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    introducing new chickens?

    Playpen is a great idea. I just went through the exact same thing with five chicks being introduced to my 2 yr old hens. I didn't know the playpen trick so I used a large dog crate. It worked great. The babies were in the crate while the big girls checked them out. This went on for about...
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    EMERGENCY- I THINK I'M LOSING HER

    I gave her a dose of poultry drench and she has perked up a bit but still very sick. She did walk out of the coop into her run by herself and she managed to get back in tonight. Still very weak. I am having a really hard time finding a vet that will treat chickens. They will not give me a...
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    EMERGENCY- I THINK I'M LOSING HER

    Thank you!
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    EMERGENCY- I THINK I'M LOSING HER

    How do I check for an impacted/sour crop? Not sure when she last laid; I have been away since last Tuesday and my daughter has been caring for my flock.
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    EMERGENCY- I THINK I'M LOSING HER

    Just returned last night and noticed by Rhode Island Red Hen 2 yrs old didn't look right. She is usually very active and rules the roost. She was very quiet and her comb was flopped down. This morning when I opened the coop to let them out into the run she walked out slowly and pooped very...
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    Heat stroke suffering hen-need advice or suggestions!

    Something else I thought was really interesting, our Favorelle, Frances, and our white Silkie, Evie stood watch over Esther's body until I went over and picked her up. They stood right next to us as we dug a grave and buried her. It was amazing to watch the two of them; I wonder what they must...
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    Heat stroke suffering hen-need advice or suggestions!

    I feel your sorrow; I just came home from work today and found beautiful Esther, our Easter Egger dead in the outside coop. This is the 3rd day in the mid 90's in western NY. I didn't see any injuries on her body so I am assuming it was the heat. It is so sad. She laid the most beautiful...
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    Bald Spots in NY

    Hum....never thought of that. They have actually been cooped up more because they don't like to go out when there is snow. Could be boredom. Did your chicken have really pink skin?
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    Bald Spots in NY

    Hi There Hope someone knows what's going on with my 1 1/2 year old flock....in the fall during their first molt, I noticed by Barred Rock was missing a patch of feathers toward her backside; the skin was quite inflamed. At first I thought it had to do with the molt.But as a precaution, I also...
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    GREETINGS FROM HILTON, NY...up by the "Big Pond"

    Hello All I'm not exactly new, new but still a novice. I have a flock of ten backyard chickens and they are about 1 1/2 yrs old now. In the fall I thought we might be having a bout with mites during their first molt. Everything seemed to clear up except for Silvia, my Barred Plymouth Rock, she...
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