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    Hoover Hatchery questionable “silkie”

    Ok…first of all, don’t buy silkies from Hoover because they don’t seem to be at all “correct”. Granted, I impulse bought 4 chicks from my local Runnings and I only want them as pets, but c’mon… At six weeks…Three are mostly silkie-like. One has four toes, two have straight combs coming in, one...
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    Does anybody have Americanas/easter eggers from Mt. Healthy?

    I have three “Americana” EEs from Mt. Healthy. They have been healthy and great layers (two lay medium size blue eggs and one lays large light tan eggs). They are a little flighty but friendly enough. Not cuddlers tho. Definitely not the smartest birds either but super cute 😊
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    Salpingitis/lash egg in 3 y.o. hen; comfort measures?

    I've cut back significantly on treats in recent months, but not entirely. They get layer feed and all flock feed, but I do give them a handful of scratch when they need to get inside their pens, plus the occasional apple core or wilted grapes and whatever they scavenge while free-ranging. My...
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    Salpingitis/lash egg in 3 y.o. hen; comfort measures?

    From the highest of highs to the lowest of lows...I had just returned a recovered hen (prolapse) to the flock then I noticed this girl slowing down and looking ill...she is a 3 y.o. Amberlink who hasn't laid since December. In the last 1-2 weeks she has become sluggish, slightly penguin-stanced...
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    Hen prolapse: Does this look like improvement?

    Thought I'd follow up, my hen has finally recovered from the prolapse, after two full weeks of care. After the crust came off and after a good bath, I tried pushing the tissue back in and it stayed about 80% in?! I returned her to her crate for a couple hours, then gave her a couple hours...
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    Hen prolapse: Does this look like improvement?

    Thank you for your words of encouragement. She has really been pretty perky, you'd never know she was ill until she turns around and her rear end looks like a disaster. She got a little free range time today, and now thinks her crate in the garage is her new personal coop to return to. She only...
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    Hen prolapse: Does this look like improvement?

    Hi, I am dealing with my first prolapse, and thanks to the post by @azygous I have a sensible protocol that I have been following...I just don't know if it's working and am getting discouraged. I have a ~4 year old hen who has not laid in well over a year present me with this prolapse 9 days...
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