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  1. iPeanut1990

    Colorado

    Thank you! :) That's helpful! I'm mostly not looking forward to starting over but I gues it's kind of a silver lining since my current hens are starting to not lay as much. As far as I can tell only 1 maybe 2 of them are still laying eggs, so I guess it's a good time to be starting over.
  2. iPeanut1990

    Colorado

    Hey everyone! I'm currently living in Oklahoma but I'll be moving to Colorado (North Fort Collins area) in early 2018 to be closer to family. I've already looked up the ordinances and talked to the HOA in the neighborhood I'll be living in so I think I'm good there. I currently have 3 three year...
  3. iPeanut1990

    How to transport fully grown hens?

    Sorry if this is the wrong forum to post this in. We might be moving 10 hours away to another state. We have 3 hens. What's the best way to safely transport (driving) them? Or would we be better off selling them and starting over once we get to our new location?
  4. iPeanut1990

    Crop or something else?

    I fed them later than usual today since it's Saturday. Thankfully when I checked on Paisley this morning her crop was normal sized. I guess she's just been a pig the last few days! She really had me worried. Thank you for your help!
  5. iPeanut1990

    Crop or something else?

    Hmm. I'll let you know. She's not really acting sick so I guess that's good.
  6. iPeanut1990

    Crop or something else?

    So we pretty much just wait it out? :( poor girl. I'll pick up some more probiotics tomorrow.
  7. iPeanut1990

    Crop or something else?

    I have no idea about her breath but she had her face in my face tonight while we were taking pix. Didn't smell anything then.
  8. iPeanut1990

    Crop or something else?

    It was the same size this morning before I gave them their food as it is now. Really hoping it's better tomorrow morning.
  9. iPeanut1990

    Crop or something else?

    It's sort of squishy I guess. Firm Is the best word I suppose. But it's not hard. I'm just concerned because it's been the same size for a couple days now.
  10. iPeanut1990

    Crop or something else?

    Hi! My RIR hen has a tennis ball sized lump on her chest. I thought it was her crop so I shrugged it off but it's been there since Wednesday (that was the first day I noticed anyway). It hasn't gone down since then that I've noticed. They did get a bunch of left over salad from thanksgiving on...
  11. iPeanut1990

    Compost tumbler recommendations

    Hmmm maybe we should get a smaller one then. Thank you so much for answering all of my questions! :)
  12. iPeanut1990

    Compost tumbler recommendations

    That's one of the ones I'm looking at buying. Does it drain well? Are the tumblers separate from each other? I saw that as a possible downside because it appears as if they are connected together but I'm still learning about composting. :) We do have sand but I use a kitty litter scoop to sift...
  13. iPeanut1990

    Compost tumbler recommendations

    What size compost bin would you recommend? Also, any brand recommedations? Where I live it needs to be in a bin or I guess what's called a compost tumbler. Thanks!
  14. iPeanut1990

    questions about composting and coop cleaning

    Thank you!! :) very helpful!
  15. iPeanut1990

    questions about composting and coop cleaning

    I'm thinking about getting a compost bin for the chicken poop. Can someone please give me a brief dummies guide to composting? So if I'm understanding it correctly my current plan is this: every week I rake the floor of the run (which is dirt). I use sand inside my coop so I sift poop with a...
  16. iPeanut1990

    recurrent bumble foot! help please!

    Thank you! I'm just at a loss for what to do because I'm leaving on vacation on Sept 12 and I don't want the chicken sitter to have to be changing bandages.
  17. iPeanut1990

    recurrent bumble foot! help please!

    My poor little RIR has been battling bumble foot in both of her feet since I think January. I can't figure out what's going on. My other 2 chickens are fine so I have no idea what she's been stepping on. I don't like the idea of separating her because I know it's very on hard on them. Because of...
  18. iPeanut1990

    Losing feathers?

    I guess I need to go on an egg hunt! I did find a couple broken ones in their nesting area. I'm not sure if they were shell less or not. They were broken and mixed in with the shavings when I found it. I'll check them for bugs too.
  19. iPeanut1990

    Losing feathers?

    Any idea why she's losing feathers on her belly? I caught my 3 hens dust bathing while I was checking for eggs. I noticed she has a bald spot on her tummy. They were laying consistently 3 eggs all week. Yesterday that stopped. I got one this morning so far. I've noticed one of them kind of has...
  20. iPeanut1990

    Is this a normal chicken poop? Pic

    I haven't ever seen their poop this watery before. All 3 of my hens seem to be acting normally. I got an egg from each one today. I checked the poop chart and it doesn't look normal to me...
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