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    4 yr old hen, long term internal swelling/growth

    Hi, folks, Our now 4 yr old hen (one of 7) started developing a sensation (to me) of heaviness in her abdomen about 2 yrs ago. We’d had a hen with water belly (ascites) previously and, while I was concerned she was starting to develop that, it felt different to me. The vet didn’t detect...
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    Foot disease, or just aging?

    Hello! I volunteer with a local garden that has chickens, and I have my own first flock but they’re only 3 years old. One of the hens at the garden is considerably older and her feet look a bit gnarled, dragonny, thickened and scaly to me. Is this a normal part of aging for chickens or is there...
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    Is this dry fowl pox?

    Hi, folks! I’m betting this IS dry fowl pox based on photos on the site and some research, but this is my first flock so I’m looking for confirmation since I’ve never seen it in person. She has a collection of lesions on her right wattle, and just a few spots on her comb and left wattle...
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    Spots of blood in rabbit litter?

    Hi, rabbit owners! We found a female domesticated bunny in our yard on Thursday (June 24) and have been caring for her until she goes to a more experienced foster mom on Monday. Tonight, we came home and found a few spots of blood in her litter. Any ideas? She’s definitely female, but we’ve read...
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    What’s good foster mom hen behavior?

    Hi, peeple! One of our silkies has been broody for almost a week and I’d had her in broody jail for 2 days when a friend asked us to take 2 of his new mail order chicks. He ordered 6 and received 8, all healthy, alive, and kicking. I took our broody out of jail and have let her be in the nesting...
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    Silkie cockerel?

    Hello, Chicken Friends! We have two silkies in our flock and think the white one is male, but would love your opinion. Cupid is just over 12 weeks old. Stature is more upright and puffier in the head fluff and tail than Blue (our grey silkie), and behavior is usually more daring, but not as...
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    Castor Bean eradication?

    Hi, folks- wasn’t sure where to put this thread, but since it has to do with prepping an area to build in, I figured this would work! We’ve had an unwanted castor bean plant from our neighbor’s that’s grown over our fence and pops it’s seeds all over that area. She has now cut out the plants...
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    Introducing 5 week old chicks to 13 week old chicks + coop training

    Hi, Peeps! We got our chicks at the same time, but from two different places. Our younger chicks (now 5 weeks) are a mixed group from a local feed store, and our two older silkies (13 weeks old) are from a friend who's also a new chicken owner. When we got the silkies, they were 10 weeks old...
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    M*A*S*H Unit design (Mobile Avian Sectional Housing)

    Hi, Chicken Peeps! I came upon some notes in a thread from 2011 with a really interesting mobile, lightweight, and sturdy coop design. Unfortunately, the member who posted the images no longer has these designs AND she closed her website two years ago, so they are not available on-line. Did...
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    Run planning - how high does hardware cloth need to go?

    Hi, folks - in planning out our run, we know we'll have a roof (at least a partial one) and a predator apron, but I've seen photos of some runs with hardware cloth lining the entire height of each run wall, and others where it looks like the hardware cloth only goes up a few feet...
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    Los Angeles, CA - chicken newbie, long-time BYC looker ;)

    Hello, Chicken People! My name is Jewel and I live in Los Angeles with my partner, Chris, and his daughter. We are getting ready to be first-time chicken owners (2nd week of August, 2020), so we're figuring out our coop set up now, and trying to balance time and money. We're planning to get 6...
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    Coop math + potential shed conversion

    Hello, Chicken People! :) So, I'm either doing this wrong, or every single pre-made coop you can buy wants you to pen your chickens in like large sardines in a tiny can. Help! And thank you, all, for contributing and building such an incredible resource. FYI, we live in Los Angeles, California...
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