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    Bleeding feather first aid and after care

    Thanks so much!
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    Bleeding feather first aid and after care

    Probably because she's too docile to fight back and they don't have acess to their entire run because there's over a foot of snow in it.
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    Bleeding feather first aid and after care

    I imagine this has been covered ad nauseam and I apologize for what is probably a repeat question. . . . I have a black astrolorp hen that the others beat up today. They pulled and pecked feathers and caused quite a bit of bleeding. I have administered first aid for the bleeding and she seems...
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    Review by 'chickweezie' in article 'How to raise chickens for meat - Tips and pictures'

    Great article! I grew up on a farm and am experienced butchering meat animals. This is a well thought out article and an absolute beginner would have no problem following the instructions. I love to learn how others do things, regardless of your experience or level of knowledge you can always...
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    Crop surgery post OP questions. . . .

    Thanks for all the advice and encouraging words all have provided. I regret to report that Flower is no longer with us. Her crop continued to remain extremely full in spite of my effort to help her. I believe it just stopped working. When she aspirated crop contents in spite of me trying to...
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    Crop surgery post OP questions. . . .

    Do you actually use a suture needle and “what” kind of thread? I’m just trying to prepare myself. Thank you for your response. I used actual suture. 5-0 vicryl. I was a vet tech for many years before my twins came along so have thrown many sutures. It was the smallest suture I happened to...
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    Crop surgery post OP questions. . . .

    The dog harness needs a little work- she got her foot caught in it and turned everything in her cage over. I'm still not sure how she did that. Anyway, later i cut the leg off a pair of old leggings, slipped it over her head first and cut an oval hole for her wings and rolled and folded it...
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    Crop surgery post OP questions. . . .

    For those of you following - She is doing fairly well, but her crop is still distended. She is loudly protesting her confinement and continues to lay eggs too. I have modified a small (full front chest) dog harness as a crop bra. I await results.....
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    Crop surgery post OP questions. . . .

    So, after a rather, expensive, trip to the vet yesterday one of my 1 1/2 year old hen was still pretty miserable with an enormous crop. She presented with large full crop a couple mornings ago. She has been bright, alert and responsive- even laid an egg today. When I palpated her crop this...
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    Recently injured hen acting more strange than usual

    No, no,no, yes, yes, no extra protein today, it's been bites of scrambled eggs and bites of unsalted cooked meat here and there. no. She was out when I left to run errands first strutting around the pen then hanging around the base of the ramp going in the coop.
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    Recently injured hen acting more strange than usual

    I checked her over as soon as I realized she wasn't coming out. No injuries noted. Worthy of mention - she was scratching around in the coop for some seed I dropped
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    Recently injured hen acting more strange than usual

    Sorry, this may be long winded. . . . So, my black astrolorp hen (Bullet), was recently pecked down pretty badly by her coop mates. After assessing and treating her wounds I decided to recover her in the garage in a crate. Anyway, she spent about 2 weeks in the garage and after several days...
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    Rooster?

    I was so hoping I was wrong. My daughters have already refused to, um, have supper with him. . Thanks.
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    Rooster?

    I think she is actually a he. Can anyone tell me if this girl is really a guy? And, maybe what breed? 10ish weeks old, I think. Thanks!
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    New chick in KY

    I have a very large guard dog that takes exception to the remaining opossums that are around. :-)
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