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    Blood work

    It’s so alarming that you were all discussing this two years ago in 2019, and I’m having the same problem in 2021. I actually came on here today with the exact same question as EdnaAndEdith. Got my hen bloodwork and her vet says the results were normal, but a bunch of her ranges are off, so what...
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    Help! Vet says bloodwork is normal, but all these levels are off. Confused.

    Hi guys, this isn't the first time this has happened with our chickens. We got our girl a full comprehensive panel and the vet called to say that everything was normal. Then why are all these levels below or above normal range? % Monocytes 4.0 (Normal 8.0-17) % Eosinophils 0.0 (Normal 2.0-3.0)...
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    Review by 'madreofchickens' in article 'Table Scraps and Leftovers for Chickens'

    Feeding a chicken chicken meat is forced cannibalism and animal cruelty.
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    Recurring tapeworm in New Hampshire Red

    Hi Isaac! Thank you, I didn't know that! I'll look to get one of those. I attached a photo of one of her droppings below.
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    Recurring tapeworm in New Hampshire Red

    Hi everyone, just to preface this, we only have two chickens as animal companions. They don't live in a coop, but have free-reign of our small yard and home and sleep in our bedroom, so very sanitary conditions. One of them, Jackie, our New Hampshire Red, has been dealing with a chronic case of...
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    Review by 'madreofchickens' in article 'Chickens & Winter Egg Laying and Lighting'

    How about you just let chickens be chickens and do what they do? Does everything an animal does with their reproductive organs need to benefit you?
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    Young roo is walking stiff legged and is in pain

    I agree. And to the gentleman above... this post might be from 2011, but I still see this all the time in 2020, which is why I stopped coming to this site as well. Unfortunately it’s still the first to pop up when I’m Googling for advice, which much too often turns out to be, “Oh just cull” or...
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    Anyone had a chicken recover from Salpingitis?

    Hi LJoWilly, An update: Betty isn’t doing too well. After administering her antibiotics about two months ago, she stopped laying lash eggs for about two months. They began to recur last week. I had a refill of her antibiotics. She was on them for about 3 days, before she began having what...
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    Why do I beat myself up about butchering a few cockerels.

    You can prevent needless suffering by NOT killing them. And again, when there is a victim involved, it is NO LONGER a personal choice. In order for your morality to be consistent, it would need to be applied to other living beings. If someone wanted to kill a cat or a dog in order to consume...
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    Why do I beat myself up about butchering a few cockerels.

    This thread has nothing to do with God. It has to do with making moral choices. God put us on this Earth to be the caretakers of His animals. He gave them the ability to suffer and feel joy. He gave us free will, yes, but would He prefer that we inflict suffering on His animals? Or would He...
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    Why do I beat myself up about butchering a few cockerels.

    Thank you for speaking up for them! 🌷🐔❤
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    Why do I beat myself up about butchering a few cockerels.

    I don't The only reason you interpret it as nasty is because we are pointing out something that makes you feel uncomfortable. When there is a victim involved, taking a life is NOT a personal choice. You are absolutely right. There are plenty of other protein sources to choose from that do not...
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    Why do I beat myself up about butchering a few cockerels.

    Sorry... I'm confused... how do you humanely kill a living being who doesn't want to die?
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    Why do I beat myself up about butchering a few cockerels.

    I don't think you're a weirdo at all. Why don't you listen to your conscience? I don't understand why people fight so hard against what their heart tells them just because something as brutal as killing those we love has become "the norm". It's completely normal to feel bad, because killing a...
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    Anyone had a chicken recover from Salpingitis?

    I’m one to not hinge my expectations on “average prognoses.” Our Betty has already exceeded her 6 month prognosis by quite a bit, and I think it’s because we love her to pieces. She’s a special needs hen and lives with us in the house. The first time we saw our Betty lay a lash egg was August...
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