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Egg-bound chicken causing obturator paralysis - A case study

Sonjamaria
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Doesn't get much better than this. Fabulous article.
The right medication (Metacam) The right syringe technique (disconnect the syringe body from the needle) Good obsevations on the causes of egg binding and very unusual, recognising where the egg is stuck.
I'm a bit of a softie so I feed whatever they will eat for the first few days but I can't fault the advice.
Stick these symptoms on many forums and people will call Mareks. Lovely to see that someone has thought and come to the correct conclusion.
Well presented. Great pictures and videos.
I hope you won't mind if I link this around the threads I frequent.
:love:clap:clap:clap
Sonjamaria
Sonjamaria
Please do, I now have some exciting updates too, so please feel free to come back and check up on her when you have time.

15 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Chicken Couch Potato

kcan2
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It's fun.:D
kcan2
kcan2
Thanks for the read!

Raising a blind or partially sighted chicken

Perris
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I think this is the best article I've read on BYC this year. It's informative for all chicken keepers. There's interesting footage showing what feed pick up rate one can expect from an adult hen. I like the links. It's well written and deals with the subject in a humane, but realistic manner.
Not everyone is going to have the time, or patience to provide for a special needs chicken. Well done Perris for working the problems out.
I agree with letting her try to learn how to cope with as much freedom as possible and my fingers are crossed that she finds an empathetic friend apart from Perris.
Loved it.:love:clap:clap:clap
Perris
Perris
thank you very much Shad; I'm so glad it met with your approval!
I realise that it's time consuming, but pictures of all of these raptors in flight might be helpful.
Falcons here (Spain) will make a dive for chicks and small juvenile chickens. Mostly they are unsuccessful but worth noting.
Otherwise a great idea for an article and well put together.
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Integrating new birds at 4 weeks old

aart
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Great article aart.
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Alice's Amazing Moult ( Molt )

Aussie-Chookmum
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Really excellent article. Moulting step by step with pictures. Very informative for anyone who has concerns over a moulting hen and having a time line is a great idea.
Love the pictures. She's lovely.
Aussie-Chookmum
Aussie-Chookmum
Thank you Shadrach. I hope it helps all the visual learners out there!

DAILY CLUCKMAZING FACT

Papa John59
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Well done PapaJohns59.
I'll check the new thread out.
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Valbazen (albendazole) Doses for Poultry, Waterfowl, and Game Birds

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Good job. Short and sweet.
casportpony
casportpony
Thanks for the review!

One Newbie’s Journey: Part 2 – Rethinking my plan

NHMountainMan
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I enjoyed this article. I think many people start off with the idea of eggs and meat perhaps then find that it's the chicken that holds their interest. An egg is an egg when all's said and done.

"Hentirement"

Kuntry Klucker
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A couple of my best middle aged hens died last year, not from old age but from predation and human stupidity.
One of them had never laid an egg in her life but was the rock that the rest of the tribe leaned on.
A free range dual purpose hen should have an average live span of 10 years given decent genes. Smaller lighter breeds that have had less human interference by breeders and hatcheries can live to 12 to 14 years old.
My last senior hen died at 11 years 4 months old.
Great article which I completely agree with.

Fecal Examination in Backyard Chickens 101-Part III

Sue Gremlin
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Thank you.

Fecal Examination in Backyard Chickens 101-Part II

Sue Gremlin
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Thank you.

Fecal Examination in Backyard Chickens 101-Part 1

Sue Gremlin
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Nothing more to add apart from thank you.

Ascites In Backyard Chickens

Mimi13
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This is one of those rare articles everyone should read. It should be compulsory reading for every educator on BYC.
The picture and their sequencing are wonderful and if you've never seen the inside of a chicken before this article will help you place where things are and what they look like.
I can't recommend it highly enough.
Great job Mimi.:)
Below is a link to the thread that the article was taken from. This is also worth reading.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/possibly-an-internal-layer-graphic-pics.1296674/
Mimi13
Mimi13
Thank you, Shad, very much.

Singing the Song of Their People: The Egg Song, Why do hens sing?

BY Bob
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Adventures in Hatching - When Things Don't Go Quite as Planned

BaaKaaawk
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I feel sorry for Butterscotch. She just sat down with thoughts of a bit of a rest from the day to day stuff and the next minute she's got an army! Chickens can count you know.:)
It's not something I would do but I loved the article.

2019 Spring Ducklings

WannaBeHillBilly
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I enjoyed this article. :) A rolling account of the lives of any creature if carefully observed can be very informative. A cut above the usual.

(Almost) Self Cleaning Duck Waterer

WannaBeHillBilly
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Great article. Particularly like that the author realises that ducks need to be able to get a lot of beak inti the waterer to clean their nostrils.

A Desert Oasis Updated 03/2024

igorsMistress
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Lots of room. Lots of air and enough pictures.
My only concern is, is it secure from digging ground predators.
igorsMistress
igorsMistress
Thanks for your review!

We don't have digging predators. Birds of prey and neighborhood cats are our concern here. If we did there would be a perimeter of hwc but we didn't feel it was necessary.

Bathing Silkies: How To Keep Them Bright & Fluffy!

Fur-N-Fowl
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I don't like, or keep Silkies. I don't agree with showing chickens.
If you're not like me, and there are lots of you ;) then this article is a must. The advice seems sound, the pictures are great and the article hangs together well.
If there was such a thing as a wet look Silkie I might change my mind.:)
Fur-N-Fowl
Fur-N-Fowl
Everyone has their own preferences and opinions and that's completely understandable.
I really appreciate the lovely review on my article though, Thankyou!
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