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    Please see attached photo of droppings: is this intestinal shed?

    Thanks for your reply! I appreciate it.
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    Please see attached photo of droppings: is this intestinal shed?

    Hi all, So this came from a seven-year-old Easter Egger hen today. It's the first time I've ever seen droppings like this from my birds. She seems to feel perfectly fine, but I thought I should run this by you all just in case it's a sign of trouble. I don't know if it's relevant, but FYI it's...
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    Watery, Light Green Droppings from 2.5 year-old EE hen

    Hi, thanks for your reply, I just saw it now. She had layer pellets in her feeder, but was not eating them at all. I did take away the grit once I realized she was eating too much of it. But her crop is totally full of grit and does not appear to be getting any smaller. That would seem to...
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    Watery, Light Green Droppings from 2.5 year-old EE hen

    Hi, Here's my update so far: I did not end up taking a sample to the vet, because it looked slightly more normal the next day--still watery, but more of a normal color. And that next morning I felt her crop as soon as she got up, and it was empty. My main concern now is that she doesn't seem to...
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    Watery, Light Green Droppings from 2.5 year-old EE hen

    Will do ASAP. Thank you so much! I'll report back here with results to help possible future researchers...
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    Watery, Light Green Droppings from 2.5 year-old EE hen

    Sorry, my earlier reply got truncated somehow. Will try to re-write: I will ask the local vet if I can take in a sample. And I'll check her crop in the morning--thank you for the advice! She stopped laying two or three weeks ago, but so did another older hen, so that seemed normal. I'll continue...
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    Watery, Light Green Droppings from 2.5 year-old EE hen

    two or three weeks ago, but the other older hen stopped as well, so I just figured it was a seasonal thing, for both of them. It got very cold recently here in PA, and the days are shorter, etc. I just visited the EE a minute ago and her most recent droppings now have a foamy yellow look--that...
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    Watery, Light Green Droppings from 2.5 year-old EE hen

    My Easter Egger hen has had unusual-looking droppings for 2 or 3 days now--very watery and light green. Please see attached photo. The visible bits in there are from some scratch I had fed her the night before. Her behavior is otherwise normal: she is energetic, curious, personable, and is...
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    Molting Hens Not Eating Feed.

    Hi Karen, Thanks for your reply. I've got the Feather Fixer on order from my local store. Hopefully they will find it more enticing than the all-flock. They just seem to have an unusually low appetite, that is my concern right now. But maybe being finicky is normal molting behavior? I don't have...
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    Molting Hens Not Eating Feed.

    Hello, My two hens are both molting--this is their first molt. A few days ago, I discovered that rain had leaked into their coop, and into their feed, and some of it was moldy. I removed all the feed and brought in new feed in a new feeder, but they don't seem to be eating much of it. They are...
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    Rooster Comb Problems

    Thanks for your reply, @peaceisgreen ! I appreciate your input.
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    Rooster Comb Problems

    Thanks for the reply! That white area on his wattle in the photo is just a bright spot of sun shining on him--sorry the photos are not very clear. Weird to think that he could have frostbite in such warm temps, but in any case I guess it will work itself out. Thanks again!
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    Rooster Comb Problems

    Hello, My RIR rooster, Mr. Ornette Crowman, has some crusty white spots on his comb. I searched old threads about this, from what I found I'm guessing that it is either just dry skin, or a slight fungal infection. So I'm guessing I should try coconut oil first, then maybe anti-fungal ointment...
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    Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

    Hi PA friends, I'm in Kutztown, Berks County. Recent transplant from Brooklyn NY. Love it here!!! All my best to all you PA chickeneers.
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