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    Chicken Wire Blues

    7L Farm- So I am having a similar issue with my coop in that I want to lay flat some chicken wire over the ground inside my coop to keep rats out. There are about 1/2 dozen borrows on the ground floor and I think if I just lay chicken wire along the ground floor and bend the sides up the edges...
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    New chicken in large coup 145 sq feet, still getting pick on!

    We have a large coop for 3 hens. We just introduced the new hen 2 days ago and one of the hens is getting progressively more aggressive. Picking her, keeping her from roosting with her and keeping her out of the hen house. There is plenty of room for them to have their own space. I just do not...
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    How can you tell if it's Maraks?

    Sorry it took me awhile to get back to you. I hope you chicken is doing better. So... MMS is Miracle Mineral Solution. You can find it online. It sounds similar in intention to the col. silver. It is used in humans to kill viruses. I figured what the hey, didn't have anything to lose...so our...
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    Successful integration...funny mafia chickens

    Can anyone let me know how aggressive is too aggressive? I just introduced a new RR hen to our two long horn hens. The head LH is picking at the new one. At first it was not so bad, I let them free range for a few hours and the head hen just came up a pecked a little. Today I didn't get to see...
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    How can you tell if it's Maraks?

    We have a chicken that we think has Marek's too. For over two weeks she has had paralysis and overall weakness. Hasn't eaten much... our vet gave us some antibiotics which don't do anything for viruses, but we did it anyway, and we have feed and watered her close by everyday... we also tried MMS...
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    Chick with Possible Marek's - Put Down?!?!

    My current situation seems exactly the same as yours. I just do not know what to do. For the last two weeks our 8 mos old chicken has had the same symptoms as yours and we think it is Marek's disease too... paralysis, poor appetite, weak, doesn't want to move. Our vet told us to try come...
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    Fall / Winter time for my "natural free range wanna be" run?

    Can anyone give me advice about the winter coming and caring for our 2 chickens and two mallard ducks. Its getting down to 30 degrees at night and will get colder. They have a nice large dog house in a 9'x12x coop where they are laying for shelter. We plan to construct a larger shelter around...
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