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    Sunscreen for bald chickens? Is there one?

    I’ve attached a photo of Miss Fluff. As you can see, she has whiskers, not feathers. When she molted last fall, she had worms and mites. Yes. I feel like a horrible parent. She was outside with the other chickens and I noticed her legs were badly sunburned. What sunscreen is safe for...
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    Chicken seems dizzy: off most food but drinks water

    Here is a new photo of poop this morning.
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    Chicken seems dizzy: off most food but drinks water

    This is a photo of her. She sleeps on the perch.
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    Chicken seems dizzy: off most food but drinks water

    I’ve attached a photo of her poop. I had to enlarge it just so it could be seen, the actual size is maybe a quarter of an inch. (4 millimeters.) The rest of it is Mostly clear water.
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    Chicken seems dizzy: off most food but drinks water

    She’s about 3 and has been laying eggs. I have her inside right now and away from the others. Her crop feels empty because she is on day 3 of eating nothing but liquid egg and drinking water. She is always eager to drink water. Even as little as she is eating, she is acting relatively...
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    Chicken seems dizzy: off most food but drinks water

    I have a chicken who seems dizzy. She walks slowly and often has to take a step to get her balance. She has feeling in both feet, as she pulls her feet away if I pinch her toes. I have palpated her and she doesn’t seem sore or have any knots. She has a normal crop. She won’t eat anything...
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    Chicken has pupil that is completely constricted

    It doesn’t look grey, it’s just constricted. I think she can see some light, but she does seem to be blind otherwise in that eye. I had some eye ointment for my dog and out that in the eye.
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    Chicken has pupil that is completely constricted

    She acts completely normal otherwise. I’m unsure if I should treat it or if it is too late to treat?
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    Warm winter hats for Roosters

    I’ve used these as necessary for the last 5 years or so. They seem to work fairly well. I have not been able to figure out how to keep wattles warm, so no changes to design. I just got some Silver laced Wyandottes who who has more of a Rose comb. I’m thinking I will make a 3 sided flat topped...
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    Official BYC Poll: What Are You Doing to Protect Your Flock From Bird Flu (H5N1) Infection?

    This is an article from University of Kentucky Extension Service about how to clean for bird flu. Spoiler: bleach kills bird flu https://afs.ca.uky.edu/files/bird_flu-cleaninganddisinfection2015.pdf
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    Strange wispy feather growth

    I am tying these two posts together: My Silver laced Wyandotte that I got from Murray McMurray hatchery has the same thing: https://www.backyardchickens.com/posts/28185678/
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    Molting hen growing whiskers not feathers

    Holy cow. Found this thread from 5 years ago. She also had silver laced Wyandotte from Murray McMurray Hatchery with the same feather growth. Now I’m wondering if this is genetic? https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/strange-wispy-feather-growth.1291793/
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    Molting hen growing whiskers not feathers

    Not a silke: silver laced Wyandotte. And I last wormed this summer. Today, I put some ivermectin on her back for deplummage mites for lack of anything else to do. (I didn’t see any sign of mites.) I’m absolutely flummoxed by this. ???????
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    Molting hen growing whiskers not feathers

    All of my chickens had a heavy molt this year. Two hens lost nearly all their feathers at the same time. One is fully feathered now. The other seems to have cat’s whiskers growing in instead of her usual feathers. It’s really cold outside and I’m not sure what to do.
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    Fall 2024 Molt Report - For science: correlate with the weather?

    I’ve always wondered if there is a correlation between molts and weather. So, let’s gather some data. Please list: Where you live? What breeds you have? How much your birds molted this fall: Then, this spring, we can look at the molts and weather and see if there is any correlation or if it is...
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