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    Gout Treatment

    Hi Backyard Chicken friends, I suspect I have a chicken with gout, and I've read that Tart Cherry extract capsules may help. I can't seem to find a proper dosage. Does anyone know how many mg I can safely give my hen per day? Clementine is an almost six-year-old Ameraucana. Thanks!
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    Broken quills?

    Thank you so much for your response! When I got them, they were supposed to be about 13 weeks (so about 15 weeks now). This one is much smaller, and I do not think she is that old. Thank you for all of this great information. I applied vetericyn because that's what I had on hand, and this...
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    Broken quills?

    A few weeks ago, be brought home three pullets from a local farm. One of them only had a few feathers on her tail, but since she looked so much small than the rest, I figured she was still growing more feathers. It has gotten much worse, and now it looks like the quills are broken and they are...
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    Wheezing Chicken

    Thank you. This is very helpful.
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    Wheezing Chicken

    Thank you! I use pine shavings for bedding and I think ventilation is okay. None of the other chickens are having any trouble. I isolated the wheezing hen and have removed all bedding and just put down towels. It's been a few days now and the wheezing persists. I'm going to try oxide that was...
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    Wheezing Chicken

    Thank you! I was able to find it online and I'll give it a try once it arrives.
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    Wheezing Chicken

    Thank you so much! Can I get oxine over the counter at Tractor Supply, or would this be a prescription from the vet?
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    Wheezing Chicken

    Good morning BYC friends, One of our girls has us completely perplexed, so I'm reaching out to all of you since you've been so helpful in the past. We have a one-year-old hen. She's a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a White Rock. For almost two months, she has been wheezing and we have...
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    Hawk attack - broken neck?

    Thank you all for your helpful responses! Just wanted to share a little update on Tansy. We have used a mixture of your suggestions and she is improving immensely. She is eating and drinking (mashed food, eggs, oatmeal, etc.), she's more talkative and more active. Moving about the yard...
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    Hawk attack - broken neck?

    Thank you so much for taking the time to respond! She flipped her neck back around on her own and this hasn’t been a problem anymore. However, she is still only drinking when we dip her beak in water and she isn’t eating at all. It’s now been 4 days. I’ve tried scrambled eggs, chicken feed mash...
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    Hawk attack - broken neck?

    Our little lady was attacked by a hawk yesterday. There were no puncture wounds, no blood, not even a scratch. Just a bunch of feathers on her back were plucked out. My husband chased the hawk away just in time. She was in shock - we separated her and we treated her with warm blankets and water...
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    Healthy Comb?

    Hi all- This Ameraucana is almost a year old and I've always noticed that her comb always looks strange, like it formed around something. I haven't really gone inside, but it l looks dark, like dirt. I'm wondering if this is normal, or should I be concerned? She is eating, drinking and acting...
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    Worms?

    Thank you. 😞 Of course not encouraging news, but this is very helpful.
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    Worms?

    Thank you all! It seems to have been flystrike. I did what you suggested and she has improved very much. Today as I was inspecting her poop in her chicken hospital, I found this. It appeared to come out with her poop and is squishy, but solid. Any ideas on what it could be?
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    Worms?

    Hi all- I’m hoping someone can help. We have an older hen who has been lethargic and having diarrhea. We just thought she was exhibiting signs of old age. She’s had a pasty butt, so last week we cleaned her off, but because she has diarrhea, her but was nasty again. When we soaked her again...
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