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    Help design broody hen coop & run

    Hi! I need inspiration/pictures to build a coop & run for my broody hens and baby chicks. We have serious hawks and free range our girls on a half acre. Our coop is high off the ground and not ideal for the babies because it can get trafficky and busy in there. Has anyone built anything like...
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    New chic has weird wound?? Help!

    Newly hatched chic (from today or maybe yesterday) from under my broody hen. Has a weird injury, almost like a second vent? I’ll attach a picture of the injury and then also vent, which is clear. Could it be from mites/fly strike? My coop might have mites.
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    All babies have big crops?

    My hen hatched 8 beautiful chics in the coop. Our coop floor is sand. I’m worried the babies might be eating the sand? All their crops seem super full & now that I’m thinking about it I’m not sure I see a lot of baby chic poo. Would they eat the sand? And if so, would it hurt them? What can I...
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    HELP new baby chic has maggots

    Hen hatched 8 babies in the woods. No idea she was broody! We went and found her nest. One fully hatched baby was dead in the dirt. Another egg had partially hatched. The baby was chirping through the whole he pecked. We brought him inside and put under heat lamp. Helped him get out of his...
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    What the HECK is this on my hen???

    She’s been off for a while now. Had serious mating injuries that have healed up great. Just noticing this on her breast after doing a check in on her. It’s hard and like a big circle lump. Never was an injury there before. What is it???
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    Baby chicks hatched- but coop isn’t really safe.

    Hi all! Mama hen hatched some eggs. They are all in a large dog crate with food and water inside the coop. Our coop is at least 4ft off the ground, so not safe to let the babies walk around the coop and no safe way to get outside (ramp is super long). Mama hen wants her chicks to follow her...
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    Gnats around chicken legs?

    I’m not sure if they are buffalo gnats. They are just super tiny little flies that seem to swarm around the chickens legs. Can’t tell if they are being bit. Either way, how can I manage these little flies? We also have large black house flies all over which I have bought traps for. Any ideas to...
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    Found deep injury on bird

    Found this injury under one of my birds wings on both sides. It could have been there for weeks. I am assuming it’s from my giant rooster, who we are going to trim his nails today. I cleaned out the wound as best I could and put wound spray and neosporin on it. She’s eating more scrambled eggs...
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    Chicken can’t walk???

    Our chicken was limping a few weeks ago. It seems her left leg was injured. Checked for everything (bumble foot, other injury, everything google says to check for) she is fine. Figured she might have sprained it coming down the coop ramp in the rain. Now fast forward a few weeks, it seems she is...
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    Anyone help identify what’s causing this?

    Noticed this on my only rooster the other day. I thought it was dirt but it hasn’t gone away. I read it could be dried blood? But idk not sure who would be pecking him since he is the biggest chicken and only rooster. Please help for treatments!
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    HELP! Chicken attacked emergency wound

    I lost 2 chickens in the last 2 days due to unknown predator. We thought hawk, now thinking a mink or weasel. This one (Penelope) was attacked while I was eating lunch. We did not hear a sound and she was attacked less than 10 feet away. I came outside to her laying down and bleeding. A few...
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    Is this normal?

    All 3 of my Wyandotte 8 weeks old have bald spots on their backs. I thought maybe it’s just their adult feathers still need to come in, but not sure & wanted to check what y’all think. None of my other birds have the bald spots. Also there is one Wyandotte who is significantly smaller than the...
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    HELP! Lethargic 6 week old won’t drink water

    I noticed one of my chicks laying down in the brooder unusual behavior for her. I tried giving water- she won’t drink or eat. What do I do? I can’t tell about her droppings. She is so sleepy this is so unsusual for her. I wish I had someone to call to help me with these chicks. Any advice is...
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    Foot injury ?

    I just noticed a piece of mud or poop on my 5 week old chickens toe. I soaked it in warm water and got it to come off. However, it totally left an indent and his foot is misshapen! It looks like his toe nail could easily be pulled off it is like dangling on from the indent. Is he ok? What can I...
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    Mud ball caused foot injury??

    I just noticed a piece of mud or poop on my 5 week old chickens toe. I soaked it in warm water and got it to come off. However, it totally left an indent and his foot is misshapen! It looks like his toe nail could easily be pulled off it is like dangling on from the indent. Is he ok? What can I...
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