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    Help! Egg burst in hen, now I think she is pushing out intestines?

    My hen had an egg that burst inside her today. She is really swollen and the other hens picked off all feathers around her vent. She is pushing with all her might and moaning/squealing. I put her in a warm bath and massaged her. I was able to pull out part of an egg shell. She is bleeding some...
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    Egg sideways?? HELP!

    Sorry for the late post! I've been in the hospital for emergency surgery for my appendix. I gave my hen a bath and massaged her. She passed the egg and is fine now!
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    Egg sideways?? HELP!

    I just gave her a warm bath for about 30 minutes. I was shocked at how much she loved the bath and being blow dried! She almost feel asleep in the bath! I massaged her back, rear, and tummy. She perked up a little but her tail is still tucked under and she prefers laying on her left side. I...
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    Egg sideways?? HELP!

    I have a Buff Orpington (about a year old) who I think is egg bound or the egg is sideways. She has been sitting/laying around all afternoon in the pen, in the yard, in the grass..everywhere! Her tail is tucked down and she does not seem to want to walk...at least not far. I felt her rear and...
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    Chicken choking??

    She swallowed or coughed it up finally. She is fine.
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    Chicken choking??

    She is making a raspy barking sound.
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    Chicken choking??

    One of my hens (free range) is acting like she is choking! What can I do? I have felt her neck and found nothing. I tried tipping her forwards and nothing. What can I do??!
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    Put new chicks with hen(s)?

    Okay. thank you! I raised my last addition to my flock separate/beside the hens but I did not know If I could put them together. This helps! Thanks!
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    Put new chicks with hen(s)?

    I have 6 hens (ranging in age from 1-4 years old) and I just bought 6 new chicks yesterday. I was wondering if I could put the chicks in with the hens or one hen? Will a hen treat them as her own? Or should I keep them separate until the chicks could defend themselves and gradually introduce...
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    HELP Fav chicken ate mice poison!

    We have had a problem with mice in our garage all year. We scattered packs of mice poison everywhere and got rid of a lot. But we are finding some packages open. my favorite chicken (a golden comet) has been sick for the past two days. We realized we had left the garage door open and mice poison...
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    What is wrong with my chicken? (with pictures)

    I don't think so, she will just hold her leg that way when she stands. She will walk on it fine and does not seem to be in pain from her leg.
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    What is wrong with my chicken? (with pictures)

    I have 11 hens. My Golden Comet hen is 3 years old. She is one of my favorite and loves to follow me all around the yard. I let all my hens roam our yard all day, each day, weather permitting. She has been very quiet the last two days. She does not seem to want to move. She has been keeping her...
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