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    Losing feathers (not a molt)

    I've been kicking myself for not getting around to writing this earlier. I'm going to try and keep this concise, but bear with me! About 9 months ago (~October 2019) one of our chickens (Plymouth Barred Rock) started getting some "bald" spots on the back of her wings. I didn't pay much mind...
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    Raw Meat ok?

    Hi! I read the chicken treat chart and see that meat is ok for chickens, but wondering if that is all kinds of meat and does anyone know if it can be raw or cooked? I have a small amount of raw sausage that I was going to throw in the coop, but just wanted to check first if I need to cook...
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    sick chick

    Hi - I've got a sick chick, she was doing ok for the first few days but is acting odd now, and does not respond to stimulus (ie- tapping the outside of the box, it makes all the other chicks wake up and become alert, run around etc). I'm new to chickens, but am thinking this could be to a...
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    You can call me Mel Kel.

    Hello! I'm new to the board here, although I've been lurking for a while trying to soak up information. Feeling pretty overwhelmed right now, as I thought raising chickens would be pretty easy - but from reading my book and browsing the forums, it seems more involved than I thought. haha. I...
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    Placement of coop

    Hello, I'm trying to decide the placement of a medium sized coop. I don't have much grass on our acre of property, most of it is graveled, and about 1/4 will be turned into a garden. I'm wondering - does a permanent coop have to have grass? Where I plan to build, it would be situated on...
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