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    Review by 'wildknives' in article 'How To Fix A Muddy Run Chicken Coop'

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    Helpful hints for building coops

    Make it big enough for you! your gonna be spending a lot of time in there.
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    Something got my chicken :(

    I lost a hen 9/20 ish. I think it was a rat. because I saw a large ( and I mean HUGE) rat running up the out side of one of my coops. To bad all I had was a flashlight.
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    April Hatch Along

    Wow he is a real looker!
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    Comment by 'wildknives' in article 'Cleaning and storing fresh eggs'

    no. because you have washed away all the dirt. So there is nothing to get back in.
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    Is this bumblefoot?

    I had my first case of bumblefoot on my fav Roo. I was so new that it got away from me (the infection). Soaking it in epsom salts and warm (infant warm) water for 20 mins loosened up the bumbles so they just came off as I rubbed my thumb over it. My problem was he had so much damage in the one...
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    My Orpingtons have chubby feet. Are they ok??

    Dont be scared. worried maybe, lol. I worry about my flock all the time.
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    Weird dead chicks.

    I dont understand why my peeps look like they have been stomped on. They are just Flat. I have them in a horse trough. with the lamp at one end the food in the middle and the water at the opposite end from the heat. There are only 6 or 7 peeps in this big area. I'm stumped.
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    April Hatch Along

    Hi, sorta new here, my question is: How many peeps do you lose to crushing? I swear it looks like they were stepped on with a boot. They are just ...Flat...and dead. its the third time its happened to me this season. Last time I lost 4 older chicks but I think it was cold and I didnt put out the...
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    Help! My Cochin (large) Roo is limping!

    Dont know...the stuff is a yellow/orange color and real thick and dried. We are soaking and using ichthammol to help draw it out still have him in a crate in the coop so he can be with his hens. I will update you later after this soak.
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    Help! My Cochin (large) Roo is limping!

    Thank you so much. The Mods should file your response in the beginner's forum as required reading. <g. So did the soak in epsom salt dissolved in hot water, set up the bath, then fed everybody. Took Poppop into the house and into the tub, set him down (I did check the water first) and talked to...
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    Help! My Cochin (large) Roo is limping!

    Feather impaction or bumble foot?
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    Help! My Cochin (large) Roo is limping!

    I dont know the age, he was gifted to me with some hens. I have had him about 1.5 years. This just started in the last week. He eats layer mash and cracked corn/corn scratch and some beet pulp. I'm in central FL. He is an older guy.
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    Large Fowl Cochin Thread

    How often do you (large Cochin owners) have problem with their feet? I have a large male and he is limping real bad. If you look in "emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures" you will see my post "Help!..."
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    Help! My Cochin (large) Roo is limping!

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    Help! My Cochin (large) Roo is limping!

    yes I have him in forced confinement. (dog crate lol) I will soak his feet in the morning. I'm afraid he has a feather inside his one foot.
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    COCHIN LIMPING WITH SORES ON FEET!! BUMBLE FOOT?????

    my cochin roo is limping real bad, he is an old guy and i'd like to keep him.
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    Help! My Cochin (large) Roo is limping!

    I have a very nice cochin roo that is limping when he walks and lays down alot. I can take pics and post them. one of his center pads is peach pit sized and the good one is gumball sized.
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    Raising chicks of different ages together

    I have found that no matter what size, if you put youngsters together, they will get along. And stay together as they get older.
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    Silver speckled hens not coming out of coop

    I too am a newbie, but it seems to me if you coax them out with food they may be inclined to go exploring.
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