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    Lost 2 hens in 2 weeks???

    When I got home from work I inspected the dead chicken. It was obviously a prolapsed vent. She was blocked up. This must have happened very quickly b/c my wife only noticed her in the nesting box 2 evenings ago sitting on eggs and then found her dead the next morning. It's sad we didn't have a...
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    Lost 2 hens in 2 weeks???

    They don't seem too thin... but they aren't plump. They typically get a couple handfuls of corn scratch daily. It's not hot, highs this past week were in the mid 80's. Horsefly, tick & mite dust purchased at our feed supplier. I applied it to their tail/vent area and between their wings. What...
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    Lost 2 hens in 2 weeks???

    We don't have a clue what's happening! Rhode Island last week, perfectly healthy one day found dead in the coop the next. And today the same with a Barred Rock. Our hens are about 2yrs old, have organic pellets and fresh well water supply, inside coop and nesting boxes, and a large outside open...
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