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    Pet Chicken nearly drowned

    Bertha, our pet chicken, nearly died this morning !! Bertha lived with 2 ducks, she is not very Chicken social. I was out of town for the weekend and the Animal sitter called to tell me she found Bertha in the floating in the duck pond this morning. Apparently her eyes were open but she wasn't...
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    Mayhem in the Henhouse

    Help!! I have a new flock ( they have been together since last Spring). I had one chicken from an old flock, but they have done well together up until the last 2 months. I'm wondering if it was the weather (we had a very wet and cold winter) but my previous flocks have never had an issue. I do...
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    HELP! 3 hens out of my flock have died

    Thank you, Chicken Canoe for a quick response. The first hen was extremely lethargic and couldn't stand. I Googled for hours and came up with possible "wry neck " . I gave her whatever was suggested for that, TBH, can't remember everything ( mother of 5 .. and it doesn't matter now .. she's...
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    Hello

    Thanks guys for the warm welcome. I just posted under Emergencies..ect. but a brief summary is that I have lost 3 hens this month to some mysterious " bug". They died 2 weeks apart. Only one of them really appeared to be sick, one of them was 7 years old, but now I'm worried. I don't want to...
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    HELP! 3 hens out of my flock have died

    I have raised chickens for the last 10 years, with very little issues, minus a few predator problems . This last month we noticed one of our hens was sick, I brought her in the house, treated her with natural remedies but she died a few days later. I started the chickens on bread and corn ( i...
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    Hello

    Hi! I'm new on here! I've actually browsed this site for years, but decided I should finally sign in. I've been a chicken owner for 10 years. We have a variety of pretty hens, they used to enjoy free ranging but in their new home have found a pen to be a little safer. We enjoy our fresh eggs and...
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