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    What did my hen expel?

    Poor girl, thank you so much for the info! I feed layer crumbles (usually Kalmbach, although recently it has been Purina Organic Layer because my normal supplier was closed when I needed feed), free choice oyster shell, and scratch/mealworms/zucchini/tomatoes/watermelon/scrambled eggs as...
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    What did my hen expel?

    Hi all! A bit concerned for my young hen.. about 2 days ago, she seemed like she wasn’t feeling too well. Spent the morning laying in her run, and wasn’t as active as usual. I separated her and she seemed to start moving around more throughout the day, and was acting back to normal by the next...
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    Can’t tell if it’s a hen or rooster..

    for anyone who might find it helpful, I’m back with an update - As all you wonderful people commented, Brandy has turned out to be a pullet after all! Thank you so much for the hope y’all gave me! 😊
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    Hen breathing hard while nesting, watery eyes

    Thank you so much for this very helpful response! We re-treated her with ivermectin for mites about 3 days ago, so very much hoping the few mites left won’t be around for much longer.. we stripped the coop completely, down to the wood, and then treated it with permethrin and allowed everything...
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    Hip/joint issue? Spraddle leg? Slipped tendon? Help with newly hatched chick!

    Unfortunately, not the update I hoped to give - we had to make the very hard decision to euthanize the poor baby. I tried making a tiny shoe, I tried bandaging for spraddle and making a “swing” in a cup, kept up with B vitamins and probiotics/elecrolytes, fed small bits of plain yogurt and egg...
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    Hen breathing hard while nesting, watery eyes

    I’m not sure if I’m making mountains from molehills or not with this one, but my dear hen Clarice is a family member. Our vet isn’t open today, and I’m afraid to wait until after the Memorial Day weekend to get her looked at. Clarice is a 5 year old Delaware hen, she’s mostly stopped laying...
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    Can’t tell if it’s a hen or rooster..

    🙌🏼 Thank you both so much!! I’ve never had a Black Star before, I’m glad I’m probably just projecting based on other breeds I’ve experienced before. Fingers crossed, I’ll post an update later on!
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    Can’t tell if it’s a hen or rooster..

    I can usually tell pretty accurately whether a chick is going to be a girl or a boy, but this little one has me on the fence. “Brandy” is about 6-7 weeks old, I purchased ‘her’ as a Black Star at a few days old - which I’m now not sure she is (I was specifically looking for a sex link breed...
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    Chick sneezing/head shaking, clear mucus, clicking sound

    Yes, she’s 5 weeks old (and some change, lol). I didn’t mention earlier but she’s a Serama, she looks younger by default 😂 The photo from my original post is from 2 days ago, here’s one from today at another angle - she likes to hang out while I work. Interesting thought about the hay - her...
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    Chick sneezing/head shaking, clear mucus, clicking sound

    Hello! I have an approximately 5 week old chick that seems to be having some respiratory symptoms. I’m slightly terrified, as I’ve read so many horror stories and this is our baby. To give some details: She’s been living in a brooder and now a crate in the house with two sisters, all...
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    Serama integration with standard chicks - a success story ❤️

    Posting this here just in case anyone in a situation like mine needs some hope 😊 We had a beloved momma house hen who hatched out one little Serama chick recently, and heartbreakingly died suddenly of organ failure about a week two weeks ago. She left her one baby, now named Snowpea, behind...
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    Mite/lice infestation on 2 week old Serama chick - can I give ivermectin?

    I will be going into town to find some today, can it be used in addition to the Sevin I applied?
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    Mite/lice infestation on 2 week old Serama chick - can I give ivermectin?

    I had a cursed hatch and am dealing with even more bad luck, looking for any advice on lice/mites on a very little Serama chick. She’s lost her mom (unfortunately to a Fox), and I realized when I took her in that she’s crawling with bugs!! Before anyone comes for me, we had given mom a...
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    Chick seems to be struggling during hatch, should I help?

    Unfortunately no better :( I got a vet’s opinion, and it seems like a bone deformation. The hock is flat like a slipped tendon, but it cannot be manipulated. Poor little thing has very little quality of life not being able to access food or water well on its own, and would likely require surgery...
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    Hip/joint issue? Spraddle leg? Slipped tendon? Help with newly hatched chick!

    I had a Serama chick that went through a hard hatch 3 1/2 days ago. More than 24 hours after start, it still hadn’t zipped right and wasn’t able to push itself out of the egg. I finally intervened and was able to assist it, and once it was safely out I realized it had a leg deformity (probably...
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