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I use 5 gallon buckets with screw on lids that i drill holes in for the red nipple wateres. I originally decided to use clear buckets so that it is easy to see the water level at a glance and I always know when it's time to refill. However, the buckets tend to grow algae annoyingly quickly since...

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sorry if this is a needless freak-out, but I am a newbie. I have a 2.5 yr old hen who has patches of missing feathers. i circled a bad spot in the picture, there are other similar spots on the other side and neck. I have 5 other hens who all look normal. have never seen anything like this...

by the way, the injured chicken seems to be acting normally. eating and drinking and so forth...

Thanks for the advice all. I cleaned up the wound and it looks pretty bad to me. I've attached a picture below. I sprayed it with antimicrobial spray and then covered the area with blukote. hopefully it heals ok. I will definitely keep the groups separate for now and try to introduce them...

The older chickens are bigger for sure. I would say the younger are roughly 75% of the size of the full grown hens. I'll have to go out and pick up some Vetericyn and BluKote. Right now, the 3 younger chickens are together and the 2 seem to be standing guard over the injured one. They are...

I have had 3 birds in my backyard coop for about 1.5 yrs. This spring we decided to get 3 new chicks to add to our flock. We raised the new chicks in a brooding box and then put up a temporary wall in the coop where the chicks could see and smell but not interact with the older hens for 2...