MNChickens27
In the Brooder
Hi All:
We've had chickens, up to as many as 12 and as little as 6 for 4 years now and I think we take great care of them. Compared to other backyard chicken keepers I've talked to in our area our ladies live in a Taj Mahal but we are having persistent problems with prolapsed vents. I keep pushing the vent back in, isolating the bird with the issue, then reintroducing them a few days later after the vent stays consistently in. I was the one that posted about the strange noise with the Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock so there is that issue as well. Our coop is 6 x 8 and our run is about 15 x 8. During the winter we keep them in the coop and run but in the summer they are out every night after work and out most of the day on weekends. We feed them an organic layer feed and I change their water every day.
My feelings won't be hurt if we are doing something wrong but I need any advice I can, I just know we are doing something wrong because nobody I've talked to has had as many issues as we have. Attached are a few pictures of our coop and run. Please ask any questions you feel may help give you a better picture of what I'm dealing with. Most of our ladies are just fine, healthy and laying great eggs, but we seem to always have 1 or 2 with some health issue and it's frustrating because we want our birds to be happy and healthy. We also seem to have 1 or 2 that have butts that are "wet" and full of gunk all the time, usually that's our tip their vent is out but sometimes it's not but their bottoms are still wet and gross. Most of the others are nice and fluffy. Thanks all!
Sincerely,
Brian
We've had chickens, up to as many as 12 and as little as 6 for 4 years now and I think we take great care of them. Compared to other backyard chicken keepers I've talked to in our area our ladies live in a Taj Mahal but we are having persistent problems with prolapsed vents. I keep pushing the vent back in, isolating the bird with the issue, then reintroducing them a few days later after the vent stays consistently in. I was the one that posted about the strange noise with the Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock so there is that issue as well. Our coop is 6 x 8 and our run is about 15 x 8. During the winter we keep them in the coop and run but in the summer they are out every night after work and out most of the day on weekends. We feed them an organic layer feed and I change their water every day.
My feelings won't be hurt if we are doing something wrong but I need any advice I can, I just know we are doing something wrong because nobody I've talked to has had as many issues as we have. Attached are a few pictures of our coop and run. Please ask any questions you feel may help give you a better picture of what I'm dealing with. Most of our ladies are just fine, healthy and laying great eggs, but we seem to always have 1 or 2 with some health issue and it's frustrating because we want our birds to be happy and healthy. We also seem to have 1 or 2 that have butts that are "wet" and full of gunk all the time, usually that's our tip their vent is out but sometimes it's not but their bottoms are still wet and gross. Most of the others are nice and fluffy. Thanks all!
Sincerely,
Brian
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