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Prior to photos I had soaked her for about 15 minutes in epson salt bath. As for lice/mites, wouldn't at least one other hen in the flock have them? Also would that make feathers dull? That is how it all started. I don't recall her molting last fall.

I don’t know much about vent gleet, so will do research on it. Yes, she does have runny poo. With 14 chickens I don’t know if she’s laying. She sure does seem miserable. I will try the nutri drench. Thank you.

I welcome your insight. I have a flock of 14 chicken that are 2 1/2 years old. No roster. Last fall I noticed one of my girl’s feathers were rather dull looking. She has since lost feathers primarily around her vent and belly, but also on her back. Her tail feathers are sparse and very dull. I...

I should be able to raise the roosts higher above the poop boards.

They were roosting on tree limbs. Now that I think of it, they are roosting on tree branches in the run. The tree limbs are only about 2 inches in diameter. Maybe they don't like the 2X4s. Thank you for noticing the the hardware cloth is only stapled. I close the windows at night (and in...

My girls are 15 weeks old and have been in the coop since they were 8 weeks old. Since moving to their coop they have been sleeping on the floor in a pile by the pop-door. The were roosting in their brooder before moving to the coop. I live in Colorado where the temperatures have been...

I'm a single mom without any building experience and converted an existing 8 x 8 shed into a coop and built a 30'x6' run. I work full time from home and built this over about 4 weeks. The shed/coop was easy. I used a saws all to cut vents at the top of the walls for ventilation and covered...