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    Sick Bay Advice Needed

    I have an 18 month old Easter Egger who has been having diarrhea the last few days. She’s also had a bit of a dirty bottom & has been losing feathers around her vent since late August. I’ve checked several times for mites/lice and found nothing. I took a fecal sample to the vet today and it was...
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    Watery white poop with something in it? Missing vent feathers? (Pictures)

    Hey everyone, I’m concerned about one of my hens, Rue. She’s an 18 month old Easter Egger. Tonight I noticed when she pooped tonight it was white and watery/slimy. I was a bit concerned but trying not to panic because I had seen another hen poop like that back in the summer when it was really...
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    Is my hen egg bound?

    Noodle was still acting normal today and she laid an egg so all seems well :) Not sure what made her act odd. It was warm yesterday evening, in the low 80s and breezy and most of the yard is shaded. They’d had watermelon to snack on too. Maybe she just got too hot from running around. Thanks for...
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    Is my hen egg bound?

    Hi everyone, I noticed some odd behavior in my hen, Noodle tonight that has me concerned. She’s a Welsummer and almost and year and a half old. This is my first flock of chickens so I‘m not experienced and would appreciate some insight and wisdom of some experienced chicken keepers! So I let...
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    Muscovy hen bald on neck— mating or other issue??

    We didn’t see anything crawling on the bald spots but we didn’t look through her feathers. I’ll have to check her more closely tomorrow and see if I can find anything!
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    Muscovy hen bald on neck— mating or other issue??

    Hello everyone, I’m new to Backyard Chickens and this is my first post. Hoping to get some opinions... We have 13 chocolate Muscovy ducks that we hatched from eggs last summer that are almost a year old now—10 hens and 3 drakes. We’ve had ducks for about 20 years but this is our first time with...
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