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In case anyone else is interested in trying this, I took the suggestion of wssmith and constructed a door 4" wide (and about 6" tall), and this has worked perfectly. The now-7.5 week-old chicks can still move through it with ease, and the adult chickens cannot. I suspect the chicks will still be...

I have several 4-week old chicks that are currently living in their own secured section of the coop with their own water, food, heater, etc - completely separate from the rest of the flock. I plan on introducing them to the rest of flock (7 hens, 1 rooster - Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks...

thanks semo - so this seems like an injury/foreign body issue to you, and not something contagious?

Hello all - I just noticed yesterday that one of my RIR hens has a swollen eye on one side, and she appeared to be scratching at it with her foot. Photos of both the bad eye and the good eye on the same hen are below. I haven't noticed any discharge, and the other 5 hens and my rooster seem to...