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  1. Rushdoggie

    can babies new to coop have coop and run or just coop?

    Thanks. Maybe I am just impatient.
  2. Rushdoggie

    can babies new to coop have coop and run or just coop?

    Its plenty big enough for them now. They are still pretty small.
  3. Rushdoggie

    can babies new to coop have coop and run or just coop?

    that will be a while as I have a couple of adults who will be jerks to new birds. They need to live side by side for a while.
  4. Rushdoggie

    can babies new to coop have coop and run or just coop?

    about 8 weeks.
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    can babies new to coop have coop and run or just coop?

    I moved my 3 babies out to my chicken yard, they have their own small coop and run combo. The enclosed coop has a window but its kind of in the shade and its a little dim inside. The whole little shebang is pretty safe, with good latches and it has a nice apron to prevent digging, but I would...
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    How to Keep Chickens Cool in Upcoming Heat Wave?

    I'm in Vancouver too and have been prepping. I have melon in teh fridge, and I made a few ice blocks. I'm curious about the call for electrolytes, because chickens don't sweat? We benefit from electrlytes in really hot weather because we sweat out salt etc. How does it help a chicken?
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    ISO: Mareks vaccinated pullets in greater Portland/Vancouver area. I'm ok to drive a bit if you are close but not that close.
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    post sour crop/doughy crop, still thin, odd poo

    Shes not been wormed. I have seen no evidence of parasites in her or my other birds.. I considered working her when she was sick but was worried about the effect on her health. The scale is a good idea. I can probably McGuyver something to use on my kitchen scale for her. BTW: I have a dog...
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    post sour crop/doughy crop, still thin, odd poo

    OK, so I'm pretty sure she had a sour crop/doughy crop. She may have had an actual impaction at the start. I kept her inside 2 weeks, then inside at night but let her out with the others during the day (it was cold and she is SO thin, plus I wanted to feel her crop in the morning. I treated...
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    2 year old Brahma thin, low energy, very bright green liquid poo

    OK, update: I brought her inside and fasted her overnight and her crop was very squishy and full after 10 hours. When I massaged it it smelled like death. SO I fasted her another day while massaging and I think it got smaller, but wasn't sure. Shes pretty weak and very thin so I was worried...
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    2 year old Brahma thin, low energy, very bright green liquid poo

    Whats worrisome is she is eating! but shes so thin...so shes not digesting
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    2 year old Brahma thin, low energy, very bright green liquid poo

    ok I need help...my sweet Rusty (about 2 year old Brahma hen) is not well. Shes been molting so I haven't handled her much. She stopped laying about 6 weeks ago when the molt started. The last 2 days I have noticed shes not out with the other 2 girls, shes off by herself. 2 days ago I called...
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    Supplemental Light for Pastured Chickens

    Did you figure it out? Do you like it? I have seen some iffy reviews
  14. Rushdoggie

    supplemental light question

    Thank you, that answered my question!
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    supplemental light question

    So I was thinking about adding supplemental lighting to increase egg production as I live quite northerly and our winter days are very short. My girls live in a coop that has a smaller enclosed roosting area and a bigger open run area that is attached. They have an auto pop door that lets them...
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    Feather picking, pinless peepers, and diet

    My great extensive experience of one: My mean b*tch got over it in 2 days. She had no issues eating, drinking or roosting. When we gave treats we made sure she got hers because she'd have a hard time finding them in our hands. She wore them for about 9 months. Every time I thought about taking...
  17. Rushdoggie

    Battery Powered Interior Coop Lighting for Winter?

    so how did this set up work for you, Japuvian? did it increase egg production?
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    Dog plus chicken owners chime in please

    Some breeds (terriers, sighthounds, Nordic breeds) have a strong prey drive. They see things run and their instincts tell them to chase and grab. They absolutely can be trained but its harder...their brains kick into chase drive and sometimes its hard to break through. Some breeds are just less...
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    Dog plus chicken owners chime in please

    I have 2 Border Collies who both knew about herding animals before they met my chickens (one was an adult who had worked ducks before so he always saw the chickens as livestock to work vs prey; one was a trained sheepdog who came to me as an adult and knew about working). I have also had 2...
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    Greg in SW Washington State

    FWIW: I do have an auto door and I don't 100% trust it either, but the reality is sometimes I can't be there at dusk and its nice to know the door will most likely work. I still check it and do a head count when I can get there, but if I happen to come home late I feel better knowing its...
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