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  1. BEggRN

    Dirty Fluff Butt

    One of my 7 month old hens has a dirty butt. All other 5 hens look good and are acting well. They are in a large run, and I clean their poop board daily and the poop all looks normal. No signs of worms or parasites. Any advice?
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    LETS SEE THE BABY CHICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🐥🐓

    My new babies enjoying some time in the sun! ❤ Pearl, Garnet, Opal, and Ruby
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    Thread for Christian chicken lovers

    Praying you all are filled with the joy of celebrating that our Lord is risen. Happy Easter!
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    How far is too far to ship chicks?

    Great news! Show us pics when you get them!
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    How far is too far to ship chicks?

    If you use them, let me know how it goes.
  6. BEggRN

    How far is too far to ship chicks?

    I'm not sure how far is "too far". I am in your area (just north of Atlanta), and JJs Chickens and Rabbits have Swedish Flower Hens. I have never purchased from them, but they are very responsive and close enough that you would not need to ship. It's worth looking into.
  7. BEggRN

    Mama Heating Pad- barely warm

    I'm used to humidity. Guess that's what a dry heat feels like. LOL
  8. BEggRN

    Mama Heating Pad- barely warm

    I do still have the heat lamp. I feel better since I laid the thermometer on there and saw that it's warmer than I thought. Thanks for the advice! I'm feeling a bit braver again. Just want to do what's best for my chicks.
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    Mama Heating Pad- barely warm

    My "highly reliable" candy thermometer is hanging a little over 110 resting on the pad (actually got up yo 111.7. Clearly I'm from the south since that barely feels warm to me. :lau
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    Week old chick throwing her head back when she drinks

    I've had a chick who did that. I thought she was broken. 😆 She drank like that for a couple of weeks and turned out totally be normal with no issues.
  11. BEggRN

    Mama Heating Pad- barely warm

    Their 1st month: Hi: mid/high 60s-70s Low:40s-50s I planned to have them in the garage for the 1st wk and then move them out to the brooder area in the coop. I'm comfortable watching their behavior for comfort. That's what I've done with the heat lamp. I'm nervous because the MHP concept is...
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    Mama Heating Pad- barely warm

    So, I've read and re-read hundreds (probably for real) of posts on raising my new babies with a mama heating pad instead of a heat lamp. I bravely ordered my Sunbeam Xpress Heat king sized heating pad, and it barely feels warm on the highest setting; less warm than my other heating pads that I...
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    Thread for Christian chicken lovers

    Just want to say hey to all the fellow believers. I'm also a RN, have 5 kids, 1 grandchild, a cat, and a dog. I've wanted chickens for a while, did lots of research and finally took the plunge pre-covid last year. I am so pleased get I did. I think this is honestly my first adult hobby, and I am...
  14. BEggRN

    Coop Layout

    I sure hope so! Happy hens. Happy me. 💛
  15. BEggRN

    Coop Layout

    Made some progress this weekend. Decided to raise the coop high enough to let the ladies under it to provide additional shade. Two big windows (donated from a neighbor) in the front and one on the side; 1 is actually on the shed/grow out brooder/isolation side, but I'm pretty confident that I...
  16. BEggRN

    Extreme Feather Pulling

    Could it be depluming mites? I'm not sure how those are definitively diagnosed.
  17. BEggRN

    Frazzled Chest Feathers

    Thanks to both of you for responding. My girls are both just under a year old and are layer feed with some cracked corn and black sunflower seeds. Their chest looks a little better (less dirty); no sign of new feathers growing in, and still no sign of any mites/parasites. I did observe one of my...
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    Frazzled Chest Feathers

    I'm not sure this belongs here because my chickens are acting well and are otherwise well appearing, but for anyone know why my girls have frazzled looking feathers on their chests, specifically in front of their crops. I don't want to miss signs of a problem. I don't see any signs of parasites...
  19. BEggRN

    Coop Layout

    My biggest concern is mice/rats and rat snakes. We could have possums/raccoons (never seen one alive)/maybe weasels (I've never seen one in my life, but the stories creep me out) , but nothing has tried to get into our current set up. The run is inside another fence on about 1 1/2 acres. I have...
  20. BEggRN

    Coop Layout

    We are already brainstorming ways to block the chickens from getting under the coop/shed. We used deck blocks with out current coop (raised much higher), and the hardware cloth was definitely a challenge. I had planned on just blocking the run side. Should we skirt all the way around to help...
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