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    Bad prolapse of favorite hen - should I shoot her

    Sweet little favorite white hen, only 10 months old. 72 hours ago my husband accidentally badly startled her while she was laying, he didn't realize he has to be really gentle with laying hens, so he grabbed her and her egg fell out of her and broke. We thought we should check to make sure she...
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    Success rate of sneaking chicks under broody hen?

    Thank you all. It worked!!!! She is so proud of her 3 little adopted chicks. They literally saved her life.
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    Success rate of sneaking chicks under broody hen?

    What's the success rate of sneaking chicks under a broody hen in the middle of the night? Any anecdotal evidence from anyone, any tips for success? Worried about my broody hen, she's been on a nest of non-viable eggs for way too long
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    When to Mercy kill an egg bound hen?

    No, I didn't think to. I never knew viruses and cancer were related. That's kind of scary.
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    When to Mercy kill an egg bound hen?

    Thank you ❤️
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    When to Mercy kill an egg bound hen?

    So it turned out it wasn't egg binding, but some kind of cancer. She had tumors all over, poor little thing. She kept living, but would just sort of tremble with pain. Eventually we shot her in the head with a small bullet.
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    How much meat am I losing if I cull a cockerel at 14 weeks?

    He is a regular Americana. Supposed to be female, though I suppose even the hatcheries only guarantee 90% accuracy on sexed chicks. We have like seven of the roosters we have to butcher this week (long story). Anyway, I was wondering if it was worth just getting the meat on him now as opposed...
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    Large Bloody 4 inch gash in back of 1 yr old Wyandotte Hen

    She is fully recovered. Thank you!
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    DIY recipe spray to replace veterycin spray?

    Update: she is fully recovered. Apparently triple antibiotic ointment was all she needed. Thank you for your help!
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    When to Mercy kill an egg bound hen?

    She is a 1 year old barred rock.
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    When to Mercy kill an egg bound hen?

    We left for 5 days to go to a wedding, and had an automatic water and feeder in their coop. When we got back, one of them is laying on the ground with her feet in the air twitching. She ate and drank a little when we put her in a separate box, but she can't really stand. I'm afraid she's badly...
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    2 many roosters in the hen house.

    What age do you butcher them at?
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    New to hatching with "Backyard Mix" of Chicks

    How are your chicks? Do you still think they are the breeds you guessed? Was the plucky yellow chick a cockerell after all?
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    DIY recipe spray to replace veterycin spray?

    Thank you everyone! I really appreciate all of this. 😊
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    DIY recipe spray to replace veterycin spray?

    I'm way out in the country with three small toddlers, and my husband is gone on a business trip. I have a wounded chicken. I've washed her and salt water and applied triple antibiotic ointment to her wound, but I want something to spray on it regularly. She's away from the others in her own...
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