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    Chicken with a poop that came out as pellets

    One of my laying hens had a poop in front of me. It seemed to be clear mucus and then she passed some bullet shaped poops. They seemed hard in consistency. She has no other symptoms and didn't seem to be bothered by this. She ran away and in my rush to catch hers the other chickens ate the poops...
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    Feeding molting layers high protein feed

    I have 11 week old Brahma and Wyandotte chicks that I need to move into my main coop but I have existing layers that are in molt. I feed my chicks Turkey grower as recommended by the breeder but was wondering if it is okay to allow the layers to eat the high protein food for a few weeks. Will it...
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    Help, sick chick with no improvement on Day 2

    I have a 9 week old Brahma who is wobbly and gulping (not panting). I noticed she was puffed up two days ago but it was a cold day so I thought she was trying to stay warm. Yesterday I noticed she was wobbling on her feet. If she bends to eat or drink she almost falls over when she comes...
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    Eggs but no parasites

    At the beginning of April I noticed my chickens had lice. Due to a lack of treatment options due to a pesticide ban. I had to treat with Novamectin. Seem to do the job. i retreated at 10 days and no visible signs of lice. however my girls still have eggs on their feather shafts. wondering if I...
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    Introducing new hen... when to give up?

    I have been trying to introduce a new hen to my flock. After quarantine and deaing with mites I have neen trying to introduce her into my flock of RIR and sex links. I have had her segregated in a cage in the coop with shared feeding. my hens leave.her alone when she is out free ranging but they...
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    opinions about red mite

    Banty hen has been quarantined from my flock for 5 weeks. all signs of cocci are gone and i have dusted her for red mites. She was never in my coop with the red mites. I have dusted her with DE and she is in a plastic cage with shavings treated wih DE. I checked her and I couldn't see any mites...
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    Was it really Cocci or just stress?

    I have 8 chicks and a broody hen that developed bloody poop about 6 days ago. 4 of the chicks are 4-5 week old silkies and the other are 4 banties with their momma. They were in the same space but seperated by wire. The temp coop was ourside, uninsulated and with a small heat lamp would stay at...
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    first eggs today

    Yippee! i discovered our first two eggs this morning. nesting box is almost finished. but my girls found a dark corner. boys got to one egg before me but the other was perfect. how can you tell which one layed the egg? Personally i can't sit out there at dawn to watch so i was wondering if...
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    free ranging for limited times

    My husband accidently left the run door open yesterday. after the initial freak out of finding no chickens in the coop or run ,i found them huddled under to coop. i left them to free range the rest of the day, under supervision. i. would like to do it mpre often but i am concerned about letting...
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    could they be hens?

    Two of my "girls" suddenly became boys in a twelve hour period so after close inspection i was positive that at least two other girls were roos but i am not sure. the two in question are a rhode island red and a black sex link. both have small combs with.very light color and wattles that are...
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    what woud be better - one day olds or ready to lay?

    With 9 roosters in my flock, I will need to suppplement my 3 girls with either some. ready to lays. or new chicks. I was wondering what is my best bet. 1) new chicks- i can add them right into the coop in a seregated brooder but they will be ready to lay in december. if i want them to lay i...
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    Possible solution for quarantining new chickens, will it works?

    My flock of 12 week old chickens has produced to many roos, so I want to add some new birss. I do not have a place to quarantine new birds, but I have friends who have a daughter interested in getting chickens. I was thinking of building a small temp coop maybe even using an old doghouse, and...
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    Overload of Rooster...what can I do?

    Started with twelve chicks, sex undetermined. Now at 12 weeks the number of females has swiftly declined. one of my females grew a comb and wattles overnight and another has slowly developed over the last few.days. i checked over my remaining "girls" and suspect that two more are males. Out of...
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    Rocky ground is making run construction difficult

    My girls need to get outside but we have run into some problems with the run. i bought a roll of 2" chainlink fencig for a great price. i have enough to do all the sides of the run and potentailly the roof. problem is that the geound i am trying to put my posts into is really rocky (actually...
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    she is not a barred rock

    She was suppose to be a barred rock. she is mostly black but now has a necklace of brown feathers with a little white under her beak. what could she be?
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    Converting recycled frames into a run framework

    A friend suggested.converting an old carport or gazebo framework into a run framework. The hardware cloth could be attached.with zipties or wire. anyone try this?
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    Raccoon repelllants

    As anyone uses raccoon repellant around their coop and run? Has it worked and what did you ise?
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    Girls and boys have moved to the new coop

    Although we still have to put on the vinyl siding, put together the exterior nesting boxes and build the run the coop was ready to be occupied. the chicks were getting to big for the brooder and i did not want to wait until they started fighting before moving them. they spent all day in the...
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    Where to put my roost?

    My coop is almost done but i need to put in the roost pole. i was going to put it on my north.wall but i am concerned about putting it in front of the vent. The north wall is 4 feet high with a flap vent making up the top 8 inches. I was thinking of putting the roost about 12 inches below it...
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    stumped about what this one is turning out to be?

    I have a chick that looked like a rhode island red for the first two weeks but when she started feathering out she grew so interesting race stripes on her breast and down her wings. She now has predominant brownish red fethers as stripes, light red feathers for the main body and now has three...
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