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    Heat exhaustion death?

    Thank you so much for your reply. I did have an egg bound hen once and recognized it right away and was able to save her. I did know it was deadly but didn't realize it could happen that quickly! I feel like I never stop learning with my chickens, they always seem to come up with something new...
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    Heat exhaustion death?

    I can't thank you enough for your reply. I did think of butchering, but my grief got in the way and I assumed it was the heat. Unfortunately I did not refrigerate her. Thank you for informing me it was probably not due to the heat. At least that relieves the guilt of an easily avoidable death.
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    Heat exhaustion death?

    I have a coop cam and last night found my silver laced wyandotte named Karen laying on the floor. We ran out to rescue her but it was too late and she literally died right before we got to her; (yes, my crazy ass tried cpr). It was around 90 degrees here in PA. For reference it has been this hot...
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    Diarrhea and Lethargy

    The white urates are always white. The yellow does not look it came from the poop. It looks like a different aspect of the poop. I also saw it in the coop last night and it had more structure. Her crop feels puffy, but so does my other Jersey Giant. The other chickens' are hard. I will check...
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    Diarrhea and Lethargy

    Hi, I was wondering if you can help me with Betty, my Jersey Giant, 8 months old, egg layer. She seemed lethargic in her run today (laying down, closing eyes standing up, and only scratching with beak). I separated her and took a picture of her poop. Her vent is clean, no sign of gape worm...
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    Help woth homemade chicken feed recipe.

    I have read that feed should be less than 15% oats, as more can cause diarrhea. I found some helpful websites (and you can too with a google search) that lists specific percentages of each ingredient as well as a list of ingredients and their corresponding percentage of protein so you can adjust...
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