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  1. Henny Many

    Limping chicken now can't walk at all:(

    Thanks for the replies:) We looked at her foot and didn't see any symptoms of bumblefoot last week. Do you think this could be Marek's?? I was reading on the forum this morning and several people had a hen that started limping and ended up with full neurological symptoms.
  2. Henny Many

    Limping chicken now can't walk at all:(

    Hi all, I have a 7 month old hen who started limping about a week and half ago. She wouldn't put weight on her left leg and hopped around. She was still willing to walk to forage out in the yard. The hens have been roosting on the open top of the coop and we thought maybe she hurt a leg flying...
  3. Henny Many

    I've decided to give up my nipple waterers / observations

    I'm giving mine up too:( I love the idea of clean water, but I drop a regular fount in with them they gulp like they'd been without water for a day! They will drink out of the nipple jug, but my fear is that it is so much more work that they are only getting the minimum of what they need, and...
  4. Henny Many

    Windows & Vents

    Thanks for the advice:) I live in KY, in the Ohio Valley, and it DOES get really humid here. The plans, I believe, call for the flat top of the roost area to be covered with a piece of plywood, but I'm thinking I could just cover it with hardware cloth flat across, then not put the fold-down...
  5. Henny Many

    Windows & Vents

    @Patandchickens: I just read your Big Ol' Ventilation Page and I have some questions. I'm starting construction on a coop this weekend (the chicks arrive next week!) and have the plans for the Playhouse Coop. I'm extending it to 4x12 (total run) with the indoor portion 4x3x4. I could either...
  6. Henny Many

    Oak Pellets??

    Thanks all:) I've read that the acorns and leaves can be poisonous, but I can't find where the shavings would be. I've noticed, however, that my own allergies seem to be worse with the oak in the basement, so I may just switch to the pine shavings to be sure. I appreciate the responses!
  7. Henny Many

    Oak Pellets??

    Hi All! I'm new to chickens (my chicks arrive the 26th!). I saw the horse bedding pellets being used on a coop tour I went on and want to use those as well. The only ones I could find (easily) are made out of oak, not pine. Are there any health risks from using oak with my chicks...
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