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I tried the Tums. She wouldn't take the little pieces I put blueberries on and she loves blueberries. She layed another shell-less egg and then came out of the hen house for the first time in three days. She layed a small.egg with shell.

I have calcium chips that they can get anytime they want. It is in a raised bowl. I buy it by the 50lb bag. I do treat them twice yearly for worms using fenbendazole. They are isolated from the yard by a walk-in fenced and screened area. That way no predators in - but also keeps wild birds out...

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My 3.5 year old hen and a survivor of Mareks is not well. She is normally my best egg layer with the largest egg. These are often so large she strains and then needs assistance with prolapse. Usually a warm bath and olive oil to assist with proper placement. However, she has layed two soft...

My 3.5 year old hen and a survivor of Mareks is not well. She is normally my best egg layer with the largest egg. These are often so large she strains and then needs assistance with prolapse. Usually a warm bath and olive oil to assist with proper placement. However, she has layed two soft...

I have five laying hens. The dominant hen who lays the largest egg (she is part polish and perhaps part BSL - she has a black and white speckled crown), was mounting the Wyandotte hen that lays the next largest egg. She was digging in on the back and pulling head feathers out. Our rooster died a...

The incubator is now overdue with no hatching. I now just have a broody hen. I would like, for her health, to do the right thing by her. Do I stop the broody nature or allow it to continue. I am giving her water with oregano oil and feed and fruits/veggies in small quantities. Still in the...

If any of the eggs in the incubator hatch (doubtful) could I put the chicks under the broody hen. She has alternated back and forth between our two nesting boxes. Our rooster died in March and I kept eggs to incubate that I thought were fertile. But the incubator took a long time arriving and...

I just took the photos after I bathed Peepers. I did put the blue Hen Healer General Purpose Ointment on her, but she is taking it off herself. I painted it on with a paint brush. So I can feel somewhat safe in visually checking for Elvira for critters and in the absence of seeing anything just...

So I bathed Peepers (Black Hen) in Epsom salts with vinegar. I rinsed her in baby shampoo with vinegar. Then followed with water alone and dried with a hairdryer. I sieved ALL of the water except for the final rinse water. The contents are in the sieve. I show a blowup of some spots. There are...

Wyorp RockCan you clarify your concern? Q1:What type of worms are you trying to treat with the Fenbendazole? Dosage is .23ml per pound of weight given orally. If you give once, then repeat in 10 days, that will treat roundworms. A1: I am new to this and the hens are all less than a year...

OK... So on March 2nd, my roo Asia died after only about 36 hours of his symptoms. He was isolated and cared for in the enclosed deck in a soft sided dog inside zip up kennel. He looked great, but staggered and could not stand upright. I checked on him through the night, but I think he died when...

Only Equine vet that didn't get me very far. None of the other pet vets want to do chickens. I have an avian vet for my 16 year old green cheek parrot, but they don't do chickens either. I just got back from the coop and bought LA-200 and injected 0.8 cc into her chest muscle. The dosage...

I need help ASAP. I have two hens that were non-symptomatic previously now symptomatic. They are both staggering and complaining. Could this be Mycoplasma synoviae. The one hen looks like her foot may be getting a little puffy. The man at the coop store thinks it is worms. But my roo was huge...