Chicken Coop Hq

I just got a bantam frizzle chicken from a friend. He does not have a lot of feathers at the moment because he was being picked on by other chickens that she has. She has a large assortment of chickens. They are all kept in one coop, but it is divided into 3 areas. He is about 7 months ancient she said. When I got him home I realised he had snot coming out of his beak. He seems to be pleased, always talking to me as he gets more comfortable with me…. and nothing seems amiss aside from this runny nose. I picked him up on Monday and he rode with me back home an hour and a half in the car back home. I read somewhere online that runny noses can be caused by stress. If so, how long does this take to clear up? What are all of the illnesses that have runny noses as a symptom? He doesn’t sound like he has distress breathing and he seems pretty pleased. Is there anyway to fix this? I questioned her if her other chickens have this and she said no but she has a lot of chickens… I have never owned a chicken
before, so I’m not sure what to expect. I am really urgent to get some help for this.

(My friend also said he should get all of his feathers back in about 2 weeks… the feathers on his head are coming in fantastic, but the ones on his wings and his body have yet to appear. How long should I wait for them to grow back or will they ever grow?)
This is a photo of my chicken on Tuesday… day after I got him. (Jul. 15, 2008)
This is a photo of my chicken on Tuesday… day after I got him. (Jul. 15, 2008)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/HGG1988/4thofjuly08198.jpg
If I cannot get these materials in a few days, will his cold turn into something worse or will it clear up?

I just got a bantam frizzle chicken from a friend. He does not have a lot of feathers at the moment because he was being picked on by other chickens that she has. She has a large assortment of chickens. They are all kept in one coop, but it is divided into 3 areas. He is about 7 months ancient she said. When I got him home I realised he had snot coming out of his beak. He seems to be pleased, always talking to me as he gets more comfortable with me…. and nothing seems amiss aside from this runny nose. I picked him up on Monday and he rode with me back home an hour and a half in the car back home. I read somewhere online that runny noses can be caused by stress. If so, how long does this take to clear up? What are all of the illnesses that have runny noses as a symptom? He doesn’t sound like he has distress breathing and he seems pretty pleased. Is there anyway to fix this? I questioned her if her other chickens have this and she said no but she has a lot of chickens… I have never owned a chicken
before, so I’m not sure what to expect. I am really urgent to get some help for this.

(My friend also said he should get all of his feathers back in about 2 weeks… the feathers on his head are coming in fantastic, but the ones on his wings and his body have yet to appear. How long should I wait for them to grow back or will they ever grow?)
This is a photo of my chicken on Tuesday… day after I got him. (Jul. 15, 2008)
This is a photo of my chicken on Tuesday… day after I got him. (Jul. 15, 2008)

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/HGG1988/4thofjuly08198.jpg
If I cannot get these materials in a few days, will his cold turn into something worse or will it clear up?

Can i keep chickens in bloomingdale illinois incorporated? I have a huge backyard and will make a coop and heater and everything, but i dont know if the law approves and i can not find the answer! I want chickens for the experiene and eggs. Ill get hens only if i need to. Tganks

I Aready have and exsisting structure, but I am quite the novice, Any help would be helpful. I need a leisure activity and would be responsible. thanks you guys1

Tell me honestly i like i excellent critique, these are some of my favorite poems that i haven’t looked at in awhile.

Jumping the Border

Headache and heartache:
Curl up in the huge green chair or
Escape to the barn, but
Don’t get locked in the chicken coop.
Shattering blue and white bowl
Nipping at my ankles as I run.
Sheep jumping the border.
Dead fish, the ice storm of ‘98
A bale of hay and a falling ladder.
Carelessness, my stepfather

Joyful and Spirit filled:
Two new homes and
Vibrant kids,
Excited to hear and delight in.
Me, no, I’m not amusing,
Why have I been the clown,
Four times?
Painting refuges,
Working in soup kitchens,
Doing puppetry, it’s
What I like, not what I was taught
Look what a hard childhood has brought

The Final Bomb Explodes

She’s so young
What‘s going on?
Why is she making these
Perilous decisions?
Does she not see
Our like?
The bombs of Drugs
And violence explode.
We’re running to her
For she is too frightened
To change her own mind.

BANG!

Another bomb
From the blood
Trickling into the sink.
Fire licks at her
And surrounds her
With the shame.
We shout,
But she doesn’t answer.

CRASH!

The door rattles
On the floor
Next to our daughter’s
Limp body.
With the added weight
I race to the car,
The hospital,
The funeral.
ok sorry about this, but i use different types of spacing in my poems, after reading three comments i realized i confused you guys. There are actualy only two poems here. The first is Jumping the Border & the second is The Final Bomb. Sorry my stanzas confused peopl i should have underlined or quoted the titles.