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    Are these peck marks to the face?

    Started about 2 weeks ago with just 1 bump over the eye in the golden The golden has been pecked before and had to separate her for similar eye pecking . . . Just want to make it's not something else before I separate . . .
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    Pecked eye treatment

    So this happened overnight and this am. She was fine last night. She was separated right away and is eating and drinking fine. Thought about spraying vetericin on it but don't want it to go in her eye. What else can I do? Other eye is fine.
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    Im chicken to feed them the carcass!

    Only had chickens 1.75 years. Seen lotsa posts online people tossing these in their runs to pick clean. Tell me this is ok, they won't develop some crop problem I won't know how to fix or other issues. Yes they have grit avail. 25 chickens.
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    Poop on just marans eggs each day

    I've noticed that my Marans eggs always have a good chunk of dried poop on them. 18 mo old. Is that a worming issue? I havent seen worms in any poop anywhere. Never seems to happen with the other breeds and it's each lay. Why? Thank for your thoughts!
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    Mass drying coffee grounds -too cool now?

    So last winter I wanted to try coffee grounds badly on my poop trays, the PDZ was so dusty it made me cough and eyes burn after. So bad I ended up ditching it and scoping poop right off the wood trays. Summer was so busy now it’s 50s for a high the next week or 2. If I scamper out to the coffee...
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    Did hardware cloth go way up in price last year?.

    Expanding our run this fall by 20 ft x 10 ft and prices seem way higher for HW cloth since just last Aug Sept. Pretty sure I paid $50 for 19 gauge 4 ft x 50 now it’s $108? 25 feet long is $89.:No way I paid that I going to pull out my receipts. Have people noticed a huge increase?? Better...
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    Too much grass - mineral oil?

    So this girl got lethargic a day or 2 ago. Not eating much but drinking alot. I don't feel a crop issue but TBH don't know what it would feel like. Seems small and fine to me. This is her butt today. Looks like alot of grass trying to come out. I just gave her coconut oil at 5pm she only took...
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    Lethargic PBB not eating much and sitting

    So this gal has slowed way down in the past week. Seems dazed. Not eating much at all. Last out of the run very slow to move. Off balance a bit. Tried a scrambled egg just now took one bite. Sitting alot while others free range. Slow walking. Not sure when she laid an egg last we have a few...
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    Meds to stock up with new ban looming

    I’ve been seeing on my FB chicken groups posts with signs up at TSC and RK that after 6/13 for antibiotics we will need a script going forward. Can we just order from Canada to stock up or will that not work? Just putting it out there so people can comment. Are you grabbing anything before...
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    Rent a coop horizontals -remove cups?

    Ok so I reordered horozontals from Amazon and they came with cups attached. Not what I ordered. So I placed another order different quantity with intent to return first order. Repeat. Same deal happened the listing online doesn't show the cups foe either quantity. Ugh. Will these snap off...
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    32 gallons of food and water - how many days . .

    Taking a trip in 2 months and planning on longer term food and water containers for our covered run area so they dont need to be refilled by those stopping in to check on them and gather eggs. DIY water nipples and PVC ports is the plan. I'm looking at 32 gallon round plastic garbage cans...
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    Small DIY horizontal nipple waterer -container?

    Ok so we made one for adults with a 5 gallon plastic bucket. Love it. I want to make a tiny one for chicks what container can I use?? The tall plastic soup containers for takeout are too thin plastic will crack. It's the right size tho. The tops of the chick feeders and waterers dont have...
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    Starlight green question

    Last year we got 3 Starlight Greens and they have the cute feather crests, we love their coloring and light green eggs. Will they look different each year or is this a standard cross? I saw posts last year about the crests being new just last year but don't know if that's true. They look...
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    Update on babies, heat plate and this cold snap!

    Update on the babies in the old barn. Insulated coop, no heat, 6 in brooder box with heat plate, have backup ready if we need it. Shoutout to my husband who went out to the coop 2 days ago since a cold snap was coming tonight/tomorrow and wrapped the brooder kennel in 2 emergency silver...
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    Brooder heat plate in coop - update

    Lows in the 30s highs in the 40s first day with 4 day old chicks, brooder set up in coop with heat plate no heat lamp. Coop was around 45 overnight once the door closed. They are fine! First night very quiet they stayed under the plate, then when the hens got up and out they came out the...
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    Rooster chick dos and donts

    I am bringing home 5 chicks in a few days, one is a WTB rooster chick. ive searched threads and articles about raising roosters. This is our first. We have 20 1 yr old hens now, just looking for advice on the first 6 weeks dos and donts for rooster chicks, I am taking the attitude roosters...
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    Heat plate reassurance in coop late March

    I have the large 16 x 16 Premier 1 plate from last year when we tent brooded inside for a few weeks with 24. Getting 6 to 8 chicks 3.24 and they will be in a draft free insulated coop in a wire cage 36 x 24 brooder box. Adding some protection to sides for the first week or 2 to insulate abit...
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    Comparing 2 feed tags - is one worth $10 more per bag?

    I'm curious to thoughts on comparing these 2 feeds. One is flock raiser other is my local mill. I see the lysine and meth are lower at local mill but also has way more calcium which I'm not sure they need at this level since we supplement with oyster shell. Fiber slightly higher at mill...
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    Adding cat fish pellets for feather picking?

    Since I've reduced scratch treats to once or twice a week I've noticed an increase in feather pecking on 2 or 3 of the lower rank girls. I get the idea they are bored with winter and probably each other too. I have ample run size 12 sq ft per bird just floorspace not including multiple roosts...
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    Advice for breeding with a splash roo

    I have a small flock with a good range of feather and egg colors. Just starting genetics research here. I have found a good splash Ameraucana breeder not too far away, and may add chicks this spring. We may choose to keep 2 Roos depending on how they grow out. Ive found splash breeds true but...
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