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    Well, I thought it was under control…

    Built my first quail pen a couple months ago. Everything was going smooth until last night….they are on 1/2” hardware cloth. I put a piece of roofing tin immediately under them to catch the droppings but they kept kicking the sand around and filling it up quick so I lowered it…too much...
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    Help with Eye Ailment

    1) What type of bird , age and weight Isa Brown - unsure of weight, 9 months old? 2) What is the behavior, exactly. One eye closed, tucking head between wings, sitting quite a bit 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? About a week now 4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms...
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    Who made this coop?

    I picked this little coop up dirt cheap the other day. I plan to fix it up and make it chicken jail for naughty girls, or maybe an infirmary if we need it. I would like to build it back to its original concept, but it’s obviously missing some pieces like a divider of some sort for a nesting area...
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    Is This Normal?

    This is the temperature read out from my Govee (best purchase ever btw, thank you). I have a Farm Innovators forced air unit. I felt it was running a little low temp wise so around midnight last night I bumped it up a half degree. These large temp swings worry me. Should I even be concerned?
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    First Timer Observations and Questions

    We are on day 23 of our very first chicken egg incubation so it’s officially going to be a wrap, although we did have one hatch today. We incubated 30 eggs in a Farm Innovators forced air incubator with an egg turner purchased at Rural King. We candled at day 7, had 4 that were suspicious so we...
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    Farm Innovators Incubator Alert

    Just a heads up…bought a farm innovators brand incubator and egg turner recently. The thermometer that came with it is mismarked. Last time I checked, 99.5 degrees was less than 100 not more than 100. Be careful and pay attention….so far our unit is pretty erratic with temperature stabilization...
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    Adding calcium when they won’t touch oyster shells

    Our flock age range is a little over a year old to one that should start laying any day now. We have noticed that one of our silkies will lay a completely shell-less egg or a soft one about once a week. Until today she was the only one that ever did. Today I had one of my recently new layers lay...
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    When to segregate a molting hen

    We have a molting hen, approximately a year old. She started a partial molt on her neck a few weeks ago. Feathers on her neck area are slowly growing back. She is acting really lethargic, lost a ton of weight and is basically skin and bones. She isn’t getting picked on but she stopped going into...
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    Multiple Hens Limping

    We are having a heck of a time with losing chickens. In a year, we have probably lost 6-8 for various ailments, all of which were old enough to be outside. We are at a loss for what is happening, but this is the first time it seems as though something is running through our flock. See answers...
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    Vitamin Deficiency Question

    Hypothetically speaking, if you have a hen that has a symptomatic vitamin deficiency and you treat her, making her well again, how do you prevent her from returning right back to the deficiency? This is assuming she was always on a regular diet of quality feed. Do you put her on a vitamin...
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    Do these feet look normal?

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Light Brahma, roughly 5 months old I’m guessing, not sure of weight but very healthy looking. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She is very unsteady on her feet, to the point that she falls...
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    Lethargic and Watery Droppings

    Hi there, I have lurked for a while to research issues as new chicken owners. I am hoping you will be kind enough to offer an opinion. Here is my situation…. Rhode Island Red acting sick, she is about 9 months old. Initially stopped laying, had green watery poop that covered her vent area...
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