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    Water belly or something else

    Update: I think she has an impacted crop. I brought her inside for the night to monitor her, and in the morning, I noticed her crop was still very full and hard. I withheld her food all day, gave her some coconut oil, and have been massaging her crop. Her crop is still impacted today but feels...
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    Water belly or something else

    She eats 18% layer feed and free access to oyster shells. She usually free ranges a couple hours a day. It has been pretty hot in the upper 90s low 100s.
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    Ended 2025 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

    #1 Bonnie (barnevelder) and her two chicks watching the sunset
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    Water belly or something else

    One of my hens, Winnie, hasn't been acting herself lately. Backstory, she is two years old Sapphire Gem who is an egg-laying machine and has never molted (her feathers look awful). All of my other hens molted in October and stopped laying all winter, except for Winnie. She has never stopped...
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    HELP! Egg broke inside of chicken?

    Good news, she’s doing great! I gave her an epsom salt bath and got the broken egg out of her. While I was blow drying her after the bath, she layed just the yolk with no shell. I kept her inside and she perked up overnight and she is back to normal. I’ve been giving her calcium citrate. Thanks...
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    HELP! Egg broke inside of chicken?

    I noticed one of my hens acting off today. When I picked her up, I noticed this coming out of her. It looks like a soft shelled egg that broke/got stuck. I felt inside and it feels like there are broken egg shells. I’m currently giving her an Epsom salt bath, what else should I do for her?
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    Hen getting her head pecked

    This is Poppy. Poppy is blind in one eye and is a very funny/strange chicken but is also very stupid. Anyways, because of her stupidity, she doesn’t fit in with the flock very well. She gets her head pecked all the time. So much that she’s balding and her head looks red and irritated. I have...
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    Sick chick

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    Sick chick

    Her poop looks normal, not like coccidiosis poop. She’s been eating on her own and I’ve been giving her water and egg yolk. No signs of injury, she was acting completely normal yesterday. She mostly seems lethargic.
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    Sick chick

    I have four 1 week old chicks with a broody mama right now. Her and the chicks and been doing great so far! This morning I went out to check on everyone and one of the chicks was all alone in the coop with her head and wings down, obviously not feeling well. She is not keeping up with mama and...
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    Hens missing neck feathers

    Have you used the pinless peepers? I’m nervous about putting them on and taking them off.
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    Hens missing neck feathers

    I have a few hens with missing neck feathers. It was a rough winter here and they were cooped in more than usual. I think it started out of boredom but now they have plenty of free range time and things to do but for some hens their feathers won’t grow back. I’ve tried Rooster Booster...
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    Abandon duckling and broody hen

    Hello everyone! So yesterday my sister-in-law found two baby ducklings, probably only a few days old, that had been chased by a cat. She could not find the mom anywhere so she decided to take them in. (She already has some adult domestic ducks). One of the ducklings had some injuries and died...
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    Egg bound or water belly?

    Good morning! I have a hen who is not acting herself this morning. She’s just standing around and acting very lethargic. I picked her up and her belly does feel a little swollen. Also, when I was holding her she started closing her eyes and her head was shaking. She was completely fine...
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    Bumblefoot procedure that avoids surgery?

    Did you just use the PRID and the scab came off on its own or did you have to remove it? Last night I noticed one of our chickens has bumble foot and we applied the PRID salve. Not sure what to do next though.
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