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    Bloody hen

    After looking closely at her, the wounds are on both wings, where they connect to the bone. I cleaned it up as best as possible. I will keep her separated for a week then put a hen saddle on her to detour him (hopefully) from hurting her again. Almost all of her neck feathers have been pulled...
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    Bloody hen

    One of my hens has a bloody wound near her wing. The roo has been hard on her and I suspect he inflicted it. I will capture her tonight and tend to it, but what's the best way of doing that? Hydrogen peroxide? I don't want the other hens pecking her. Should I separate her for a few days? Thanks...
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    Rooster problem

    OK, I took her today to see the local "eggspert", and she thinks part of the problem is sunburn and suggested safe sunscreen, which I don't know which is safe, ideas on that? She also thinks part of the problem is that this particular hen is very headstrong and stubborn. The others follow the...
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    Rooster problem

    I've separated her for about 4 days now. I did check her for parasites yesterday but didn't see anything. I cannot imagine why her and one other hen has lost their shoulder feathers. I understand the ones on the back, and yes, I use hen saddles, but with this hen in particular, I often find it...
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    Rooster problem

    As I said, this hen is the head hen, the others are afraid of her, so cannot imagine which one would be pecking at her. But something's obviously happening. As to checking for pests, how does one see them at night? And if I find that's an issue...how to rid them? I was supposed to pick up 3...
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    Rooster problem

    I really hope someone can help with this problem. It pertains to our rooster. He's great around us, eats out of your hand, really a sweet, good boy. BUT, when he mounts the hens, and one in particular, he's pulling out their neck feathers. The one that looks the worse has been quarantined...
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    How to catch those quick birds?

    Hi all, I know someone knows the answer to my question. I need to buy one of those nice, long-handled chicken catching nets/hoops. What are they really called, and where to get the best price? I work for a vet clinic but they couldn't find one, likely because I don't know what they're actually...
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    Help! Sick Hen

    I went out this morning and she seems fairly normal, walking around and stratching the ground. Later, I tried the warm water bath, massaging her abdominal area. Also used a bit of lubricant and a rubber glove and explored the vent area further than last night. I didn't feel anything except the...
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    Help! Sick Hen

    UPDATE: After a couple of you folk recommended the warm bath, I went out to do it, and also check inside her vent for a bound egg. I was afraid to go to far (I never knew that that area is moving so much and so strongly!), I didn't feel an egg, but again I only went in about 1/2 inch. It's dark...
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    Help! Sick Hen

    LMVB, post: 21419707, member: 403448"]This afternoon, my husband and I were outside working in the garden and had let the hens roam in the now unused dog fence. One, Sansa, went into the coop to lay an egg (we thought). She never came out. We've checked her several times, she was still in the...
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    Help! Sick Hen

    This afternoon, my husband and I were outside working in the garden and had let the hens roam in the now unused dog fence. One, Sansa, went into the coop to lay an egg (we thought). She never came out. We've checked her several times, she was still in the laying box. This last check, she had...
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    Rodent discovered last night inside coop

    Ursuline, I do have a fan, and turn on the water sprinkler just in front of the run, both to help cool the chickens, but with temps averaging around 100+ plus the humidity, they are miserable no matter what I do. Thanks for the rodent encouragement. I've checked the coop itself, and there's no...
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    Rodent discovered last night inside coop

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    Rodent discovered last night inside coop

    Ursuline Chick, are you talking about fans and misters to cool the chickens down, or deter the rodents? If it's the former, yes and I that and each day I add a frozen water bottler to their water container, which really helps. Thanks for the reply and totally agree--we can solve so many problems...
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