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    Chicken can’t walk

    I did not see anything like that. I handled him quite a bit yesterday soaking to treat for the mites. He did not appear in pain. I’m not sure he has mites. Doesn’t look like the pictures but it could be a mild case. Not what I would think would prevent weight bearing. Have appt with vet...
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    Chicken can’t walk

    My rooster is a 3 yr old buff Orpington. About a month ago he started limping on his right leg. It got better but not completely. I thought it was an injury. He still ate, drank and normal behavior. This last week , I was on vacation, and came back to him not walking at all. I treated for...
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    baby chicks in the winter??

    So I'm also considering pullets?? What are your thought on this?
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    baby chicks in the winter??

    Hello everyone, I live in Ohio and just gave away my older birds who had slowed down on laying. I do not have enough space to keep more than 5-6 birds happily. My question is, can I raise day old chicks through the winter. We are gone most weekends April-Oct and I don't not have anyone who...
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    BARE BUTTS

    I have been treating feather loss on back sides of my hens for about 6 weeks. Vet diagnosed with mites and I treated once a week for 4 weeks with Gardstar garden and poultry dust with permethrin. I have also been dusting with DE with a duster in all cracks, walls and ground of coop. I also...
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    chickens fighting

    Thank You! I feel like thats something I can grasp and start. Feeling helpless and wore out with this. Not easy to manage this with a recently replaced hip. Going to order the peepers now. Can you find the balls at "feed stores" or strictly on line? Thanks again.
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    chickens fighting

    I keep looking for signs of rats/mice anything. I see nothing. Have checked for sharp edges with blood on them for scrapes, nothing.
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    adding a rooster

    If I decide to try the rooster, how should I integrate?
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    adding a rooster

    yes, I had searched every where for sharp edges. they re injured same areas. a game camera is an option. also my neighbors rooster is approx 2 years old, my birds will be one year in july. I'm still thinking about if their space is sufficient. Update, went out this morning, the 2 injured...
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    adding a rooster

    not sure of rooster yet, I was going to look at them tonight, I was worried also about space but Im at wits end. This has been going on for over a week. What signs of rodents could I be missing? Also I observed some of the fighting but isolated the aggressor yesterday and woke up to a wounds...
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    chickens fighting

    any chance it could be mites? Ive looked at pics and their legs dont appear to have symptoms but could it be begining stage
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    chickens fighting

    no, I have seen zero. I have checked the coop and no eggs missing. The other hen had a head wound but they have so far not re injured her.
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    chickens fighting

    Their feed is Kaulmbach organic layer pellets, stored inside on our sun room patio porch in plastic container, check feed daily to keep at least half full in plastic feeder shown in picture.
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    chickens fighting

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    chickens fighting

    should I keep the wounded one separated after the rooster? until wound healed? will the rooster peck the fresh wound?
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