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    Sick Chicken? Please help

    I have a three year old ISA Gold Star. Over the last 4-6 weeks she has been acting strange on and off. She will act weird for a day or two and then be normal for a few days. I don't believe she has laid an egg in over a month. I know these things don't sound major but I'm definitely worried. She...
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    Chicken Not Standing Up?

    One of my girls that is just shy of 6 years old is acting weird. Yesterday she was laying in the coop midday. This morning, I went to give them fresh water and some scratch, she pretty much fell down the ramp. I picked her up and took her outside as another chicken was trying to peck her when...
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    Clogged vent Vs Umbilical Cord!

    I'm between Madison & Milwaukee
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    Clogged vent Vs Umbilical Cord!

    I know its not the best pic. I was going around what I thought the poop was with a wet q-tip and was trying to shift it. I did not pull anything out but am so worried.
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    Clogged vent Vs Umbilical Cord!

    I thought one of my 2 day old chicks had a clogged vent. After starting to clean it with warn water and pull at it a bit, i stopped. I googled more and am now thinking it's the umbilical cord. I didn't pull it off but the chick did seem uncomfortable a couple times with me messing with it. Do I...
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    Solar Power for the Coop?

    Hey guys! We have 3 chickens (had 4 until last summer) that will be 5 this May. The coop is right next to our garage and during the Wisconsin winter, we run an extension cord for the heated waterer. We got a new coop that we plan to put 100 yards or so away from any power source. We do not...
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    How much "treats" can you give a single bird?

    I have four chickens that just turned one year old- an Orpington, Australorp, wyandotte and Americauna. Two are low on protein and have been pulling their own feathers. At first I thought they were pulling each others but I separated them to assure it wasn't. One has sores on her wings because...
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    Do you refrigerate your eggs or not?

    I never thought up to a year. That's crazy!
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    Do you refrigerate your eggs or not?

    I have been reading many articles on whether or not to refrigerate fresh eggs or not. Three of four of my chickens have started laying eggs starting from Thanksgiving on. Starting shortly before then I did quite a bit of research about whether to refrigerate them or not and whether or not to...
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    Wisconsinites- Heat the coop or not?!

    Thank you all for the feedback. It is very appreciated! We unplugged the heater today and plan to leave it unplugged now eventually removing the heater completely. I feel horrible because I don't want my little girls to be cold and feel like a bad mom but know in the long run it will be better...
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    Wisconsinites- Heat the coop or not?!

    We have four chickens that are 28 weeks old now. We got them when they were a day old on May 6th. We have a Black Australorp (Muffin), Buff Orpington (Nugget), Silver Laced Wyandotte (Oreo), and an Americauna (Peanut). We constructed a roughly 4x4 coop. It was constructed with typical lumber...
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    Is this enough ventilation?

    Grey Roo- The vent that's in the door is just above where their heads are on the roost. I think I will have to ad some extra ventilation in. 4 The Birds- I can't add a vent on the opposite side because that's where the nesting boxes are (The walls taper on that end). The vent that is in the door...
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    Is this enough ventilation?

    Thank you for the input. Do you guys think its enough ventilation though? If we have to modify it, I'd rather do it now than when its in the negatives. I love having tame chickens :)
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    Is this enough ventilation?

    Here's a pic of the vent we put in the door. The other pics were pre-vent. We put a deflector on to avoid wind blowing in.
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    Is this enough ventilation?

    I am a "new mother" to our four chickens. Our girls were born on May 5th, 2013 so they are 26 weeks old. We got them when they were a day old on May 6th. We have a Black Australorp (Muffin), Buff Orpington (Nugget), Silver Laced Wyandotte (Oreo), and an Americauna (Peanut). Against what some...
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    Help! New mother of chickens with questions regarding egglaying & heating!

    I am a "new mother" to our chickens. Our girls were born on May 5th, 2013 so tomorrow they will be 26 weeks old. We got them when they were a day old on May 6th. We have a Black Australorp (Muffin), Buff Orpington (Nugget), Silver Laced Wyandotte (Oreo), and an Americauna (Peanut). Against what...
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