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    lump in the wattle? Infected, or? How to treat?

    I noticed yesterday, while feeding my gals some treats that one of them has a lump in her wattle. It is hard, and about the size of a pencil eraser. The other side is perfect. Lumpy side Normal side (not the best picture...but, you get the idea) I've turned her upside down, and inspected the...
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    20 weeks, and I still can't tell...

    We have been having 112 degree heat, so I am not expecting eggs until it cools down a bit.... but, none are crowing, either... and they are growing at different rates, so I am sooo confused. There are a couple that Bwak really loudly when they first get let out... but, other than that, they...
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    Run questions

    We're getting ready to build our chicken run this weekend & I had a few questions... We have 6 birds. The coop is 4x8 and 6 foot tall. How big should the run be? When they say 10 feet per bird, does that include the housing, too, or just the run? We were thinking about doing a 4x8, but maybe a...
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    Open mouth breathing... sneezing, watery poo, full crop??? Help!

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. She is supposed to be a RIR, but is a "mutt"... more buffy red with black on her. She'll be 10 weeks old tomorrow. Unsure of weight, but looks healthy 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She is breathing with her mouth open a lot. I still have her in the...
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    Will baking soda kill chickens?

    I wasn't sure where to post this, so I did it here... My chickens are 9.5 weeks old and still in the house as we are finalizing the coop, still.... (Yeah, hubby bought them without a plan, and then had to go out of town for a couple of weeks, and is OOT again...) It is mostly varmint proofing...
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    Almost done with our Old West style coop! Pic HEAVY ~

    Our coop has gone through many a change during the planning. We are trying to make it look like a playhouse, so we can have undercover chickens. It is 4x8, and the human door is 6 ft tall. We originally wanted the one that looked like Cezanne's Garden coop from Judy Pangman's chicken coop...
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    Hardware wire underneath the entire run/coop, too?

    We are in the process of building our coop, and I have been scouring the Q&A's about runs & coops and have not seen the answer, so figured I'd ask. When you guys are talking about putting the hardware wire for the coop/run, do you guys put the wire underneath the entire length of the run, or do...
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    Roos or Pullets? Updated pics @ 8 weeks old...

    Hello, This is my 2nd post & my first batch of new baby chicks. They are about 4.5 weeks old now. We have 2 of each, and in the three groupings, all the birds are growing at different rates. I am new to this & afraid I have 6 roos, since they are all so different! Hoping not, since I am super...
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