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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Keep Your Chickens Happy?

    I clean the coop and run daily. I treat them with dried mealy worms. I've hung a black metal openwork basket (of the type you would line with dried moss and plant flowers in) in the run. Sometimes I hang a cabbage or some kale in there for them to play with. I sing "Good Night Ladies" to...
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    Comment by '31322' in article 'aart's Extreme Weather spiel'

    I made two dozen one inch square ice cubes with freshly chopped mint. Gave them to my 4 RIRs and they didn't show any interest. This is my greatest challenge. Everything I do to help them stay cool goes unnoticed. The only thing that has worked so far is cooling the water reservoir with ice.
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    Comment by '31322' in article 'aart's Extreme Weather spiel'

    The size you describe is about the size of a large Pyrex baking dish (Think lasagna.). That would work too.
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    Daily routine with your flock

    At 6am I let my 4 RIR's out of the coop and into the run. At 8:30am I let them free range while I rake out the run which has a dirt floor and the coop (dirt over hardware cloth) using the flat side of the rake. I replenish food, water and crushed oyster shells and collect eggs. I lure them...
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    Diarrhea watery, limping. Rhode Island Red about one year old.

    I did an inspection and she is egg bound. I put her in a pop up run with food that I enriched with calcium by grinding some calcium pills, adding the powder in and lightly mixing it into some food with enough water to get it to stick. She had a 15 minute epsom salt bath in very warm water...
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    Diarrhea watery, limping. Rhode Island Red about one year old.

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Rhode Island Red, about 1 year, same weight as others. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Sitting. She is eating but I'm not sure about drinking because I have a nipple waterer she...
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    Hen limping , lethargic, watery poop.

    My Rhode Island Red is one year old and is exhibiting the same limp and the description Songster gave of the poop is right on for my hen too. What is it? What can be done?
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    New member information from 31322

    Thank you.
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    New member information from 31322

    I used to have two Rhode Island reds when I lived in NJ. Now my husband and I have retired to Georgia and want to have chickens again. We're planning to add them in the spring.
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