working on it. 2 days ago, I cleaned her feet and wrapped them but later that day, she started to act off. Her comb and face were pale and she was just sitting under a bush not moving. I put...
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    I can’t decide if something is wrong with one of my girls

    One of my legbars has seemed a bit off the last couple of weeks. Lots of sunbathing and less mobile. I just let it ride since she was still eating, drinking and pooping. And as a side note, I’ve been treating her for bumblefoot for a couple of months now. The last 2 days she’s been a bit...
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    Bumblefoot Question

    I’m treating bumblefoot for the first time, on both feet, with 2 of my girls, and not sure if I’m doing it right. The first 2 pics are of the girl who has it the worst it one of her feet. I’m on day 5 of Epsom salt soaks and getting what I can from the wound, then packing with prid, gauze and...
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    Help me fix my 2 chickens!!

    Please help me diagnose and fix 2 of my girls ❤️ The first 2 pictures are of my Oliver Egger’s tail-end. At first I thought she was just molting and her feathers would grow back. But they haven’t. She’s laying, eating and drinking fine, and acting normal, but is there anything I need to do to...
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    Vent Gleet and Nutrition Help

    I suspect I have at least one hen who has vent gleet. At first I thought it was maybe just diarrhea but after a closer look, it looks like vent gleet (pic attached). I got monistat to treat externally and added ACV to their water. Also gave kefir with some garlic powder. Any other...
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    Chicken Ate Plastic Topper

    One of my girls ate what looks like a thin, plastic topper. Kind of tube looking. Best way I can describe it. I tried to get it before she swallowed it but was too late. It’s been a full 24 hours since this happened. I’ve watched her eat, drink, poop and she’s laid an egg. However, I just went...
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    Limping Hen

    Usually our girls free range for about an hour during the day, but we had a busy day so wasn’t able to let them out. I just went out to the coop to check on the girls and saw that one of them was sleeping in the nesting box (she’s never done this before). I just thought she was being defiant...
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    Eye Issue and Re-introducing Chicken Back to Flock

    Morning! I had originally posted about my 8 month BCM about a week and a half ago who seemed to have some sort of eye injury. She didn't appear to have any other symptoms but was lethargic and hiding. Initially, the eye was gunky. I moved her to our garage as soon as I noticed and started to...
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    Sick Chicken - Eye Infection?

    I noticed today that one of my BCMs was acting off. It started with her kind of moving around, but standing still for a while often. I noticed from a far that one of her eyes was closed. After further inspection, it looked like the eye was kind of gunky/slimy. She eventually started hiding in...
  12. J

    Extension Cord Fan to Covered Run

    Thoughts on running an extension cord from the house to the chicken run for a tall-standing industrial fan? We are going out of town this weekend and I won’t be able to do my typical trip to the coop to start their battery powered fan. Is it safe to run an extension cord out there to a fan? It...
  13. J

    Coop Windows Question

    We added these 2 windows on the front of the coop. It had mesh or whatever standing screen that comes with the window. The coop is pretty high off the ground. Do we still need to predator proof the windows?
  14. J

    Am I doing this right?!

    I am currently trying to merge 6 little girls with 3 big girls. We have made it through sharing a separated run to now sharing a run with no separation and all is mostly well. Last week we started putting a dog cage in the coop and putting the little girls in there. 2 of my girls seemed fine but...
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    Merging 2 flocks to 1 coop

    We are adding 6 new chicks to our current group of 3 big girls. The new chicks are about 8 weeks also. We are currently letting them free range together (even though they don’t pay each other much mind) and then during the day, keeping them all in the run but separated by a gate. At night I put...
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    Vines for run

    I need some suggestions please on vines to grow on our chicken run. It’s fully enclosed with a plastic UV roof but after recent tree trimming by the city, there’s more sun exposure than I’d like since it gets hot here. I’m looking for suggestions that are safe for both chickens and dogs and...
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    HELP! Chicken Eye Issue

    A little background - about a year ago, one of our Rhode Island Reds was acting sick. She would just sit in the yard, wouldn’t really move and she had what looked like a white film over one of eyes. Initially we tried antibiotic injections but after 2 days of that, I took her to a vet. They...
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    What’s wrong with this baby?

    We just got 6 baby chicks yesterday and today, I just noticed the BCM opening its mouth like it’s gasping a bit? I included screenshots of the video since I don’t know how to attach one. It’s otherwise drinking/eating/moving. Is something wrong with it?
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    Random run laying and soft shell eggs

    I currently have 3 hens in my flock. We have been getting 2-3 eggs a day, all in the nesting box. To preface, our weather has been very up and down. One day it’s 80 and the next it’s cold and raining. Today I found an egg with a very soft shell (you may even say no shell. It was very jiggly)...
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    Chickens Laying Down in Run

    My girls seem to like to just sit down in the run, usually by the door or next to the door, where they can see out into the yard. Is this normal behavior??
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