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    Post Mortem Evaluation

    Hi all, It's our first year raising chickens and we just lost one of our hens today, looking for some input on if I could have done anything better. I suspect it may have been from being egg bound but am not certain. She was around 8 months old had been laying nearly every day without issues...
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    5 wk old chick straining to poop

    Yes, I do provide grit. Hey, just wanted to say thanks for the advice. She seems to be doing a lot better, less red and swollen with the Epsom salt soaks. I started adding water to the food and did a few days of coconut oil which has helped but she still seems prone to getting things stuck...
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    5 wk old chick straining to poop

    Hi, thanks for the response I have added some more photos. I will try the coconut oil and the Epsom salt bath and let you know how it goes. I have never seen her being picked on by the other, She does pick at her back end herself when having trouble getting it all out. They are outside most...
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    5 wk old chick straining to poop

    Hi, I have 5 wk old RIR that has been straining to poop on and off for the last 3 wks and more consistently for the past wk. She makes loud noises when she poops and it gets stuck halfway out and she will peck at it and continue to strain until it comes out. When this first started my local feed...
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    Hello everybody

    Hi everyone, my name is Josh and I am brand new to raising chickens. I have a funny story to share with my introduction to chicken keeping We currently have 5 chicks 4-5 wks old, started off with 2 each RIR and BR, lost one RIR in the first week (spontaneous death in an otherwise seemingly...
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