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    Sick hen - possible Blackhead (Histomoniasis) POOP PICTURE

    Thanks Mrs. B. I believe you are right. Can I ask how you (or others) would proceed if: -additional vet expense was out of the question -your chicken was eating enough but exhausted after expending energy eating -chicken is usually enthusiastic when I walk into the bathroom, pecking at the...
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    Sick hen - possible Blackhead (Histomoniasis) POOP PICTURE

    I'm having a hard time determining my hen's illness. No respiratory or coccidiosis symptoms. Her poo is sulfur yellow, which is apparently a classic hallmark of Blackhead/Histomoniasis, which is mostly seen in turkeys. She and her sisters do get to free range in the backyard daily and we have...
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    My favorite girl, Juliet, died yesterday :(

    Thank you for your kind, supportive words. Agreed, Duhlina, that it's just a part of chicken keeping--that actually makes me feel better, knowing sometimes these things just happen. She did not have nasal discharge or rattly breathing, so it isn't very clear. Thanks guys!
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    My favorite girl, Juliet, died yesterday :(

    I noticed how a pale comb and lethargy around noon yesterday and by 4pm she had died. I normally eyeball my girls in their coop every morning, and I can't remember if I did that and everything seemed normal, or if I missed seeing her in distress. Anyway, I did notice around noon and...
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    Hen suddenly lethargic, pale comb, green diarrhea

    Eggcessive, thank you! I think your advice saved my girl. I'm aware of coccidiosis but it didn't come up when I googled her symptoms. Thank you so much!
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    Hen suddenly lethargic, pale comb, green diarrhea

    Thanks, I just gave them some corid and am hoping she's still with us in the AM.
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    Hen suddenly lethargic, pale comb, green diarrhea

    She and the other girls were allowed out for a supervised free range around our backyard this AM. I'm not sure what she might have gotten into (we have a veggie garden she likes to dig in for worms), it consists of: asparagus, lettuce, 2 potato plants (which she ignores for the worms). There...
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    Anybody in San Diego interested in exchanging chicken sitting with us?

    We need a chicken sitter soon too, Rancho Penasquitos if anyone is interested. Three visits, approx 15 minutes to replenish food/water, take the eggs. :)
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    Chicken is unhealthily obsessed with me

    And I do take her out daily to hold/pet her. She runs from me, then seems to tolerate being handled, so I'm not sure that's what she wants.
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    Chicken is unhealthily obsessed with me

    I have a new flock of 5 girls. Juliet is the dominant, and last addition to the flock. She hasn't really bonded with the others, who are very tight, but she goes berserk when I walk outside, and anytime I'm out there gardening, etc. They're either in their coop/run, or a mobile run where they...
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    San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

    I'd love to come to the meet-up too, PM me?
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    Today, I paid all of my parents debts...

    Awww. That's an incredibly kind gesture and I'm sure you've given her much peace of mind.
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Woohoo, Juliet laid her first egg today! :) The girls were in their mobile run, and she (I swear) was trying to tell me she wanted back in her coop/run, so I let them back in and she ran for the nest box as if to say "gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now!". Then she started "purring" loudly...
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    Bobcats coyotes owls and hawks, oh my!

    So sorry about Nugget. :( No way will I let them free range. In addition to their coop/run, I just got them a mobile run built with HW cloth and 2 locks on the door. I'm pretty paranoid about keeping them safe. Who knows, these predators are persistent and crafty so it could be a lesson...
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    Bobcats coyotes owls and hawks, oh my!

    ... and it begins. I've had my pullets out in their new Ft Knox hardware cloth enclosed coop only 2 weeks ago and we had our first visitor last night. These are my first chickens and a dream of mine to have them for about 10 years. We live on a canyon in San Diego, and are well aware of the...
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