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    Cocci question

    LJoWilly, I just started a thread asking for help diagnosing what is killing my flock. The symptoms sure line up with cocci, but my hens are 2-3 years old. I also read that link (https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/coccidiosis-how-to-treat-it.) and it states that older hens can become infected...
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    Dying flock

    I just buried my fourth chicken today, from a flock of 9 down to 5. All have died within the last 4 months. Half of these hens were 3 years old, and half were 2 years old. Mixed breeds: RIR, Golden Sex Link, Speckled Sussex They have all exhibited similar symptoms: Stop laying Looking...
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    Hen having trouble walking

    Thanks for your assistance. The feed store where I picked up the chicks claims they were vaccinated for Mareks. I don't know how much she weighed previously, but she certainly felt quite lightweight when I picked her up the other day. I didn't notice any leg swelling, and I poked around her...
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    Hen having trouble walking

    Cookie, my 20 month old Speckled Sussex is not looking good. Unlike the rest of the flock, she didn't seem to come out of her fall moult. Her comb is still pale and she just hasn't looked too good. Now, in the last week she is having trouble walking. She is slow and has to plop down to rest...
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    Nipple Waterer Training?

    So glad to read your report, sahagi. I'm on day 6 with the new nipple waterer, and they still haven't quite got it. One pullet will tap it, but not really get enough water to teach the lesson. I've let their old waterer run dry for a little while and I keep going out and showing them how to...
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    Comment by 'ChikNLovr' in article 'Recycled Reused'

    Judyki2004 - I do have some of the old cabinet doors still leftover, but they are not big enough for this larger coop. I figured it out, though. Take a look.
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    Will my hens get used to the rooster?

    But I'm wondering if hens eventually come to accept, if not enjoy, the attentions of a rooster? Will the frightened hens learn to accept this from him, or will they always be terrified? I don't want to see them traumatized, and will let him go if they can't adjust. Any one have experience with...
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    Will my hens get used to the rooster?

    Thanks. I'll figure out a way to separate him though it might traumatize his nestmate a bit. Who knew chickens were the inspirition for Peyton Place!:D
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    Will my hens get used to the rooster?

    One of my last two chicks turned out to be a rooster - a beautiful silver laced wyandotte. He became Huey because he is so awkward. His nest mate, a production red, doesn't object to his affections, but two of my other hens are terrified of him. My RIR has taken up sport of helping the roo...
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    Recycled Reused

    I first acquired two young pullets in April 2010 while in the process of remodeling our kitchen. The first coop for Lucy and Ethel was a small base cabinet demo'ed from the old kitchen that my son and I hobbled together in an afternoon to accommodate the new girls. They happily lived in it for...
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    Can a broody hen be tricked to raise introduced chicks?

    StrikeFalcon, I'm not sure about relocating your broody hen. Mine was not happy to move, and the other hens just sat on her head and layed their eggs in there with her (we have 5 next boxes, but this was their favorite). I marked 3 of the eggs and left those for her to think she was hatching...
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    Can a broody hen be tricked to raise introduced chicks?

    Thanks to all for your advice. It's working! Ethel, my broody Wyandotte, has adopted her two little chicks and she is the champion mama hen that I suspected she would be. She gets her feathers in a hackle if anyone gets near her peeps, but I was able to sneak a couple pics of her.
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    Can a broody hen be tricked to raise introduced chicks?

    Thanks. I'll start migrating the other hens to a different coop. How long do I need to keep the other hens from the chicks? My broody hen is somewhat aggressive, so I'm thinking she will be a great protector if/when she decides these are her babies. Do hens recognize breed differences in...
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    Can a broody hen be tricked to raise introduced chicks?

    I met a woman who told me she allows her broody hens to sit on sterile eggs for 3 weeks, then slips some new chicks into the nest at night. She claims that the hen will take them under her wing and raise them as her own. Has anyone tried this? Does it work? If so, what is the best way to do...
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    Concord California Chicken Ordinance

    Concord California Chicken Ordinance Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes Max Chickens Allowed 12 Roosters Allowed Yes Permit Required No Coop Restrictions 25' from property line City/Organization Contact name [email protected] Additional Information Code 1965, §...
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    lets see the "ugly" coops plz

    I suppose I'm going to have to take the camera out tomorrow to show you what an ugly coop looks like. Our two chickens are housed in a coop fabricated from a recycled kitchen cabinet. I'm planning to expand the community with a second cabinet that is a little larger, and somehow add an exterior...
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