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    Beak Injury

    Does this look like a severe enough injury that I need to do the glue/tea bag treatment? I found it pretty quick after it happened, I think and my suspicion is she caught it on a sharp end of the wiring we have around the run. This was around 3pm and she tried but couldn't eat or drink when the...
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    Help With Sick Chicken in Subzero Temps

    Thank you so much for your attention to my problem! Pompeii is all better after antibiotics. She must have had an infection as her crop and vent and feathers and belly all looked and felt fine. She just had her tail down and moved little and wouldn't eat or drink. I'm so thankful (and surprised)...
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    One Hen Not Tolerating Cold

    I ended up having to consult a vet after 5 days of no food and only water that I syringe fed her. She got a shot of antibiotics and slept hard that night and has gradually returned to normal! She's good to go back out to the coop tomorrow when it's a little warmer here. The vet (who has raised...
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    Featherless hen

    I have one enduring a "soft" molt and that has been touch to watch as we have a blizzard coming tonight, but I keep hearing that they are tough, she will be fine : ) This is my first flock, too. She is beautiful, btw. What kind of chicken is she?
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    Help With Sick Chicken in Subzero Temps

    Her poo is mostly clear liquid with some green substance in it. I checked her vent and felt nothing. My friend is a vet and he said maybe Marek's, sadly. He doesn't know for sure, but said to keep that in mind moving forward. She did just eat (devour) some cooked corn and peas...very little as...
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    Help With Sick Chicken in Subzero Temps

    Yep. I don't see anything. She looks totally normal, but acts really sick. I am wondering about a broken egg inside of her?
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    Help With Sick Chicken in Subzero Temps

    I just offered very lightly scrambled egg and she was excited and wanted to eat it, but acts like she can't. She did the same think with half a kernel of cooked corn this morning, like it is too big for her to put in her mouth.
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    Help With Sick Chicken in Subzero Temps

    Yes, they always have access to grit and oyster shells. I checked her crop this morning and couldn't feel anything. She's been inside the garage now for about 5 hours and no poo. I syringe fed her garlic water cuz she won't eat or drink and I'm suspecting sour crop, but would that affect her...
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    Help With Sick Chicken in Subzero Temps

    I had my reservations about the alfalfa hay bales for this very reason. I'm thinking sour crop. I felt it at 3 today and it was mooshy, not hard, so no impacted crop. I felt for egg binding and didn't notice anything, but I'm very new at this. I don't think she's laid for a few days. I didn't...
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    Help With Sick Chicken in Subzero Temps

    This is Pompeii. She is 8 months old (Barred Rock) and was the top of the pecking order, a great layer and all around good chicken. The last few days she's been lethargic, not showing any interest in treats, and fairly solitary. I thought maybe she just didn't appreciate the -5 degree weather...
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    One Hen Not Tolerating Cold

    It was 0 degrees this morning in northern IL and 1 of my Barred Rocks (the big one with the nice comb and wattles who used to be top of the flock) seems to HATE this cold weather (and so has seemingly fallen off the pedestal of top hen). Is it possible for an individual hen to not tolerate cold...
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    An evening pic from my camera in the henhouse, all accounted for ❤️

    I was just thinking of putting a camera in my coop. Which one are you using?
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    1st night chick in nesting box

    Oh my goodness...thank you so much for all that info!!! This was night 2 and we started earlier. They seemed ready. I lured them in with treats, shut the door and then listened to the chaos, lol. A few were trying to roost on the tiny window sill and kept falling, so I got in there and placed...
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    1st night chick in nesting box

    Thank you for sharing that. It helps a lot to hear about other people's experiences. I don't personally know anyone that has chickens and I didn't grow up with any animal experiences outside of a dog and a cat. I really appreciate the reply!
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    1st night chick in nesting box

    Cardboard it is, then! Thank you so much! I'm gonna try to get them into the coop a little earlier tonight and turn off the light.
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