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  1. marialane

    Coop flooring question

    I'm am so grateful to all of you! I have never thought of stone or sand. What a great idea! Your right, pine shavings just hold the moisture. As far as run off, my husband was working on that as well. So again, I knew I could get good advice from seasoned chicken owners. I feel better already!
  2. marialane

    Coop flooring question

    Our small flock lives in the bottom of our barn. There are wood planks down covering dirt. Pine shavings on top. The problem is moisture along side the walls as this is a bank barn and there is run off from the adjacent hill side. My husband wants to remove the planks and put pine shavings...
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    My favorite and first hen, Sadie died

    I found Sadie yesterday morning. She was apparently waiting for me at the run door:( I'm so sad! I'm new at raising chickens so I am doubting myself as to what killed her. She was limping, favoring her right foot. I did examine her left foot and did not see anything that would say...
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    rooster is gonna get it!!!!

    He's just doing his job! If it were a predator coming in to the coop, you'd be glad he was guarding them!
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    Sudden Chicken Drama - Help!

    I'm new at this too. We have a flock of twelve. I told them all yesterday that if there was one thing I could change, it would be that they be nice to each other. I don't like the fact that they can be so mean; even to the little ones. Maybe I'm too sensitive. Anyway, I do know that I read...
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    Chickens limping

    My hen Sadie demonstrated the same symptoms. She died yesterday. I had concluded that it was Bumblefoot. But after reading your posts, I'm wondering if I am wrong. Nonetheless, it is sad. She was my favorite hen. Sweet personality. A couple days ago she started to limp. I isolated her...
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    Rocky, my rooster, torn up by huge dog!

    I'm so glad to hear that your rooster is healing. What a horrible scene to witness! Last year a fox came into our yard and took one of my pullets. It was devastating! Now I pretty much stay outside when my flock roams. My husband said I need to relax, but I always see the neighbor's dog...
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    My chickens are dying.. advice??

    Sorry to hear of your loss. I, too, lost a hen this morning. Her name was Sadie and she was my favorite:( Last week I noticed she was favoring her right leg. So, I separated her for a day and she rested. She appeared to quickly recover, although there was still a little limp. Last night...
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    Hen won't weight bear on left foot.

    Lost my hen, Sadie:( Her left leg appeared to be recovering. She was fine last night, nothing unusual. I found her lying by the door. I've looked at her and perhaps because I'm novice, I could not see anything that I would think killed her. I have read that several others are losing their...
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    ? about rooster

    I don't know if that is the norm, but boy did I get a good laugh!
  11. marialane

    Hen won't weight bear on left foot.

    That is great advice! Thank you both for your time and recommendations. She did allow me to soak her (the foot) in a warm bath. I was able to inspect and like JJ said, I do now think is it isolated to the one toe. Sorry about your Rooster's condition, Stephanielynn. Sounds like you sure do...
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    Hen won't weight bear on left foot.

    My one year old hen is favoring her right foot. She can weight bear on the left for no more than say 2-3 seconds. I examined it and found no puncture marks, no abbesses, and it does not look inflamed. When she does weight bear on it, I saw that the middle toe curled under rather than...
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    Adding 5 week old chicks with 1 year old hens?

    Not that I have any answers, but I will tell you what I have been told by an experienced chicken keeper. My husband and I were faced with a similar situation. We had three hatchlings from one of our hens. It was difficult maintaining two coops. The advice was to put the chicks in the main...
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    Teeney tiny bug in the coop

    Thanks for the information!
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    Teeney tiny bug in the coop

    When untying my boots this morning coming out of the coop, I noted some really small bugs on my boots. There were several of them. I have religiously used Diatomous Earth on the coop floor. What do you think this bug is? It seems to hop just a bit, it is not a flea, it is smaller than that...
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    Roosters and their 'Honking Call'? What does it mean?

    My rooster makes a honking call that at first I thought it was a flock of low-flying geese over head. I go to the coop to check and he appears just fine. Is it an alarm call? Maybe I don't see or sense the danger that he picks up. What's the theory out there on this call? Thanks!
  17. marialane

    Nine day-old chick attacked by hen

    There are no open wounds that I can determine and it does not appear to be limping; just keeping to itself mostly. I would think it is traumatized. And your right I couldn't believe how it fit thru the small hole. I'll keep checking on it. Thanks!
  18. marialane

    Nine day-old chick attacked by hen

    I left my Mother hen out with her nine day old hatchlings in the main coop area while I had the rest of the flock separated by a gate. I picked up one of the chicks and when I placed it down on the floor the Mother Hen I guess didn't know what happened and immediately tried to protect it and in...
  19. marialane

    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Thanks so much for this thread! I have a Black Americauna hen sitting on six eggs. They are due this Friday. This will be her first, and so far so good. My question is, we live in South western Pennsylvania. The temperature has been cold and windy; around 30 to 40 degrees during the day...
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    Broody Hen question

    I have two broody hens right now. The first one, Sadie is sitting on five presumedly fertile eggs. She allows us to peer in and check on her and also encourage her to eat/drink and relive herself. The other, Sweet Pea, is as mean as they come. She refuses to come out of the roost box. She...
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