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"Sounds great. Let me do some research on how to introduce a new girl to the group and get back to you tomorrow. How do you transport a chicken?"
"Yes, I might be if my girls would be introduced well to her. I have never done this before but have been wanting to. Where in town do you live?"
"Thank you Chris...good to know...sometimes a trip to the vet is priceless when it comes to my kids pets!!! This particular girl is not their favorite so I think we will wait it out and hope she's just molting.
I'll work on getting my courage up…"
I'll work on getting my courage up…"
"I have a similar looking hen that is also 9 months old with feather loss... hope she's molting....would hate to have to deal with a disease... is there a chicken doctor in the city?"
"Great site. I have been researching a ton about mites and other critters. What is your opinion on DE? I was going to pick that up and start treating with that to see if things didn't improve.... outside of that I am completely at a loss here. Is…"
"Here are some photos... WARNING! Ugly!IMG_2063.JPGIMG_2059.JPGIMG_2065.JPG"
"Juliet is a Red Sex Link, I will try to snap a photo this morning of her, the other "molter" is white.... maybe you can tell me what she is. They were both laying strong then one day, nothing. I feed them all just the Organic Lay Pellets from…"
"Just to be safe...check for lice. They seem to be worse during the cold months. To do this, while holding the bird lift up her wing and watch that little bald area...if there are lice you should see one or more of them scurry around on her skin.…"
"How old are your birds (sorry if I missed this info elsewhere) and what breeds are they? It's likely molting. Molting generally goes in an order. Neck feathers are towards the beginning and it makes them look horrible. ;) I'm fairly certain (based…"
Two of my girls are molting, I THINK. I have come to this conclusion by researching the net, advice on this board and my chicken books, etc. But things are getting ugly, they are really loosing their feathers around there necks.... are they cold?…
"Thank you everyone! This is perfect!"
"Chris, This is great! Can I get the dimensions? I think I would like to build this on to our coop when I can. Thank you!"
"Do you have any pics of your nesting tunnel? I'd love to see it. Could you expound on the lower stress point you made (I'm slow to learn)? Thanks"
"When this happened with my hens, I added a lip around the nest & put old carpeting on top of the wood floor and under the nesting material (green yard clippings, shredded paper, wood shavings... whatever I have around). Since then, no more cracks."
"I don't know your situation, but I use dog/cat beds. I buy them at Ross for $5.99 or less, ( I buy the smaller ones) the type that have raised sides. They are soft, plush and cozy. I have 3 of them, the chickens take turns going in. A girl will go…"
"This is great information!! I love their website."
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