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had a patient the other day tell me her son ended up with a brand new coop he doesn't need and is looking to sell it. I'm always looking for a deal (plus more room means more chickens!!:wee so he sent me a picture of the tag from it but i can't find anything about this brand?? it has a picture...

well its all a moot point now as Maude passed away yesterday. Had been doing pretty well, not quite back to her normal self but i figured she was just recuperating but then sunday morning, went to let them out, no maude. Dead. I had someone tell me that same die that chickens just die and its...

well i don't THINK so....she looks completely normal including feather count. but i will for sure keep that in mind and look for signs. thanks for the response!

So I had my first vent prolapse experience about 6-8 weeks ago. Almost year old lavender orpington, Maude, who had been laying fine developed a prolapsed vent. I did all the treatment stuff and shes gotten better (YAY I fixed a sick hen for once!!:ya) but she still hasn't laid an egg since. Its...

Heartland Hatchery is in Amsterdam, you can go there thursdays (i believe) and they do Chick Days around the KC metro at various stores. You could look them up on Facebook and they have a site, just google it. Alan is very nice and knowledgable.

thanks!

oooh maybe is should offer them a lower calcium feed....never thought of that, I just assumed what the feed store sold for laying hens was what they should get. I'm interested in mixing my own feed but I worry that somehow they won't get enough of something and I'll be to blame bc i "thought I...

Hey I have a question about BCM eggs I'm hoping some one here has an answer or thought....Ruby was hatched August of last year (2016) and has started laying this spring, for about 3 weeks. She gets Purina 16% layer feed, access to oyster shell, water, occasional treats like dried...

thanks guys! i was concerned about her but i feel better that it may just be a common thing with them :)

Hey I have a question about BCM eggs I'm hoping some one here has an answer or thought....Ruby was hatched August of last year (2016) and has started laying this spring, for about 3 weeks. She gets Purina 16% layer feed, access to oyster shell, water, occasional treats like dried...

thank you so much for the helpful info, i appreciate it very much! i've noticed they do absolutely hide symptoms until its too late :( so frustrating when you never find out the cause of the sudden deaths. i think i will try the fecal sample, thx again

yes do tell!! i'd love one too, much better than the cardboard carton!

thx....hope your Rosie gets better, i still have her body in the tack room, have any ideas on how to go about finding out if she had worms? is that a vet only question? I'm sure i could ID a tapeworm but can they have small worms that may got unnoticed by my untrained eye? just wondering.. good...

NVMD.....rosey past away this evening i did note she felt very thin around the breast bone, like it was protruding an insane amount. So perhaps she'd been sicker longer than i'd known....