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    Hen is Lethargic, but Eats & Drinks

    I wanted to follow up and say thanks so much for your help! We did give her a calcium tablet and overnight she laid an egg and seems a lot better today. I appreciate you seeing my post + taking the time to answer!
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    Hen is Lethargic, but Eats & Drinks

    Thank you! If you put it in her beak, will she just instinctively swallow it?
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    Official BYC Poll: What Are You Doing to Protect Your Flock From Bird Flu (H5N1) Infection?

    We had this same question when we built our extended covered run. It was hard to find a clear answer; we raked inside really aggressively and used our shop vacuum to pick up as much as we could once we installed the roof.
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    Hen is Lethargic, but Eats & Drinks

    Hi all. One of my 2yo barred rock hens has been lethargic all day. She will come over for scratch and was out in our covered run foraging and drank water while I was watching her. She also had 2 normal looking poops and 1 more watery poop while I was watching her. I don't know if she laid an egg...
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    I think my Rooster has frost bite!!

    Thanks! This is our girl's first winter so we have been worrying a bit. They seem pretty content! We definitely want to expose them to the cold enough that they are hardy for more rough WI winters. Thanks again for the advice!
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    I think my Rooster has frost bite!!

    We have a panel heater, mounted near where they roost at night. Still thinking of bringing them into the garage this weekend as temps near -40. Last weekend with temps around -15 it got near 0 in the coop and that's when our one girl got frostbite. Humidity is very low in the coop, but the temps...
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    I think my Rooster has frost bite!!

    I'm glad yours are doing ok. Of our 5, Violet is the only one with issues. She hurt that comb over the summer and it has a real floppy part which is where the frostbite is. I'm guessing the floppy part doesn't get tucked in as well. Other girls seem ok. Yeah, I'm anxious for next week when the...
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    I think my Rooster has frost bite!!

    Thanks for this, this makes me feel a lot better. We have been hesitant to do anything and it's not like she'd want us putting anything on it, either. Thanks! I hope she heals up as well as your girls.
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    I think my Rooster has frost bite!!

    Truly crazy! But worth it :) I ordered some Green Goo and will try that when it arrives. Shoveling is right! Our girls would not walk in the snow!
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    I think my Rooster has frost bite!!

    I think we're going to put a heat bulb into our lamp (it's just a red light right now for when they go to bed) for the next few days to help keep it warmer. With real lows around -20 I'm worried it will get too cold in the coop for them. Do you leave the lamp on all night? Or have it come on in...
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    I think my Rooster has frost bite!!

    Thanks, I hope so! We don't have any chicken friends in our area so hard to compare strategies!
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    I think my Rooster has frost bite!!

    One of my girls (I have 5 barred rocks) has a really pale grey area on her comb that I'm worried is frostbite. Sorry the pic is a bit blurry, they never sit still! She had hurt this comb over the summer and I don't know if the floppy part doesn't tuck in well at night or what. We're in Wisconsin...
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    Barred Rock w/ Comb Injury

    Wow, thank you! That was a great post; I hope the time in the sectioned off area while she heals helps Violet be more confident, too!
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    Barred Rock w/ Comb Injury

    Hi everyone! I'm a long-time lurker, first time poster here in BYC. A TON of your posts have been so helpful as I've been raising my chicks! I have 5 barred rocks who are about 22 weeks old now. Two are laying eggs so far. Yesterday afternoon, I noticed one of my girls Violet had some blood on...
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