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    Are Some Hens Prone to Laying Outside the Coop?

    I've seen this one pick on other hens. The lowest ranking ones will make a fuss until the boxes aren't being used, but this one just seems to go against the grain.
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    Are Some Hens Prone to Laying Outside the Coop?

    Has anyone had a hen that just seemed to favor creating nests in the yard instead of laying eggs inside the coop? I've been battling this for 2 years and I think I've successfully traced it to just one hen, a quiet and unassuming blue Wyandotte. So far I've eliminated probably 15 different...
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    Where to get antibiotics for chicks?

    I’m in Utah. Whatever it is, the chick’s eyes are swollen shut and it’s acting very sick. My guess was coryza based on googling the symptoms. The chicks are in a shed in a crate that had been outside, it’s far from sterile.
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    Where to get antibiotics for chicks?

    I have a dozen chicks and one of them seems to have a bad respiratory infection (acting sick, eyes swollen shut). I isolated her and cleaned the enclosure, but I'm guessing they've all been exposed. Is it still possible to obtain poultry antibiotics over the counter in the USA? I remember...
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    Help! Chicks with Coryza or Something Else?

    I noticed one of my chicks was acting sick—drooping head, wobbly, slow, not running around, and not opening its eyes. Its face and eyelids are swollen and when it does open its eyes one of them just looks like a black mess and the other I can barely see. Its crop also appears enlarged but I’m...
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    Runt of the litter, possible health issues, getting concerned

    she’s TINY
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    Runt of the litter, possible health issues, getting concerned

    I’ve been using warm running water to clean her and I’m feeding her IFA chick starter. She is supposed to be a black australorp, along with 3 of the others. The store didn’t have any bantams. I imagine mixups can happen at the hatchery, but her coloring is identical to the others. I don’t think...
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    Runt of the litter, possible health issues, getting concerned

    I picked up about a dozen day old feed store chicks on May 28th so they’re about 10 days old now. About 5 of them got pasty butt in the first few days and 4 of the 5 are doing ok now. One of them has been getting pasty butt constantly since day one and I have to clean her vent 2-3 times a day...
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    Dog Attack, Broken Back or Wings?

    It's funny you should mention that--as soon as I put her out there two of the other hens started viciously attacking her, going right for her injured back. Luckily I had some pinless peepers lying around that I was able to put on the two hens that were being jerks. So far it hasn't been a...
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    Dog Attack, Broken Back or Wings?

    Just another update: she has been outside with the flock for a few days now and is doing much better. Not 100% better, as her wing still hangs lower on one side and she still has a bit of a hunch, but she is walking around and eating and sleeping on a perch. I was pretty worried for a bit but is...
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    Eggs Due to Hatch in 1 Week, Slip Under Broody Hen?

    I have a broody hen that has been sitting on a dozen eggs for about 2 weeks, and another hen that went broody about a week ago. The eggs are due to hatch next Monday or Tuesday, and I will have to relocate the second broody to a crate if I let her incubate. Is it too late to steal some eggs from...
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    Dog Attack, Broken Back or Wings?

    She laid an egg today! I let her outside and she walked around a bit but not a whole lot. She's still pretty sluggish, but laying an egg is a good sign, right?
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    Dog Attack, Broken Back or Wings?

    Even if she's eating and starting to do better?
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    Dog Attack, Broken Back or Wings?

    Pointer/Australian Shepherd mix, about 45lbs
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    Dog Attack, Broken Back or Wings?

    Sorry, I got distracted. After reading the suggestions to put the poor girl down I decided to put some mashed up boiled eggs next to her and check on her in the morning to see if she was getting better, and if not I was going to put her down. The egg was gone in the morning and so far she has...
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