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    Getting my first goat... maybe

    I've been wanting a dairy animal for awhile. I've gone back and forth between goats and cows. Cows have fewer fencing requirements, but produce way more milk than my family will consume. Goats need hardy fencing, but produce less milk and will probably have a lower maintenance cost over all than...
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    ISO Lavender or Blue Orpingtons - Shipped

    I'm looking for some lavender or blue orpington chicks. Sexed or unsexed. Ideally I would like a rooster and a few hens. Looking to get 3-5 chicks. If older chicks, looking for really friendly, docile chicks. I'm located in nw pa. If anyone is local to that area I'd be happy to pick up...
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    How much sq ft and how to reduce building costs

    Thanks everyone! This was the most helpful for determining space needs. Whatever I build is going to be much larger than necessary for my current flock. I think I will do some number crunching, pick a sq ft that makes sense for me and then as my flock grows see how many fit comfortably. They...
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    How much sq ft and how to reduce building costs

    Hey everyone! This spring I plan on building a proper coop and run but determining the size is tricky. I currently have 11 chickens but plan on gradually increasing flock size to around 30 over the next couple years. They free range full time except when we go away on vacation. They get locked...
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    Pullet with a gouged leg

    I put betadine on it. Her leg is pretty mangled. I just hope she doesn't get an infection. She seems content to just lay in the cage until she's hungry.
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    Pullet with a gouged leg

    My brown leghorn pullet has a deep gash in her leg. Something (probably a coon) gashed it to the bone. I brought her inside, flushed the wound with a mixture of 1tbs bleach, 1tbs baking soda, 1 gallon of water. Then I wrapoed it in sterile gauze and put her in a cage. She is eating and...
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    Sick Roo

    Seems it was an isolated incident. None of the hens are showing signs and we've been working at cleaning out the coop thoroughly.
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    April Hatch Along

    Yesterday I got my first pip at day 20. This morning at around 4:30am i found my first chick! A brown leghorn!
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    Sick Roo

    We sent him for a necropsy. The initial diagnosis is aspergillosis, like you suggested. I just hope the other chickens haven't got it now they spent the last week in the coop. I'm in the process of cleaning and disinfecting everything.
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    April Hatch Along

    It's the little giant incubator.
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    April Hatch Along

    I have 20 eggs incubating. They are on week 2. Should hatch early May. Humidity stays between 40-50%. Temp seems to fluctuate a bit but never goes below 90 unless the incubator is open too long when turning. This is my first time hatching. I've candled some a few times and at leadt half seem...
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    Sick Roo

    He died today. Poor guy. We are sending him for a necropsy on Monday. None of the other chickens are sick. So that's something.
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    Sick Roo

    He is getting worse. Just wants to sleep. Hardly drinks even with the dropper. I was getting him to eat by hand feeding his feed mixed with yogurt, but now he won't. He is purple. Before he would start to improve, then be not so great, and would go up and down. I'm pretty sure I'm going to lose...
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    Sick Roo

    He made it through the weekend and actually started to improve. His color came back and the wheezing lessened. We took him to the horse vet and he said he's not a bird vet but would try to help. He diagnosed mycoplasma and gave us tylan for the water, enough for the whole flock. He's had his 2...
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    Sick Roo

    I've been giving him water with probiotics in an eyedropper. If i drip it in his mouth when it's open he will swallow. Other than that he doesn't show any interest in anything.
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    Sick Roo

    I checked the crop again and it feels empty. I just feel the hard esophagus, which i think i had mistaken for the crop the first time. I really don't know what to do.
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    Sick Roo

    He started to improve, but since yesterday he has gotten worse. He's gasping for air and his comb is turning purple. He's also pretty lethargic. No discharge from eyes or nose. I gave him some vetrx and I'm giving him probiotic water with a dropper. I have him inside away from the hens. I felt...
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    Sick Roo

    My 1 year old Brown leghorn rooster has labored breathing. He's wheezing in through his mouth and can't crow or cluck properly. The rest of the flock seems fine. I just noticed it last night. Maybe a respiratory infection? Wondering if there's something i can get for him at tsc?
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Accidentally posted a reply twice. D'oh! Lol All your coops are so cute! My mom won't let me put up any new structures even though there is plenty of space. Oh well. I'm hoping I can gradually convince her that we need a new barn with a milking area for the goats I want to get. Lol
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    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    This is,my first flock. I have the lamp off at night now. I think they could probably go out full time but the bottom of the run doesn't have any protection. Their brooder is only a largeish dog crate in my living room. Tell ya what though, I'm not doing chicks inside again if I can help it...
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