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    Ringworm?

    Does this look like ringworm/favus to you?
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    Where should I put my brooder?

    It looks like you have a similar situation to ours. For our solution, we chose the garage. Two things to be aware of/watch out for are odor and pests. Wherever you keep them will start to smell different! Keep their area clean and refreshed as much as possible to help combat those two things...
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    What's the temperature where you are???

    We are in Northwest Florida and it got down to 18F at our house the other night. The chickens went from balmy 70ish degree weather much of the winter to this. We put our bantam flock into a dog kennel within the main coop overnight for the past two nights because those silly tiny birds insist on...
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    Large neck open wound with wheezing from hawk attack

    She is continuing to recover nicely. Her feathers are starting to grow back and the wound space keeps shrinking daily.
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    Large neck open wound with wheezing from hawk attack

    13 days later, this is what she looks like. She has lots of energy and continues to eat and poop plentifully. She seems downright offended when we apply the ointment and has been shaking her head and preening her feathers since we applied it about 10 minutes ago, even ignoring treats. 😏 This...
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    Large neck open wound with wheezing from hawk attack

    Well, it has been a week and she seems to be doing remarkably well. Here is a picture just before applying the Neosporin. Her eating and pooping are both plentiful and normal. She has developed a trick of vigorously shaking her head when we apply the ointment. 😝 The wheezing sound stopped, so...
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    Large neck open wound with wheezing from hawk attack

    Thank you all. She seems rather lively for having such a graphic looking injury. She is eating and drinking on her own and looking around. I am especially grateful for the advice about clearing the feathers away so they don't get sealed into the wound. We saw it starting to happen even within...
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    Large neck open wound with wheezing from hawk attack

    Thank you both so much! The wheezing appears to be from the mouth. We didn't discern any bubbling. She is older, 3 years, but our chickens are primarily our son's pets, so have not been culled as they age. We have followed your suggestions.
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    Large neck open wound with wheezing from hawk attack

    Christina, a Rhode Island Red, got attacked by a very hungry hawk today. We immediately isolated her and have safety gotten the rest of the flock back into the coop. Her wound has been rinsed with warm water and we are drying her now. There are no local vets who will see chickens. What else can...
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    Rooster... Managed to attack me

    I wouldn't keep a rooster like that. Regarding your MIL, I have heard good things about the Boundaries book by Cloud and Townsend. Maybe it would give you some ideas/support/inspiration. Would she perhaps be able to take the rooster back instead? Good luck!
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    Still alive but not eating

    Thank you. We do offer oyster shells on the side, though I have been lazy about refilling them since the last time they knocked them over. They free range a few hours most days and get into egg shells out in the compost a lot too. I should put out new oyster shells again though. Thank you for...
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    Still alive but not eating

    Thank you so much for the guidance! I will try getting some coconut oil tomorrow and follow the rest of your suggestions as well.
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    Still alive but not eating

    She hasn't laid an egg at least since Friday, possibly longer. Her crop is feeling a lot flatter now after another day of no eating... no longer full. Her vent is still pulsing/contracting, though she is keeping her beak closed and no longer panting. She does seem to me to be swollen below her vent.
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    Still alive but not eating

    Thank you. I have tried looking things up too. I don't notice anything beyond typical chicken odor. I found a lot of interesting things and really appreciate how people help each other so much on this forum, but have been unsuccessful at finding anything for my particular situation so far.
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    Still alive but not eating

    Our almost 2 year old Rhode Island Red spent Friday night in a layer. We discovered her Saturday morning and separated her from the flock. She was panting and her vent was contracting as if she were trying to lay an egg. We treated her as if she were egg bound, but I am new and don't really know...
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