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    How long do I separate out the bully and what if theres more than one?

    How did you set up the five gallon buckets in the run?
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    Bulge under vent

    I’ve been off for the last few days so I’ve been outside all day and night with them. Monday and Tuesday my husbands off and will be outside with them. And since Thursday there’s been really no bullying, thank god. We have another smaller coop next to the bigger one we have been putting her in...
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    Bulge under vent

    Yeah she is the main culprit, the others have been leaving her alone. There’s no mites or lice that are visible. I’ve been soaking, cleaning and ointment (TAO and Mushers Secret) around the clock. She laid a hard egg yesterday morning, but a soft one while she was on the roosting bar getting...
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    Bulge under vent

    Watching her outside today it looks as though she is the only culprit. Do you think it could be feather cyst?
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    Bulge under vent

    This morning I did a wash, antimicrobial spray and some ointment followed by a tea tree oil spray to deter any pecking. No mites that I can see. She’s got plenty of food, water, some meal worms, oyster shell, and diatomaceous earth. I’m hoping the pluck marks are just irritated and will heal...
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    Bulge under vent

    I have her in a smaller coop with an attached run next to the rest of the flock for now. I hope one day of butt pecking hasn’t caused such irreversible damage. Any ideas on what I can apply besides the Hen Healer, something more or a bandage or a binder?
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    Bulge under vent

    I did the Hen Healer but the blue seemed to attract more than deter, so I soaked and put some antibiotic ointment. I sat outside and watched her for hours, seemingly unbothered and happy foraging with her crew. When the other hen did pick a little at her behind it was not aggressive but looked...
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    Hernia prognosis in hens

    How did you make the truss attachment for the saddle? Unfortunately I think my hen has a hernia and I wan’t to do everything possible to keep her comfortable and safe. The hernia is small in size, but I don’t want it to progress any further. Thanks in advance :)
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    Bulge under vent

    My 1.5 year old Easter Egger has a quarter size soft bulge under her vent, accompanied by new onset missing feathers. The bulge’s edges are prominent, like a little squishy ball, and swelling isn’t generalized to the entire abdomen. She just recently recovered from a prolapsed vent a few weeks...
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    Barred Rock

    Roughly 3 months old. Markings are identical to each other to include curling tail feathers, lighter and larger than my Barred Rock hen, and thinner, pointier neck/back feathers. Only heard the one standing crow.
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