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One of my girls has a " sagging " abdomen and her tail isn't up like the rest. I have NOT checked vent yet but she has been like this for several days. Any suggestions?? FYI I am NO chicken whisper.

As stated in initial post...daylight savings just started today...and this has been as issue for the last 2 plus weeks.

Suburb of Houston,tx

Jus10inla: I'm prior military and 20yrs firefighter...diagnosis PTSD...I really need emotional support animals!! If someone REALLY needs support animals ( I guess I dont..🤬 or I WOULDN'T have got 'em) they to can go through the process and get freaking pigs or dogs it isn't that hard and pretty...

I have a wyandotte,black and blue Austrlorp, dominique,easter olive egger, frizzle bantam. few months back bantam and Blue went broody and broke them, ( from this blog) but during that time only 2 where laying. We had a brutal summer this summer!!Super HOT.. Last month was getting 2-3 day...

I have 2 broody right now. I moved one to another box but like some said in a earlier post all my hens (6) lay in the same box and now no egg production because of the nest " hog". Should I try " chicken time out" for both at the same time or do one at a time??

Exactly what my plan is...extra worms and few tomatoes in the run!! 🤞

Friends of ours are moving and could not take their flock. I have a coop and run built and was just waiting for a day like this. We brought the girls over last night and tucked them all in. At day break I went to check on them, the automatic door was open to the run ( which they're used to) and...

Thanks for all.of the input..very helpful...the HOA doesn't mind coops and chicken but want the run hidden, because they feel the run is ...less attractive...i get it...if the coop is beautiful and the run is just chicken wire and post then disguised it...the best you can...thinking trellises...

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In my deed restrictions I can have chickens but the run must be " camouflage " or hidden from view with foliage...does anyone have pics or suggestions?? Instead of just planting shrubs around the run..the run will go where the red box is