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I'm not sure what I'm looking for - maybe reassurance? I got 4 chicks from a local breeder and one was sleepy and slow for the first week, but ate and drank plenty and was sometimes energetic. I kept an eye on her and she's been totally normal for the past 2-3 weeks. This week I've been...

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Thanks for the help. I agree with everyone after looking it up. I just don't know which one of the girls laid it. One isn't laying right now, but she's also molting. I don't have a good avian vet. I had a hen with an infection like this a few years ago and they would drain her belly and give her...

They mostly eat organic layer pellets. Some rare veggie treats and free range things. I cut it in half

Oh- it's not soft or gooey, like a shell-less egg. It's firm. And dry. And yes these descriptions are weird I know.

I found this on the floor of the coop this morning. (Yes, it's weirdly phallic). I can only assume one of my chickens passed it last night. My bedding is coffee grounds, so that's what the dirt-like stuff is. Three of my chickens are over a year old. Two are three years old and one is 4.5 yrs...

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For me they’re great. I used to use sand in the coop, but hated the dust. Grounds have no dust and I like the smell. It just smells like coffee, not a poop/coffee combo. I scoop every morning and grounds makes it easy.

I use them. The brand is Grounds, I think, but I got it from Tractor Supply. The bags are big and 1 bag spreads over 24 sq ft. I got my bags for $8 each, I spread two in my coop a couple of months ago and haven’t needed to replenish. I scoop the poo every morning. My chickens don’t eat it, but...

I just discovered coffee grounds and I'm hooked. Much better than sand, which I used to use, and smells great.

I agree- feces and open wound seem to logically lead to prolonged infection. Also, not sure if it’s true, but I read to soak gauze in veterycin and then bandage bc chickens, unlike humans, heal better with a wet inside bandage.

Thanks! So do you bandage the foot? Because that automatically reduces air flow to the wound. I can definitely wrap the roost bars, wondering when I should stop bandaging? Thanks again for your input.

Thanks. I'm soaking in epsom salts and putting on vetericyn and antibiotic ointment, I suppose that's all I can do. I'm just not sure if I need to try to get out more infection or just keep with the status quo of topical treatment.

Hi. I have a silver laced Wyandotte who has had bumble foot for months now. Every time I think it’s going away I relax the soaking and bandaging and then a few days/weeks later it comes right back. Once I got a decent plug out and felt like I had finally beaten it. But no. Earlier this week I...

I like a good mix and go for looks more than anything. I don’t have two of any breed except easter eggers. Right now I have a Silver Wyandotte, Buff Orp, Welsummer, and 2 easter eggers. They are all super sweet but one of my easter eggers is obsessed with getting attention and hops on my lap to...

My Easter Egger looks just like yours! Since they all turn out differently it seemed worth mentioning.

Thanks for the responses! I do think it was a "don't want the job" estimate. I decided to keep what I have and fortify it myself. I dug a trench all around and put in an apron, sewed all the seams with galvanized wire, etc. I feel good about it and spent total probably $600. Plus hours and...

I love these photos. I've had chickens for 3 years and never had a run without issue. But lately hawks in my neighborhood have been really aggressive. After losing one of my girls I quickly had help building a make-shift run with metal t-bars, chicken wire and a roof of heavy duty bird...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We got our first chickens a year ago. We just got 4 new ones a month ago as well. This is our first time keeping chickens. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 7 - 3 adults a year old and 4 new ones. We lost our...