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    Stumbling Silkie - a recovery story (link to podcast about her)

    I am a new chicken owner. I posted a few weeks ago about one of my silkies, who was stumbling around like she was drunk. Here's the original post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-weak-silkie-link-to-videos.1670377/#post-28700726 Here's a link to a podcost from The Poultry Doc, who...
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    They've been in the run for three days, and the FLIES!!

    Thank you!! I had the fly traps and my dog jumped up and knocked one over and it may have been the worst smell I've ever experienced! It's getting better now that we had a few dry days. Thanks for the PDZ tip - I use it in their droppings tray in the coop (which does not have a fly problem) so...
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    Wood chips or pine pellets?

    I am a new chicken owner. They have been in their outdoor run and coop for a little over a week. And, of course, they have eaten all of the grass that was in the run, so it's time to put something else down. In their coop, I have a mix of hemp and pine shavings and PDZ in a poop tray. I am in...
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    HELP! Weak silkie (link to videos)

    I took her out of the run and put her inside with egg yolk mixed with the B-complex and water with nutridrench. But she is so stubborn, she won't eat or drink any of it. But she eats eagerly when out in the run. I'll keep her inside for the day because she'll have to get hungry and thirsty...
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    HELP! Weak silkie (link to videos)

    Thank you so much for your help. I will make her some scrambled eggs and put in some crushed B-complex.
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    HELP! Weak silkie (link to videos)

    Thank you! I have a Kirkland brand Super B complex? Can I give her that?
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    They've been in the run for three days, and the FLIES!!

    It's still pretty much grass because they've only been out there for a few days. And, there aren't flies in the actual coop. I wasn't going to put anything down in the run until they ate all the greenery in there. But I can put in some pine shavings or hemp shavings. I sprinkled DE and PDZ in...
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    HELP! Weak silkie (link to videos)

    No, not B complex. What and how should I administer that? I would think failure to thrive if she weren't eagerly eating, scratching, etc. Other than her drunken stupor, she seems fine.
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    HELP! Weak silkie (link to videos)

    Hello! New Chicken Mama! I have two eight-week-old silkies and another four 8-week old standards (EE, Welsummer, Spitzhauben). The one silkie is very small and seems unstable on her feet. She walks like she's top-heavy. She eats, she drinks, she happily pecks around, she keeps up with the other...
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    They've been in the run for three days, and the FLIES!!

    I moved my 6 eight week old chicks into their run and coop on Friday. They have transitioned very well! BUT, I can't believe how many flies are in their run already. Their coop is fly-free. We are in Central Texas, and it was a very wet weekend, to say the least. And, it's Texas, so it's hot...
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    Please critique my coop

    I could probably remove a wall, or a section of it, and cover it with hardcloth. Is that for more ventilation? I am in Austin, TX, and a winter wind rarely comes. We have maybe 5 cold days a winter. They were outside in the run for a while today and then it started to rain so I moved them into...
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    Please critique my coop

    Thank you so much for this! I will keep a close eye on them to make sure they aren't overcrowded. And, I can move their nesting boxes out if I need to. None of them are very big breeds and two are bantams. I just ordered some shade cloth to go over the whole run. Thank you for the suggestion...
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    Predator proofing small coops

    Thank you for that explanation, and that makes perfect sense, and something I didn't consider. I thought the extra weight on the apron would make it more secure, but I understand that it essentially makes the apron shorter. Thank you!!!
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    Please critique my coop

    Thank you! I do have a cheap remote control light to put in there. I'm assuming I turn it off once they are all in? Let's hope they figure it out quickly!
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    Please critique my coop

    Well, I'm not sure what I can do about the coop size at this point. The run is under a very big tree, so most of it is shaded, at least at the hottest part of the day. I do have a large patio umbrella that I can use to shade any hot spots. And I have a box fan set up on the outside of the run...
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    Please critique my coop

    Thank you! I think I'll try to get the run finished tomorrow so they can hang out there during the day tomorrow and then I'll put them in the coop on the roost tomorrow night and nervously watch on the Blink camera all night!
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    Please critique my coop

    Thank you!! I hope they'll use it. I have a feeling they roost on the board that serves as the stop to the droppings tray.
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    Please critique my coop

    Thank you for the advice. I think we will end up with five, since we think one of the silkies is a roo. I think I'll try to finish up the run tomorrow and put them in and then coax them into the coop tomorrow night. We can get them out from under the coop pretty easily. I want them to have...
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    Please critique my coop

    The run is 13x10 and the coop is about 4'x3'. So, put them in the run tomorrow (if we get it finished) and then show them how to get inside the coop tomorrow night? Should I just help them up the ramp or should I put them on their roosts?
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    Please critique my coop

    Thank you!! I put the shorter roost bar in the droppings board tray for the silkies but I know they may end up sleeping on the floor.
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