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    Could use some help with prolapsed hen

    Thanks again Lynne. I hate losing my girls, but this is one of those things that once it happens I'd be very surprised for them to recover from - not that I wouldn't try to help. I'm just glad the end wasn't prolonged. I'm already supplementing crushed oyster shell. My one bard rock aside, all...
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    You win some... (sour crop)

    Thanks Lynne. I had provided some ACV in her water as part of the "throw everything at it" approach. I'll be checking on her tonight when I can get hold of her on the roost (her normal behaviour is not as sociable as some of the others in the flock!)
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    Could use some help with prolapsed hen

    Thanks Lynne. She was in pretty bad shape when I found her, even though she wasn't acting like it. The last one I lost wasn't bleeding as much as this poor girl, and the smell of the discharge was pretty bad. I had researched this here the last time I went through this, much thanks to the...
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    You win some... (sour crop)

    I'd like to thank the posters on this forum for the advice posted here, which I turned to recently dealing with an impacted/sour crop, which I was able to diagnose/cure(fingers crossed). Hen had been behaving withdrawn for a little while - not racing out to feed in the morning, but otherwise...
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    Could use some help with prolapsed hen

    This is the second hen this season who has prolapsed. The first one didn't survive, so I'm hoping to have better luck this time. I'm pretty sure I caught her early enough yesterday, she was not at all distressed (wings up, still perky) at the time. She was isolated into the laundry tub. Upon...
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    Little white worms just killed my chicken - what are they?

    Thanks everyone, I guess the consensus is maggots - a very horrible way to die, but at least it's over now and she is at rest. I just can't believe how fast this happened.
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    Little white worms just killed my chicken - what are they?

    (not for the sqeamish) My poor old grey chicken (I estimate she was about ten years old) just died as a result of a major worm infestation which showed up out of nowhere. I have been battling the threat of mites, which wiped out half of a neighbor's flock, so had examined this girl only a...
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    Egg color....

    I'll have to heck that out. I get rainbow eggs.
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    Turkey Vultures odd behavior?

    My kids aren't bothered by the turkey vulture at all, but show them a hawk, crow, magpie, piliated woodpecker or a plane and they are running for cover and making sure everyone in the neighborhood knows that there's something in the air.
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    Broody hen left eggs...

    Relocating brooding hens rarely works, they chose a nest and want to stay there. At 20 days you should be able to clearly see movement inside, or hear pecking/peeping. I jut use a strong flashlight in a dark area. Heat lamp will work to hatch them out if they are still live, but you also need to...
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    Fluid Filled Breast on Hen.......Help

    Yes, depending on how well they are feasting they can get so big they can't walk properly - it's called being stuffed! Justino has it right, it can be hard or squishy depending on how much water they have consumed.
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    How to get rid of scaly leg mites!?

    It's messy, but I'm using Bag Balm which does the same thing as the others (smothers the mites), but also softens up the crust so it can be removed (be careful, these things can really damage the skin underneath), while also being an antiseptic. I have also heard that applying oil to the...
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    Can anyone Show pics of Trimming the spurs ?

    I use a dog nail trimmer. They can bleed a bit, but will heal up.
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    Ingrown feathers leading to wider infection

    She has been pretty good at avoiding the roos by staying up on the perch much of the time. I've got her inside now, so roos aren't the issue. What is concerning me most is that this ailment seems to be spreading around her neck. I had had success just removing the odd ingrown feather which would...
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    Ingrown feathers leading to wider infection

    I'm hoping someone can come up with a treatment for my little hen. She is a runt who had a chronic ear infection a couple of years ago which I managed to get rid of. Her latest ailment has to do with the feathers on the back of her neck. It started with a few ingrown feathers that were...
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