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    It's HOT! Another heat thread

    I am in Indiana. It's hot AND humid. Today it was 95 with a dew point OVER 75! That's humid.. tomorrow they say the high will be 96 and the heat index will be 115. I am familiar with the cooling strategies for people in less humid areas. A mister would be ideal, Just dont think it would do...
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    Just feed my hens avocado

    I got home from dinner and my neighbor(very annoying lady) is all proud to tell me that she fed my chickens avocado. Best I can tell, she feed all three of my grown hens 1 avocado. They are all roosting/in bed for the night. Should I expect 3 dead birds anytime soon? I wish that lady would...
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    Should I worry about cold?

    So it's like 10* outside and has been for a few days. I have a Rhode Island Red and Comet(? cross between RIR and something else) and they would rather sit on the ground in their pen instead of hiding out in their coop. The coop has two heat lamps and has been sitting at 42*. I have a couple...
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    Sick hen for weeks. With PICS!

    I have a buff orphington that is around 8-9 months old. Her name is #3, she is the most timid out of the 3 hens I have. RIR is #1 About 5 weeks ago I noticed #3 was staying in the coop while the other two came out in the run and did their normal chicken "thing" for the day. After 3-4 days #3...
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    Trying to reintroduce sick hen to the flock

    I have a buff orphington that has been sick for a while now. I noticed she was sick over a month ago, took her to the vet. She got better so I put her back with the flock and she did well for about a week. Took her back to the vet and got meds, she had lost 2 pounds. Basically coccidia was...
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