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    Chicken has fluid on chest, not interacting with other chickens

    she is about 3 years old, very active and usually healthy. I did see a very small, tiny egg in the coop this week.
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    Chicken has fluid on chest, not interacting with other chickens

    Yes, Epson salt bath. I have not seen her eat today and when I gave the other hens a little snack this evening she did not come out of the coop, which is very irregular. The girls love their evening free ranging. The fluid encompasses her entire chest.
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    Chicken has fluid on chest, not interacting with other chickens

    I noticed my Barred Rock was nesting in the hen house not acting all together as usual this morning, this after noon she is not interacting with the flock . I picked her up to check her out and her chest feels like there is fluid, like a water balloon. I have her sequestered now. I gave her a...
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    The weakest link...hen pecking

    Kept Road Runner in today, her feather are literally falling out, she fluffed up and shook - about 2 or 3 feathers just came flying out. There are 10 to 15 lying around the temp cage floor today. She has not been interested in taking in fluids for awhile She eats I just don't see her drink. I...
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    The weakest link...hen pecking

    Interesting enough my "bully" bird was quite bullied herself in our first flock, she is the second smallest among them all but she is at the top of the pecking order now. She is a Red Sex link and a super layer, When we added the second flock, with the Polish, she was the more aggressive one...
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    The weakest link...hen pecking

    I have a buff polish, she has had a few ruff weeks, infection, taking antibiotics and anti inflammatory meds I have been giving her some extreme TLC, bringing her in in the morning giving her, her own feeding time and then meds same with n the evening. She is the lowest hen on the 7 hen pecking...
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    Freeloading slackers I tell ya! WHEN will they lay??

    Congratulations, great news !!!
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    TROUBLE My Buff Polishs' Beak looks really, really bad !!

    Thank you,I have a small syringe so i can do this!
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    TROUBLE My Buff Polishs' Beak looks really, really bad !!

    I have a syringe so i have given her some water that way, just don't know why she won't drink its crazy hot and humid here in Fl. Thanks for the link! I live in Orlando Florida we are in our hot and humid season 90 degrees and 100% humidity, whew its uncomfortable to be outside my poor girls-I...
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    Freeloading slackers I tell ya! WHEN will they lay??

    Love your post, my husband would have titled it the same way! We have 2 sets of "flocks" The first set (of 4) started laying right at 20 wks, one started and then the rest fell in suite with in about 1-2 weeks-we were spoiled. The next flock we have started laying around 24-30 wks much later...
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    TROUBLE My Buff Polishs' Beak looks really, really bad !!

    THANK YOU !!! I did feel a bit overlooked, but maybe no one has every seen this before. I TOOK HER TO THE VET and boy that was a nice bill, but she is a sweet chicken and deserves at least a good shot at getting well. He took x-rays and blood work. Her White Blood Cell count was HIGH, her...
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    TROUBLE My Buff Polishs' Beak looks really, really bad !!

    My Buff Polish spent 4 hours today in the hen house, which is very unusual for her-mostly she is a very feisty active girl. She seemed to be hiding out I think, she is not typically a broody girl either, but she was sitting on the eggs.. I actually encouraged her to get out of the house...and...
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    Which breeds have you had good egg production from?

    I have a RED Sex Link, I know you said no hybrids but she is a consistent large egg super layer, started at 20 wks to the day and has not miss but maybe 2-3 days in a year and did not miss a day laying all through the winter. Goldie is friendly-lets us pick her up and likes to be...
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    Hen Pecking.....what a mess

    Did you add the cat food to your feed or just give a hand full a couple of time a week? I thinking these girls are such good layers they just want more protein
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    Hen Pecking.....what a mess

    We have a 200 sq foot coop with 7 hens, 1 Sex link (the one whose bottom is plucked the worse and also the one who is plucking her own bottom) 1 Polish, second worse bottom, 2 Barred Rocks, 1 Silver laced Wyanadotte, 1 Jersey Giant and 1 Lavender Orpington. They get free rage time 1-2 times a...
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