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    Is this an ear infection?

    Yes, I plan to check it more closely when it's not raining!
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    Is this an ear infection?

    We cleaned out her ears about a week ago. The first pic is right before we did her right ear and the second pic is today. Looks pinker rather than red and looks like its drying out and its no longer yellow..hoping eventually her ears go back to normal size.
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    Is this an ear infection?

    Thanks, that's what I was afraid of. Looks like I will be doing a little sugery today.
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    Is this an ear infection?

    Just noticed this today...she is a b/w Brahma that is about 2 years old. I haven't picked her up and looked closely at it so I don't know if it's draining or hard or anything. She is the only one with this. All other girls are normal looking. Thanks!
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    Not eggbound....but

    I gave her tums for calcium and put tucks cream in there to help with swelling
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    Not eggbound....but

    My poor chicken has all the symptoms of being egg bound but when I felt inside her vent per instructions on this site, I felt no egg...what to do?
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    So....My older gals are beginning their molt and of course the days are getting shorter. I have 17 girls (BW Brahmas) that are not old enough to molt yet but they are joining "I am going to stop laying" club. I am down to 3-5 eggs a day from 17-22 a day. I have a total of 28 girls. Question...
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    Show Me Your Feeders!!

    You are very welcome! I am happy to help!
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    Show Me Your Feeders!!

    Thanks! These work so well for us. We put 4 3" street elbows (90 degree) in each bucket. You want to make sure you don't cut them too short (see below) because if they are too short, the chickens will take advantage of it and make a mess! The one on the right is the best length.
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    Coop flooring???

    First, welcome! Chickens are so fun and entertaining! As for your run material, that depends on what you want! We have two runs one that is completely open on top and one that is partially covered. On the open run we had grass and now we have dirt. We throw treats in there (lettuce, kale...
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    Show Me Your Feeders!!

    We use 5 gallon buckets with pvc elbows cut in. Works great! I get the buckets from Firehouse subs at $3 each and the elbows are cheap too! We put them on cinder blocks so the holes are high enough for them to just stick their heads in to eat. No mess and no waste. We are able to use two...
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    Waterer frustration!!

    We love the nipples! We have two 5 gallon buckets with nipples and one 55 gallon barrel. We fill the buckets once a week. We clean the buckets periodically and have cleaned the barrel once in almost a year. The great thing about the barrel is that the nipples are high enough that any "stuff"...
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    Storing chicken feed outside?

    We get in the 90s in the summer and we keep our feed in the run in food grade 55 gallon barrels. It is in the shade but it still is in the heat. Haven't had any issues with it. We generally fill two 5 gallon buckets each week with the feed for them to eat! www.whitecollarhomestead.com
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    We harvested our broccoli and they got the stalks and leaves! www.whitecollarhomestead.com
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    Do I need to clean out the run..?

    My girls LOVE grass clippings! They will spread it out while scratching through it so you just dump it in piles. They will also get in into the corners and sides of the run and use it to nest in during the day. Always fun to watch them with new things! www.whitecollarehomstead.com
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    Run maintenance

    My girls love to get under the coop and nest down. All that is there is dirt and they scratch and lay down and hang out during the day no matter the season. I have dirt or dirt/straw in my runs and I have pine shavings in the coop. I put out a pan with sand in it for a dust bath option other...
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    Do I need to clean out the run..?

    Welcome! First and always, have fun with your chickens! Amazingly, they are very capable of taking care of their areas themselves. I have two runs, one is 16x16 and one is 18x18. Of course we started out with grass in both and that quickly went "to the birds". We even tried putting grass...
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    UPDATE: *with pics* The Bathing Experiment - Dirt or Sand?

    After putting the sand in a container, they have now decided it is appropriate to bathe in! They still eat a lot of it, but it seems to make them happy when it is not in a pile on the ground!
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    Our Coop is Finished...What do you think?

    Great job! Always fun to make it yourself and add your own "touches"!
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