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    Sore foot and limping

    I have a four year cochin (Meredith), I saw her limping and checked out her foot, I'm not sure what it is, because of her slippers she wears, looks almost like she has stepped in chicken poo and it has gotten hard, its about 2 inches of hard like rock, I soaked her foot in warm water for about...
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    Snowy coop

    Here is a picture I just took of the chicken and duck coop after the snow yesterday, they were out in the sun and have all now gone inside to stay warm.
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    Ducks/chicken question

    First, I heard that putting straw down in a chicken coop is not preferable. I have one coop with my girls in and they have wood shavings, but I have some polish hens that have been raised now with my four Indian runners and I think I will keep them together because they get along so well in...
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    Polish chickens

    Im not sure I'm in the right place but here goes. I have some polish hens and I found out I have a roo, he's cute and friendly so I might just keep him lol never had polish chickens before, their wattles looks familiar but the comb is really weird looking, looks like he is a little devil with...
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    Feeding my ducks in the winter

    I have four Indian runners, I only know what I've learned from here re ducks. Now in the winter its gets cold here, I have made a wonder coop and yard for them. Now for the winter I know they need water, I'm wondering do you guys have any ideas of what kind of water bowl and food bowl would be...
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    The Girls Place

    Describe 'The girls place' here Well here it is the Girls Place , We really didn't have any plans made, it was all in my head. The older barn board is the chicken coop that we originally built. Plenty of windows and very roomy inside, all the walls are insulated as it gets cold here in the...
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    Did you get anything chicken related for Christmas?

    Well I received the Chicken Magazine, didn't even know there was one. Also as a joke a Lego chicken coop with chicken, farmer, coop etc. Also my son and daughter in law had a picture of one of the chickens they had taken to the vets while we were away on holiday that their dog got and is like...
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    Bumble foot

    HI there, I hope everyone is doing fine. I tried to find my original post but to no avail. I just wanted to let everyone know that my hen that had bumble foot was taken to the Vets and is doing fine now, its all gone. I was to let someone know how it turned out but couldn't find my original...
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    Foot problem

    HI guys, was wondering if someone could help me out here, I noticed this on one of my hens foot. She seems to be holding it up and don't know what to Thanks for any advice Colleen
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    too much food?

    is it possible to feed your hens too much? its seems like my girls eat a lot, do they know when to stop lol just a question. I keep their feeder full all the time and feed them veggies etc.
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    Introductions

    HI guys! I have four hens and one Roo, and I'm getting 10 more layers soon, I was wondering whats the best way to introduce these new hens? they come with their beaks trimmed. Any info would be great.
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    Crusty feed

    :(one of my hens has crusty feet, none of the others have this, can anyone help what can I do for her, she is a little silkie.
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    Beak trimming

    I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place but here goes, We are ordering some chickens from Frey's well know chicken hatchery. We are ordering ready to lay pullets. I''m told they come with beaks trimmed, is this a good thing or not? This is a clip I took out of their web page Day...
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    My silkie gones broody?/

    I don't know anything about broody hens. I read a lot of threads here but need to make sure about what I'm doing here. Since last Sunday my black silkie has not gotten off her eggs, she was aggressive to my husband but this morning I went in (beensick) and checked things out, I petted her and...
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    light

    I think chicks needs 14 hrs of daylight to lay eggs? we have a heat lamp on all the time in the coop and it keeps the coop at zero or just above, would this light have anything to do with egg laying? shud we turn it off or put it on a timer?
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    Our first eggs!

    We have had freezing rain etc so DH went out to the coop to feed the hens and roo when he found three little eggs, one was broken and the other two were frozen, they were on the ground. We were not expecting them to lay till February, so I guess we have to fill the nesting boxes, any...
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    Two roo's

    Okay now I think I have two roo's will take a picture tomorrow and post it, will two fight? what to do?
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    How do you guys know??

    Ive been reading some posts where people are asking what sex their birds are. Yesterday when I went to feed the girls my Barbara cock a doodle dood lol I don't want little ones just eggs, when shud I seperate them? or what shud I do, I don't want to get rid of Barb(now maybe mcdreamie) ?? any...
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    I'm new at this so don't laugh!

    Okay so I have my coop built. I have boards put up for roosting etc At night I bring the girls in from their outside area. When I go inside the next morning their is always a lot of poop behind the door?? I thought they roosted during the night but a guy that works at a chicken place says no...
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    Chicken coop almost done, what do ya think?

    Well here is the chicken coop, just need to fix the door and finish the inside, boy what a job, its our Club Med for chickens. I hope they will be happy there. We decided to put half sand and half grass. these are my girls, we lost one Plymouth, not sure why?? we got another one not sure...
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