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    Tiny Egg

    Thanks. My previous EE’s eggs were always smaller than the others. But not THIS small.
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    Tiny Egg

    I have 5 chickens that are several years old. Australorps, barred rocks, and. Brahma. All great layers of decent sized brownish eggs. I’ve added 3Easter eggers, and 3 barred rocks to the flock. They are just about 20 weeks. One of my Easter eggers has started laying this week. She’s laid 2...
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    Egg Eating

    It was a bit on the thin side… I’ve upped the calcium…and the eggs eating has not happened again. Hopefully it was just a one time thing.
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    Egg Eating

    I feed layer feed by Dumor. And starter/grower to my pullets, which Miss Boss Lady devours every chance she gets. Plus veggie scraps and they free range when I can keep my eye on them. Would fermenting feed increase their protein?
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    Egg Eating

    Interesting. I actually had golf balls in my boxes, but took them out because of the broody hen. Maybe I’ll try to put them back.
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    Egg Eating

    Can anyone give me some advice about dealing with an egg eater? Some background info: I was dealing with a broody hen (Buff Orp). A few days in the penalty box and some frozen bottles under her butt broke her. A day or so after I integrated her back into the flock I found egg albumin and yolk...
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    Treatment for Vent Gleet/Prolapse

    Ugh… ‘Fingers inside a chicken’
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    Treatment for Vent Gleet/Prolapse

    I just went out to check on my girl. She jumped right over to me. I put feed down for her. She is eating like she’s ravenous. She is pooping. She’s pushed her proposed back out. She smells to high heaven, and her butt looks like it’s covered in foam, dripping down to the floor. It’s not getting...
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    Treatment for Vent Gleet/Prolapse

    I just read your post to my husband… He’s about to ‘take her to the train station.’
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    Treatment for Vent Gleet/Prolapse

    I had some people oh a FB thread say a paste made with sugar and a few say raw honey… Forgive my ignorance, but I don’t know the difference between raw honey and the honey I get from the ‘little bears’ in the grocery store. I’ll try anything to fix the gloppy mess that’s happening on her...
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    Treatment for Vent Gleet/Prolapse

    I posted a separate thread a few days ago about my sapphire gem with vent gleet/prolapse. As this was my first issue with this I found many people with similar issues suggesting to use Monistat (both orally & topically). However, it was brought to my attention, and I found many articles that...
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    Vent Gleet/Prolapse/or something else?

    I was able to reduce her prolapse this morning after a nice warm soak/massage/digital exam. I did not feel an egg or any remnants inside her—but it IS my first chicken GYN exam. 🤷‍♀️ She looks good—active, ravenously hungry, red upstanding comb. I gave her a calcium AND a Monistat, freshened up...
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    Vent Gleet/Prolapse/or something else?

    Thank you. I do have her in a dog crate in my heated garage. I checked on her this morning. She was bright and active, I put fresh feed, grit, oyster shell down and she ate like a ravenous animal. Her eyes are bright, her comb is standing up and nice and red. When I opened the crate door she...
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    Vent Gleet/Prolapse/or something else?

    I have 8 hens, and no camera in their coop. My husband and I try to keep tabs on who is laying. But they all fight over one or two nesting boxes. Sometimes it looks like the line for the ladies room at a concert in there. I think she’s been laying fine. She certainly seemed to be acting fine...
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    Vent Gleet/Prolapse/or something else?

    Thank you for your response again. Yes. I’m afraid she’s probably suffering from insensible water loss. I saw a trickle of moisture trailing don her backside this morning before her soak. I soaked her, massaged her, gave her monistat and fed her—she ate okay. I mixed Nutri-Drench into a mash...
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