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    Second window placement, need advice

    I want to put in another window in our coop. For ventilation, light in winter when they are inside more, and air flow in warm summers. My coop is 4x8 with 10 chickens, 3 roost bars. They really are only inside the coo to sleep and when the winter weather is bad and very snowy I love in...
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    Is this water belly? Strange bald swollen abdomen and crop in young hen

    I have a 10 month old hen who as far as I can tell is acting normal and comfortable (tail up, color in comb, eating, walking, trotting with the flock when let to free range) over the last 5 or so days I noticed poop building up on her so today after she free ranged for almost 3 hours I soaked...
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    Limping hen! 4 days now, unknown why, what to do

    Friday we noticed our 5 month old Buff Brahma was limping on her right foot. Its been muddy here si we washed and soaked her and looked at her feet. We saw a possible splinter but after we pulled it looked more like a tiny dead feather folical? But we found a broken feather on her foot with...
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    Buff Brahma limping, unknown cause, maybe feathers?

    About 48 hours ago we noticed our buff brahma was limping. She is about 5 months old. It has been very wet this week and her feathered feed were muddy. We washed and soaked her feet, look around and didn't see anything obvious. We did notice was looked like maybe a small sliver, or a very...
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    Rhode Island Blue or other? Rooster Confirmation?

    At least 2 of these of Rhode Island Blues. Which ones? What is the third, or are they all RIB (i got a freebe chick with unconfirmed breed). I am thinking the one that looks like a rooster is a RIB rooster haha. what do you think, no attempts at crows yet. I cannot have a rooster where i live...
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    Pullets not roosting?

    Hello, second time I've done chickens. I now have 10 pullets and one cockerel all about 12 weeks old, no other chickens. They will not roost at night. There is poop on the roosts and ive seen them up there during the day once or twice before they were allowed in the run. I Yesterday a put a...
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