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  1. Farmer Manda

    Hen found hanging upside down in chicken coop by leg - help.

    Thank you for all who posted! And it's sad that this happened to some of your own chickens, but helpful to me and hopeful that she will get better. I gave her a butt bath today as she can't move away from her poop much - sorry it's icky.... Then tried to blow dry her a bit before putting her...
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    Hen found hanging upside down in chicken coop by leg - help.

    We went into the barn today and she's just sitting there, not moving around, so we decided to bring her in until she heals. She's set up in our four season porch right now with water, hard boiled egg, and apple. Her foot is SO swollen and a tiny bloody. Suppose it very well could be broken. I...
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    Hen found hanging upside down in chicken coop by leg - help.

    Thanks for the tips peeps! I'll cook up some scrambled eggs for her and some oatmeal. Don't have any other treats you mentioned right now, so hope that's a good start! I'll post again with an update when she's doing better. I'm going to cook for her right now so ta-ta folks!
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    Hen found hanging upside down in chicken coop by leg - help.

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. It's a large white chicken, with small red comb. Neighboors called her a Fryer Chicken - doesn't lay eggs. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She's limping and has a tiny bit of red on her foot. She'll just sit most of the day b/c I'm sure it hurts. Not...
  5. Farmer Manda

    Big HELLO from Snowy Minnesota!

    Yes - I love that everyone is so nice - goes along with my state's "Minnesota Nice". It's true, as I grew up in San Jose, CA...and there are some "not-so-nice" folks there. Anyway, happy fact hunting!
  6. Farmer Manda

    Barn stall turned coop/ garage cornercoop

    I don't have pics yet...but I turned my back barn stall into a coop. The back of the stall has perching branches. The other corners have bins for the hens to lay, feed, water... and so forth. It was great that it was there for us when we moved in and we didn't have to build our own coop! Just...
  7. Farmer Manda

    Do you mix oyster shell in with the feed, or do you offer it separate?

    I do keep it seperate for the most part. I have a small container that I've attached to the wall of their coop. Their normal feed is in the middle. I've not had any soft shells yet! (fingers crossed). I've also, from time to time (like twice a month), mixed the shells in with the feed. Not sure...
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    Big HELLO from Snowy Minnesota!

    I've been looking around at this website and WOW - kind of overwhelming.... Looking forward to learning lots and hope to post some insight of my own in the future. We've just moved to a 40 acre lot with some of it grass, some meadows, some forest, and it's on a lake. Quite the place for...
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    Big HELLO from Snowy Minnesota!

    Hi there, Just introducing myself: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? YES!!! About three months ago my husband and I moved to the country from a city suburb. One of the first things on my list was to get chickens. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 16...
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