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    Why won't my hen bear weight on her leg?????

    Over the past few weeks I posted about my hen who appeared to have injured her leg and was not bearing weight on it. Now, over almost 2 months later, I am still baffled. She was seen and treated by a vet for a mild bumblefoot as the possible source. She had no break, no sprain, a completed...
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    Update on my hen with injured foot

    So several weeks ago I posted about a young hen who appear to injure her foot and stopped bearing weight on it. I isolated her for about three weeks with no improvement though she appeared healthy and continued to eat. I finally took her to a vet . Who found no sprain or break but a mild...
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    How much aspirin?

    How much aspirin do you give a hen for pain due to sprained leg?
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    Hen has injured leg

    So one of my young hens injured her leg (probably flying off the roost). I've separated her in the coop for about two weeks but let her out to eat with the other hens. She hops around and eats and drinks fine. No visible injuries or bumble foot. No breaks that I can feel. I can extend her foot...
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    Do I need another rooster?

    A friend gave us a banty rooster years ago who was actually too small to mate with any of our big hens. He was not person aggressive and got on with the hens though they didn't like him trying to mate with them. He died yesterday of old age. I can't tell if the hens miss him though then have...
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    Am I handling broody hen correctly?

    Yes.
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    Am I handling broody hen correctly?

    I have a broody hen who is staying broody. I put her in a separate pen with food and water. She is visible to the flock. After dark I place her on a roost with the others. By early morning she is back in the nest so I repeat the routine. I've been doing this for well over a week to no avail...
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    Why is everyone in an uproar???

    My 5 yr old welcome had to be put down today due to a broken leg that wouldn’t heal. She spent two weeks in a cage near her mates to the end. I was surprised that everyone hung around her. I didn’t think she was the leader because the rooster hated her. Anyway I added two 6 mos olds in a run...
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    Hen's leg injured?

    She was vaccinated. Today she tried to stand and sat/slid back down. I'm wondering if she has damage high up on the leg at the joint. She's eating broccoli leaves that I feed her but she didn't seem interested in the worms today. I am not feeling hopeful.
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    Hen's leg injured?

    My hen injured her leg. Initially she was limping. I isolated her in a cage with the flock. I'm trying to give her aspirin for pain, I've examined her foot and don't find any bumps, swelling, etc. A week later she is still eating and drink but seems to be not getting better. I splinted her leg...
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    Why have my hens abruptly stopped laying?

    It's June here in CAlifornia and perfect weather for laying. I was getting eggs daily and then all of a sudden everyone stopped laying. It's been about 5 days. Everyone looks healthy, no molting. They are in a protected cooped and run so predators can't access them. They get organic crumble...
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    my hen's symptoms

    My chicken has something wrong. She is my biggest chicken and has always stayed on the edge of the flock. Over the past week or so she has stopped laying (she lays the smallest egg of the flock). She appears pigeon toed and is walking/waddling slowly. She's sitting alone alot up against things...
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    Shouldn't they be laying?

    I have a mixed flock of 6 hens under 4 years old. They all stopped laying in November. All my neighbor's flocks are laying again but mine aren't. They are done moulting. I live in No California. Any ideas why everyone else in the neighborhood is getting eggs and I'm not????
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    Rooster aggressive towards one hen

    my banty rooster tries to isolate one of my younger hens away from flock (she was added with four other pullets last year). He chases her but doesn't try to mate with her. He hasn't hurt her but doesn't want her as part of the flock (eg. he won't let her into run to eat with others). Is this...
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    Hen can't jump into nesting box

    Thanks for your advice. Don't know how I'd weigh her but I can do the rest.
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