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Eggcessive replied to the thread Dying, please help.. 8 year old hen has not pooped in 3 days.She may be slowly dying of a reproductive disorder such as cancer, salpingitis, or egg yolk peritonitis. Does she have any enlargement... -
Thank you so much. I will inform my manager. Here's another picture of the swollen area. I can hear her breathing loudly like she is in...
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Eggcessive replied to the thread Egg bound? Urgent!!.Hens with reproductive disorders or cancer can develop water belly as well. Egg yolk peritonitis is often a result of the reproductive...
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Eggcessive replied to the thread Egg bound? Urgent!!.Give her a human calcium tablet with vitamin d3 300-600 mg or a Tums orally (break the Tums in half.) That may help if she is having...
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Eggcessive reacted to azygous's post in the thread Please help my chickens aren't making new feathers with
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Have you determined that this feather loss is from the chickens plucking out each other's feathers? Or, as your attempt to adjust their... -
Eggcessive replied to the thread Respiratory emergency.Bringing in new birds to add to an existing flock is a common way many can get a respiratory disease introduced into their flocks. I...
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Eggcessive replied to the thread Question.I would keep them on the layer feed for at least 90% of their diet. Sometimes you can put some things of interest that keep them...
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Eggcessive replied to the thread Ear/Sinus Infection?.Tylosin mixes better if the powder is always added to the water. I am not a fan of using the 4 in 1 medicines that are for treatment of...
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Eggcessive replied to the thread Ear/Sinus Infection?.Yes, 1/4 tsp per quart or 1 tsp per gallon.
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I'm assuming 14 teaspoons per quart is a typo? It's a quarter (1/4) teaspoon, right? Her eyes don't look too bad, they're clear...
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Eggcessive replied to the thread Question.I would suspect that they may be bored or not getting enough protein in their diet. Do they get out to free range daily? What are you...
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Eggcessive replied to the thread Question.It looks like another chicken is picking out her feathers. Do you have a rooster? Have you actually seen any mites, lice or their eggs...
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Eggcessive replied to the thread Molting? Mites? Bullying?.It looks like they are pecking each other’s feathers out. The one with no feather loss could be the main culprit. They do this when they...
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Eggcessive replied to the thread Is this Coccidrosis? My hen doesn’t do much. Just sits down all day but eats and drinks..How old is your chicken? Is she eating or drinking anything? Any pictures of her? The dropping looks like a cecal dropping which can...
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Eggcessive replied to the thread Pustules / growths on face.It does look like a bad case of fowl pox. Look for yellow gunk inside the beak, which is wet form of fowl pox and more deadly. I would...