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    Beautiful Blue Copper Marans

    This is a nearly 2 year old Blue Copper Marans Roo that I need to rehome. I have two roos and they seemed to get along until this spring when the dynamics changed and it would be best for this guy if he had his own harem. He is not people aggressive and is a pretty big guy, free to good home...
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    How Can I Get A Hen UN Broody?

    This set up works for us. Its just a rabbit hutch that can be hung as needed in our coop. Our hens get access to plenty of food and fresh water and after 2-3 days we can turn her loose with the rest of the flock. It's inexpensive and effective and best of all its humane for the hen.
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    To roof or not to roof? Any suggestions for roofing this run?

    Thank you for the helpful information, exactly the kind of response I was hoping for.
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    To roof or not to roof? Any suggestions for roofing this run?

    There actually is a 'ridge pole' running from the coop to the opposite end, it's not entirely wire. I am wondering if anyone's used any other roofing material and what the pro's and con's they found. I liked the idea of clear poly because it lets the sun in but I'm not adverse to corrugated...
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    To roof or not to roof? Any suggestions for roofing this run?

    This is our coop and run, the dimension's are 13' across the front and runs 16' to the back. We used some old dog run panels (adding a couples new ones) and wire across the top. We're thinking of putting on a roof which would give our birds more access to the outdoors in lousy weather. We...
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    anyone relate to this strange occurance?

    Forgive the phrase, but...I'm watching her like a hawk. She's my only cream legbar, thus my only blue egg layer. No eggs for over a week. I've spent the last three days outside following her around and checking her poop. She is eating just fine, and comes to take seeds from my hand. She's...
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    anyone relate to this strange occurance?

    Thanks for the replies. We don't have any local avian vets although our small animal vet has said she would "bone up" on chickens when I asked her what she knew about poultry. I'll keep an eye on her, I thought it very strange and wondered if anyone else had seen this and how they dealt with it.
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    anyone relate to this strange occurance?

    I have a crested cream legbar, Trixie, 10 months old. She came into laying beautiful blue eggs last winter. Good layer, almost egg a day with strong shells. Two months ago I looked out the window and saw her, standing still and looking down. Very still, which as you all know is weird. I...
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    Re-homing a Roo is hard

    When I first started my mixed flock last July I ordered 14 birds, including two roosters, with an eye to possibly having a broody hatch a few down the road. What I got was three roosters (surprise!) and I naively thought that maybe it'd be ok. Of the three the Welsummer is the alpha and the...
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    Ended Contest #15 Guess How Many Eggs Will HATCH! - 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong

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    integrating young chickens

    I have 10 9wk old chickens and 4 6wk old chickens, all were raised from day old. The older birds have been out in their coop/run for 3.5 weeks and I'm ready to put the younger birds out to join them. Besides providing hiding places for the younger girls, should I anticipate any major trouble...
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    gelatinous feeling chick breast

    Of course, I'm an idiot. I'll just grind down what I have, that's simple enough. Thanks again, I'm on it!
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    got lucky today

    And I thought I had predators! My daughter lives in Cloquet and I know just north of her on the iron range, your scenario would probably be pretty common. I sure wish continued luck with it!
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    gelatinous feeling chick breast

    You know, I was thinking about that. I bought grit at tractor supply but it's way to large for these chicks and southern states just carries the same thing. I was thinking maybe to go to a pet store and get parakeet or cockatoo grit. I live on the eastern shore of Maryland in a rural area...
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    gelatinous feeling chick breast

    Update: My hen is not totally empty BUT she has lost a huge amount of mass in the crop. I have separated her from the rest, she has had water only with a bit of ACV, and I've kept her on newspaper covered with paper toweling so I can see what she's vacating. Poop looks very good. She was...
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    gelatinous feeling chick breast

    Thanks, again. I hope that is what I see come morning. I changed out their plain water with water and Braggs ACV too, I usually have plain greek yogurt in the frig but not today, darn it.
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    gelatinous feeling chick breast

    I've removed the feeder for the night and hope that the swelling goes down by morning. I have been reading since your post and I am seeing something called sour crop that sounds like what I'm seeing. Can that occur this quickly?
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    gelatinous feeling chick breast

    So their crop in literally in the breast area? The area I'm seeing this in is the top of the breast. Thanks for the quick reply, I'll try that and see what happens.
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    gelatinous feeling chick breast

    Hoping somebody can help me out with this. I got a dozen chicks 10 days ago from MPC, two of which are Dominique's. All the chicks are growing like mad, eating/drinking well and pooping well. One of the Dominique's has a weird feeling breast though! It appears to the eye to be puffy and...
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    Delaware...

    I must have it wrong somehow because I can't find it either...and when my coop is finished I'd be interested in the Wyandotte's if you still have them; I live close and could come pick them up easily.
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