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    Egg Bound and Failing

    That's what I don't understand. I don't think they had so many problems back in the day. Is it commercial feed? Are we so much more attentive? Or do we intervene too much and not cull when we really should? Bianca was so sweet. She was my only silver-laced Wyandotte. She was very quiet...
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    Egg Bound and Failing

    I let Bianca go last night. I shouldn't have waited so long. I used the CO2 method explained in this website: http://www.alysion.org/euthanasia/index.php. She was very weak and went quickly. Today I found the courage to open her vent to see if I could tell why those eggs couldn't come out...
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    Egg Bound and Failing

    I will research the most humane method of euthanizing a chicken. I have kept her warm and made her oats, yogurt and nutri-drench, but I now realize I have allowed her to suffer too much. I never expected her to live this long in her condition. I have not located a vet that will work with...
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    Egg Bound and Failing

    I gave her another warm bath and put her on a heating pad with a damp towel last night. She is still trying to pass to eggs. I swear I feel 3 in there. She is hanging in there, but very emaciated. I guess all I can do is keep her as comfortable as possible and hope she passes peacefully.
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    Egg Bound and Failing

    My 3-year old Wyandotte has what I believe are 2 large eggs in her lower abdomen. I have had her in the house and keeping her warm for a week. I had found her crouching in a corner of the coop. She was eating and drinking fairly well until yesterday. I have tried the warm baths. I have...
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    Has anyone ever seen this?

    I think you are onto something! Her abdomen is huge and hard as a rock. It is getting bigger and her legs are growing wider. Is there anything I can do? She eats and drinks and acts normal, except the limits on her mobility. Even so she gets up and down my porch steps and walks around in...
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    Has anyone ever seen this?

    Has anyone ever seen this in an adult hen. Her legs are getting farther and farther apart and she is beginning to have trouble getting around.
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    bowlingball abdomen and spraddled legs

    This is Mabel. She has been living on my porch for the last several months. She was suddenly being attacked by the flock, so I removed her and then noticed the beginning of her spraddled legs. At the time they were only splayed about an inch. Over time they have gotten worse and worse. Her...
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    yellow comb/wattles

    i'm sorry. false alarm. on closer inspection, i see it's egg yolk. duh!
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    yellow comb/wattles

    Here she is. I think she is broody.
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    yellow comb/wattles

    Hello, I hate to start a new thread when there is already so much info here, but I couldn't find anything helpful, so here I am. I have a 9 month old pullet sitting in the nest box. I am not sure if she is broody or laying. Her comb and wattles are very yellow, and her head appears wet...
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    I sell exclusively to coworkers for $2. I get the impression they would pay more if I asked for it. (They are mostly earth mothers.) My feed costs are $120 per month for 43. I get about 20-23 per day.
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    MITE ALERT!! They are bad this season~ need to be vigilant!

    I am about to do my yearly clean out and disinfection. My coop is huge and it takes 8-12 hours. Any suggestions about what to do about the girls laying that day. My nests aren't portable.
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    OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

    I wish there was a "Like" button on here!
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