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    Feels like chicken has a mass stuck in her, if she's not egg bound what could it be?

    Thank you. I don’t have a thread about this hen, though she has had a lot of issues over her short life. Her crop was still full this morning, only a small amount of very bad-smelling greenish sludge poop overnight, and the mass is still hard in her abdomen. It’s not squishy, but rather feels...
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    Feels like chicken has a mass stuck in her, if she's not egg bound what could it be?

    I'd love an update on the hens with the hard mass in their abdomen. I've got one that seems very similar (1.5 years old; her color has been off. noticed the mass yesterday, still there today, and I haven't seen any signs of poop from her today. her crop didn't fully empty last night. we did the...
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    Hens won't eat any food, cry on and off all day

    Thanks this is brilliant! I’ve been shopping at our local feed and seed and never thought to check Chewy!
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    Hens won't eat any food, cry on and off all day

    Thanks this is brilliant! I’ve been shopping at our local feed and seed and never thought to check Chewy!
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    Hens won't eat any food, cry on and off all day

    Thanks so much for taking such care in replying. I have researched for hours on the issues we’ve had, so my failures are not from lack of effort. The Scratch & Peck brand sells balanced layer feed as well as just the seed mix that’s generally call scratch. That said, you’re right that of course...
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    Hens won't eat any food, cry on and off all day

    lord have we tried! we've done the have-a-heart live traps as well as snap traps. using peanut butter, corn, cheese, etc. the rats are too smart, with too many snacks that aren't in death traps.
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    Hens won't eat any food, cry on and off all day

    We absolutely need a feeding overhaul. S&P is the brand Scratch & Peck, I thought it was a pretty mainstream brand. We have 4 laying hens, 3 of them are about 1.5 and the other one is about 3. I am now informed on why not to add oyster shells to the feed, thank you for telling me. Yikes. We...
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    Any other Backyard Chicken farmers that freeze dry eggs?

    That's fascinating! Does it cook like an egg? I actually froze some whole eggs when the hens were on dewormer because we couldn't eat them. They look VERY strange frozen, but made a nice cold treat for hot weather.
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    Hens won't eat any food, cry on and off all day

    Hi! Yes, I do give them fermented seeds (S&P whole grain, without corn). They enjoy them, but walk away and ignore leftovers just like with the other food. The feed was recently purchased, though I'm never clear what counts as stale.
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    New Mom

    So sorry for your loss, I've been there. What did the diarrhea look like? I learned (too late) that vivid green poop/diarrhea can mean lead exposure (if it's not from grass/green veg). I've also seen worms in their poop, and undigested seeds, which all point to different problems. If you didn't...
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    Help

    Feather-pulling is usually a sign of stress. Have you checked her bum for lice/mites/poop issues?
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    Hens won't eat any food, cry on and off all day

    We're at our wits' end! We have four backyard hens that we love dearly and pamper too much. We've been in search of the ideal food situation, because we're dealing with the predictable rat problem, and also our hens are bad eaters. They only eat their favorite seeds from the whole grain mix...
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