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  1. Sundial

    Beginnings of bumblefoot?

    Well the vet said it wasn't bumblefoot.. yet. And she wouldn't limp for anyone and hopped up fine. I'm still keeping her in the healing box to watch her feet, and also let the bloodfeathers on her back grow in before the rooster scratches them all off again. I should really dust off the sewing...
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    Beginnings of bumblefoot?

    I believe I will stick to finding some Baytril/see what the vet gives me to treat it.
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    Beginnings of bumblefoot?

    I don't know what any of them could have stood on that's sharp, but we've got her in our "healing box" right now. I have never heard of this? What are the risks and how is it acquired?
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    Beginnings of bumblefoot?

    A hen has been limping around and crouch-walking since last Saturday, and after catching her (which is a red flag in itself, she's normally like greased lightning) and ruling out a few other things (still laying eggs so not egg bound) I finally managed to get a good look at her feet after...
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    Highlighter yellow, grainy diarrhea dropping

    False alarm, the issue--whatever it was--resolved itself. No more weird poo.
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    Highlighter yellow, grainy diarrhea dropping

    I waited until they were roosting and I found the owner, it's one of my older hens. However I forgot to check the color of the skin, I'll do that tomorrow. I don't think our local vets do fecal testing (small town..) but I'll call around.
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    Highlighter yellow, grainy diarrhea dropping

    For the past couple of days I've been seeing this strange, runny dropping in the coop. I tried looking in these forums but without pictures I have no idea if the issue they have is like mine. I've narrowed it down to either the rooster or a specific hen, but since it's been so cold I can't...
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    calling any one from missouri

    It's a good thing you didn't kill the hawk because that's pretty illegal, I don't even think there's an exception for protecting your flock when it comes to raptors.
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    calling any one from missouri

    Wow, sorry for vanishing for half a year! I went back to college so I haven't been able to watch the birds grow for a few months. I'm back in town though for a while, and they certainly grew up while I was gone! They're egg laying machines, but we've been fighting a plucking issue for a few...
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    calling any one from missouri

    An update on our end since I've been neglecting this topic. The black sexlinks are doing great, they seem to be enjoying their hoop coop but we need to move it to another spot and also reduce their flock down from 23 to 6. Anyone want any pullets? And I swear those little red broilers grew half...
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    calling any one from missouri

    I know that these are broilers and are going to be killed later on... but I would like to know if this chick has been picked on or something else gave it this odd bald patch: The picture doesn't do it much justice as the skin appears much more transparent than this.
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    calling any one from missouri

    There's probably a lot more males, I just singled that one out because of the odd markings. And I knew they grew fast but I didn't think they would die before breeding!
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    calling any one from missouri

    Haha I just noticed my spelling error, sorry about that. Yes they are meat birds, here's the description from Cackle Hatchery's page: "A great alternative to the white commercial Cornish cross chicken. Cackle’s red broiler is slower growing than the commercial Cornish cross chicken but faster...
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    calling any one from missouri

    Chicken math has struck for the first time and I couldn't see it in me to turn away such a great chance! This time, some freebie red broiler chicks! We'll be keeping about half of them. We have no idea what's what, but this sweetie stuck out like a sore thumb so I'm wondering if it's a...
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    calling any one from missouri

    I think I might have asked this before but when/where is the Marshfield swap meet?
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    calling any one from missouri

    They're oh-so cute and cuddly so all the mass-murdering they do is easily excused, sadly. He does have to go outside eventually or I end up with pee all over the house.
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    calling any one from missouri

    You can't imagine how angry I am at my cat right now. Remember those wild turkeys and their poults I mentioned? Guess what I found half-eaten on my porch this morning. What's worse is that if I had been sitting outside I could have taken it away from him and saved it because that's where he...
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    calling any one from missouri

    That's terrible! Just what is their problem?
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    calling any one from missouri

    Thanks misschickenlittle, it's a hoop coop design I found on these forums with some modifications; it's 12 feet long and 8 feet wide, with some extra support in the middle since it's so long. Even with the extra space we're gonna need to give a lot away to good homes! There's some big wheels in...
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    calling any one from missouri

    Storm? What storm? I was passed OUT! Had our first escapee with the guineas last night, realized someone was missing from the box this morning and yep one had jumped out. Put it back in and placed some scrap panel from the chicken's new home to keep them from jumping out again. And our...
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