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    My hen has swollen feet!

    :lau
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    My hen has swollen feet!

    sorry, it's spelt shur-gain, not sure grain. oops. :)
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    My hen has swollen feet!

    here is what the bag looks like, and here is the nutrition label, sorry it's not too good.
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    My hen has swollen feet!

    we feed our girls sure grain feed pellets.
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    My hen has swollen feet!

    it may not be Mycoplasma synoviae because she has had it for quite along time and still is the only hen to have swollen feet, meaning it never spread. I'm not sure if it is Osteopetrosis because she can still walk, but is in pain. although it could very well be grout. do you know of any ways on...
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    My hen has swollen feet!

    I'll post a pic. on Sunday when I can, so far we've soaked her feet in oil, and rubbed with Vaseline, put down dry hay, sterilized them, checked for bumble foot, and all the other cures for mites mainly. we live in a very small town and only a handful of them have chickens, so we can't go any...
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    Dead or Alive?

    hi, our power went out for only a few hours, but when it came back on, we rotated the eggs and left them. the next time we went to rotate them, and the incubator was at a staggering 120*F, this was because our incubator's home made and it packed up when the power went out. but that was only the...
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    My hen has swollen feet!

    Hi, I am having a really bad problem, my favourite hen Cookie has swollen feet, to the point where you can tell it hurts to walk. we've tried everything and there aren't any mites, or it's not bumble foot. if you have any knowledge of what it might be please comment! Thank you, your help is...
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    have a sick chickenwith a purple comb? Here's why!

    I'm so sorry, it is possible that the cause is a parasite, and many birds die from parasites causing the same affects, have you been letting your chickens free range lately? because it could be from eating too much clover. when a clover accumulates a fungi, it reacts by making a substance in the...
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    have a sick chickenwith a purple comb? Here's why!

    Oh sorry Two crows, I thought I did reply to you previous comment. Yah, it's pretty cold and the frost bite really gets to the chickens. Thank you for the other threads near Ontario, I'll check them out! A pleasure to meat you too! Much appreciated, -Birdbrain101
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    have a sick chickenwith a purple comb? Here's why!

    No problem, I'm Happy to help!
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    In need of advice!!

    Ok, good to know, I honestly thought it was because of pipping at the bottom because some chicks that died when there were only signs of pipping facing downwards. Much appreciated, -Birdbrain101
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    What are the different Forum Post Levels??

    Oh, sorry I didn't read the other comments. LOL So you just have to make 15 posts that are not breaking the rules or that are not spams? Should I be getting a prize, I don't think I've made a rule breaking post or spams, or I hope so! LOL. I'm at 15, and I don't think I have gotten a prize...
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    What are the different Forum Post Levels??

    What do you mean by intelligent posts? Does it mean good posts with accurate info? or just posts with the word intelligent? Best wishes, Birdbrain :)
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    In need of advice!!

    We've had that same thing! The inner clear casing dried up into a hard layer! I believe that it was because when the chick started to pip it was too weak to carry on, so it gave up and it was too late for the hen to continue pipping and the inner part dried, we then manually opened the egg being...
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