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    Chicken limping and laying on side.

    I'm not a vet or anything, but it sounds like an injury to me. I'd give her a good once over and look under her feathers, though it sounds like you did a pretty good job already. If you do happen to find the wound you should flush it with disinfectant. I'd recommend using slightly diluted...
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    just saying hello as a new member on this site :-)

    Welcome from Canada! I can tell that you'll fit in wonderfully here! Your hen sounds like a pretty unique gal! And don't worry about talking to your chickens, you're definitely not the only one, I sing and chat with mine all the time!
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    Hi, I'm new here!

    from Canada! If you need any help getting started just let us know!
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    Getting My Chickens To Accept New Flock Members

    I'd advise getting a box ready just in case, but otherwise I'd place them in there when the others are going to bed, preferably when it's dark outside. Is there a roost? Sometimes the new girls need a place to get away from the others in case they fight at night. I'd also get another food and...
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    First time letting my chickens free range. HELP!

    Hello! We free range our flocks too. Usually they'll stick around their pens, but if they get a bit too far away we usually take some treats out to them and give the bowl a little shake so they'll come running back. Also, you might want to get a net or something to help herd them back into the...
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    Wheezing hen

    Chickens can get pneumonia. I have never dealt directly with it before but I'd keep her warm and inside or quarantined from the others just in case.If I were you I'd also check her over to see if she's sick or injured in any other way. If she's not she might have inhaled some of the food, and...
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    Brooding hen squishing hatching chicks? Help!

    A while ago we decided to let our broody hen sit on eggs, but we're getting a little concerned. She started out with seven, but a couple days before the first one was set to hatch I found a partially crushed completely empty egg sitting in front of her with no baby around. I didn't think much of...
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    Should I give toys to my Broody Hen?

    My broody hen is looking rather bored. I want to keep her sitting on the eggs, but I thought it would be good to give her something to do, and to keep her from squishing another egg when the baby's being hatched. Would getting her a toy help with distracting her a little bit and keep her busy or...
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    November/December "Hatch-a-Long"

    A baby was born last night. Unfortunately they were squished :( We don't know if it was our hen or if the baby was malformed, but not all of its insides were on the insides...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    My hen is brooding right now. We have her sitting on six eggs and they're going to hatch really soon. I'm super excited!!!
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    November/December "Hatch-a-Long"

    My babes are about to be born and I am thrilled! We have never hatched chicks before. Our broody hen started setting a while ago and they'll be due any day now, at the latest on Thursday.
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    Small 1/14" bump about 1/2 cm. long below vent.

    Have you tried pushing on the bump?
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    Why Vomit for Sour Crop?

    The reason we know it's bacterial is we tested his droppings and found high amounts of bacteria in it. It did help for a while but now he's pretty sick again Lately we have been massaging his crop and he's seeming to do a little better than he was so that's good.
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    Why Vomit for Sour Crop?

    He is quite stressed from it so we've stopped, but he's not doing very well. As for the antibiotics, a vet suggested them to us after we took him to her. He has a bacterial case so she thought they may help.
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    Why Vomit for Sour Crop?

    My roo has sour crop. Lately we've been vomiting him and giving him vet recommended antibiotics, but it hasn't helped very much. It has come to our attention that vomiting is only a temporary fix and often he just ends up stressed and eating even more after we vomit him. What I really want to...
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