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    Salmon Faverolle chick - inflamed nostrils or just how she looks?

    Ah, thank you. She's very cute but also kind of funny looking (in a good way).
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    Salmon Faverolle chick - inflamed nostrils or just how she looks?

    My girl Penance is just under 2 months old (bought her at the end of April). This is my first time raising a Salmon Faverolle and I know they look a bit goofy but I can't tell if her nostrils are supposed to look like this or not. I feel like her nostrils are inflamed. She does have a mild case...
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    Thank you! The photo is very helpful. I'll make sure to get that made before next winter. Me and the girls are enjoying some freshly recovered ground today
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    Surviving Minnesota!

    It's my first year with the girls (we have 3 cochins. They turn 1 at the end of April). 2 of them went broody this winter. One in February and one in March. Luckily we broke it for both. We have 2 heat lamps in the run on really cold days. One red and one white light. But that's good to know...
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    Enrichment is sometimes as easy as some fresh straw

    Enrichment is sometimes as easy as some fresh straw
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    The girls are so good at coming for treats

    The girls are so good at coming for treats
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    Surviving Minnesota!

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    Modifying API - Heated Poultry Waterer, 3 Gallon

    Ooooo. That's a very good point. We were close to just cutting a hole in the top. It sounds like it might be important for me to look into a different water solution next year :/
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    Modifying API - Heated Poultry Waterer, 3 Gallon

    Thanks for the tip. I live in Minnesota though, so heated water feels like the best answer. It's mostly dirt under the water, but I'll make sure to keep it more clear of straw. What do you use instead of heat to keep it from freezing?
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    Modifying API - Heated Poultry Waterer, 3 Gallon

    Hmmm, good to know. I'll have to keep an eye out for that. We have the waterer and the cord elevated because they kicked sand and straw into it otherwise
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    Modifying API - Heated Poultry Waterer, 3 Gallon

    How long have you had it before the cord went? It's our first winter with it
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    Modifying API - Heated Poultry Waterer, 3 Gallon

    We have this water container for our 3 girls. It works well to keep the water from freezing (a big concern in Minnesota) but I hate that I have to fill it from the bottom and flip it over. Any suggestions on how to modify it?
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    Snow life in Southern Minnesota

    It certainly is something 🙂
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    Snow life in Southern Minnesota

    It's my first winter keeping my girls. They seem to be holding up quite well. Soap (the lavender cochin) doesn't mind the snow but Oedipus (the blue cochin) and Distortion (the partridge cochin in the back) are very offended by it. They love to sit up on their little tree branch and complain...
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    Scruffy chicken?

    Yeah, I bought her from my local farm store. They weren't super clear about which bin of chicks was which other than, these are for sure Cochins (their feathery pants and toes are so cute). That's good though that it looks genetic. She and her sisters are active, eating and drinking well, and...
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    Scruffy chicken?

    That's right, she is a blue (or that's how she was sold to me)
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    Scruffy chicken?

    My chicken, Soap, is a giant blue cochin. She's 16 weeks old and her feathers look scruffier compared the other two (also 16 weeks old). She dust bathes and preens so I'm wondering if this is genetic. She doesn't seem ill at all.
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    Happy to join

    Here's my 3 girls. From left to right: Distortion (Tori), Soap, and Oedipus Rebecca The First Mother Clucker (Oedi, pronounced like Eddy). And here's a picture of Oedi on the hammock with me.
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    Happy to join

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I just got my first flock this year. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 3 hens (3) What breeds do you have? 2 Giant Blue cochins and 1 Partridge Cochin (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens...
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