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  1. dewtattoo

    Sick Hen Advice

    As of this morning she is still in a box in our living room. She still looks healthy. Fully feathered, bright eyed, and alert. She doesn't even seem dizzy or tired. Some of the strength is returning to her legs. When I pick her up to check she is moving them now, and I gave her a little...
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    Sick Hen Advice

    When I got home from work tonight she is still alive. I picked her up to see if she would stand, but she won't. There was a normal looking egg beneath her, so now I know for sure she isn't egg bound. I'm afraid it may be Merricks. To make matters worse, I went to the feed store to get some...
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    Sick Hen Advice

    I'll try to answer all of you questions. The bedding I use on the coop floor is pet safe pine shavings that I buy from the feed store. I use straw in the nesting boxes. I feel secure that the neighbors are not tossing food over the fence into my chicken run. My hens don't have full access to...
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    Sick Hen Advice

    Hello fellow chicken charmers, Yesterday (3/5/18) I came home from work to find my friendlies hen laying on her side in the middle of the run. She is a 1-year-old Barred Rock. I picked her up and inspected her legs. They looked good, but she doesn't seem to want to move them. She doesn't...
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    Our first egg

    We got our chickens on February 25th of this year. They were only a few days old. I built them a new coop and run as they were spending their early months in the brooder box. Luckily we have had no health issues, or any other problems since we got them. Yesterday we got our first egg. I...
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    Wyandottes?

    I have one Silver Laced Wyandotte and she is very friendly. She is usually the first to greet me at the gate when I go to change their water each day.
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    My DIY automatic chicken POP door opener/closer

    @NYcue I am a little late to the game on this post, but I have to tell you that I absolutely love your design. I have been looking for a way to make an affordable automatic pop door opener without needing a degree in electrical engineering. I am definitely going to borrow from your design...
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    Guide Coop pages and member pages tutorial and feedback

    I believe you have to have a certain amount of forum activity in order for that button to work. It wasnt working for me at first either.
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    Comment by 'dewtattoo' in article 'The Little Cottage Coop'

    Thanks everyone
  10. dewtattoo

    Figured I should say hello (with pics)

    Hello from California. You are in for a treat. Raising baby chicks has been great fun for me so far. I'm pretty new here also. You and I both joined BYC for the same reason. I kept ending up here when I was doing research, so I joined up. BYC is a wealth of knowledge and everyone has...
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    State a fact about yourself!

    Fact: All of the attention that my new chicken coop has been getting here on BYC, and on Facebook, has given me a much needed ego boost (in a good way ) and I thank everyone for that.
  12. dewtattoo

    New to all of this

    Hello from California. You and your kids are about to begin a fun adventure together. Everyone here at BYC will be more than happy to help out with your knowledge search. There is so much accumulated knowledge on this forum that you can find practically any information you need.
  13. dewtattoo

    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    That's not a chicken that's a hawk! LOL I love the coloring. What breed of chicken is this beautiful bird?
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Thanks for the compliment and the advice about the Wyandottes. Mine also acts like the boss, but occasionally gets shut down by my Speckled Sussex who happens to be the smallest in the flock so far. Kinda funny when it happens. We started calling the Wyandotte "Turbo" because she/he has a...
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    How can I set timed switches out to my coops, yet also have lines of electricity that run all the ti

    The rope light is excellent for lighting up an interior with a warm glow instead of a harsh white bulb, yet it's bright enough to read by if need be. The little bulbs in the rope light are LED so they use less electricity. I used a 24 ft strand to light up my 5ft wide by 4ft deep by 7ft tall coop.
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    Comment by 'dewtattoo' in article 'The Little Cottage Coop'

    Thank you ECarter1227
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    That is a very obvious red. I will just wait and see what develops
  18. dewtattoo

    Possibly egg bound -- not sure what's wrong with hen

    Good news! I'm new also so I can't give you any recommendations, but I'm glad to hear that your hen was much better when you arrived home
  19. dewtattoo

    Greetings!!

    Looks really good. That should keep the coyotes at bay.
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    Comment by 'dewtattoo' in article 'The Little Cottage Coop'

    Thank you @peastix
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