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    Cochin Foot Problem - Help

    UPDATE AUGUST 25 2016... ... Just got back from our new avian certified vet who also has pet Cochins! She says this is normal for this breed and Cochin feet just get worse with age. They take a bit more care. Check them at least monthly (and the other birds too). Keep them clean. This swelling...
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    Poultry Wringer help cull dispatch euthanasia cervical dislocation

    :-( There is no easy way out except the vet. Unfortunately with poultry, too often, you have to be the one in an emergency. The best way to bleed out is to use a cone. It is the safest for you and the bird. Use a dedicated blade at least 6 inches long and literally razor sharp with no...
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    Cochin Foot Problem - Help

    My girl had the same thing. Looks like the base of each follicle is infected. I've been doing iodine foot soaks till the vet can get back with me. What was it??
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    Poultry Wringer help cull dispatch euthanasia cervical dislocation

    I ended up purchasing the thing. I used it on an already passed away hen about 5 lbs. It seemed a little too small for poultry. The video posted by the company shows a small bird. Anyways... You have to pull really really hard and at just the right angle. No, I mean really hard. Harder than you...
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    Help Diagnosing: Yellow Puss filled blisters on legs

    I see this is an old thread but I too am searching. My pullet has blisters too. But hers drained clear. I hope all turned out well. Did you find out the cause or what it was? Here is my thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1013470/blister-under-scales#post_15700980
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    Adding to a very small flock

    Aart advice sounds great. I don't know about grown birds but I an currently integrating 3 babies to 3 adults. I split the run down the middle with chicken wire. The babies are in the run most days now that they are feathered and old enough. Are inside the brooder in the garage at night. I will...
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    Am I the only one who uses a large metal dog dish for my girls' water?

    I Hate cleaning chicken waterers. I love using an automatic dog water dish up on pavers. A big 3 gallon. So easy to clean!
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    blister under scales

    I have scoured the web and mercks manual. I am stumped. White rock pullet. 7 weeks old. Raised in large, clean indoor brooder with 2 others. Go outside in covered coop most days weather permitting. In brooder at night. All healthy and acting like baby chickens. Started with slightly swollen...
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    Poultry Wringer help cull dispatch euthanasia cervical dislocation

    I have found plenty of info on using the rabbit wringer on dispatching rabbits. But, a chicken is different. I have even contacted the creator of the dispatcher and he does not have any additional info on chicken dispatching using the device. I would LOVE to have input from folks who have used...
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    Thick, clumpy egg yolk -- causes? safe to eat?

    It is a slim possibility they got too cold. Whenever i have seen eggs freeze they usually crack. Do they always crack when frozen? I usually get to the eggs at least a few hours after they were laid and we don't get below 30F too often here and my coop usually stays about 5 F above the outside...
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    Fermenting feed for layers?

    I only have 2 cups (dry measure) to feed in the AM to 5 hens. I dump it out on a flat, elevated rock in the run (after draining of course). edit - this was supposed to be in response to an earlier question on how they feed it to the birds. Not sure why it did not feed under the question I...
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    Thick, clumpy egg yolk -- causes? safe to eat?

    I too have had an egg this morning had a normal yolk with what seemed to be gooey or thicker clumps of yolk that would not mix in well. I have been searching the threads. I will test out a few more to see what happens. It was only with one hen's egg. All I can think of is that she had roundworms...
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    Review by '' on item 'Easter Eggers'

    So far i have owned 4 EE's. One was a hatchery and the others are mix breed farm hens. The hatchery one was HUGE and died at 2 years old of internal laying. Egg production is OK about 5 a week on average. when my pullets started laying they started headlong thru the winter with 5-6 avg. eggs...
  14. Tulley is susspected to be a cross of easter egger hen and welsumner roo she lays a silky smooth small beige egg. hatch april 2013

    Tulley is susspected to be a cross of easter egger hen and welsumner roo she lays a silky smooth small beige egg. hatch april 2013

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  15. Ameracauna X Redstar sex-link, she lays blue eggs with blue interior/ hatch april 2013

    Ameracauna X Redstar sex-link, she lays blue eggs with blue interior/ hatch april 2013

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