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    Need to soak birds legs / help re: cold outside

    I need to soak my rooster's legs in epsom salts, but the weather is freezing outside and I don't want to leave his feather's wet. Is it possible to bring him inside for a few days and then return him to the coop? His legs have crusty 'tumors' and we've successfully soaked them off before, but...
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    10 yr old hen - is she dying or does she need treatment/meds

    So, Virginia is a 10 yr. old Araucana and she has been sitting in a nesting box for the past 4 days. Her back end pulses from time to time and she moves to other boxes when the other hens come in to lay. I haven't seen her eat or drink (save for when I put her directly in from of the water...
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    Mites / Disposing of straw in birds area

    Hello Fellow Bird Attendants, I'm 72 and when I cleaned the chicken house when I was younger I used to haul the old straw out of the chickens fenced in area. Lately I've been throwing it in a pile 15' away, within their area and they, of course, love to play around in it. Do mites survive...
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    Cloudy halo around yolk - free range

    Hi Clucks! I have 13 free range hens with one fabulous rootie and of those 13 , 4 were introduced in the past month from some very particular relatives, as far as their birds go, and they are really great people as well. Anyway, I'm making a really big frittata tonite and I have cracked each...
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    Too cold for Mother and 9wk old chicks

    Thank you so much for taking your time to answer my question. As always, I find excellent advice from caring people. Thank you again. Marc MIller
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    Too cold for Mother and 9wk old chicks

    Hi all, I had a hen sneak away and hatch 5 babies on Oct. 10. It was nice and sunny and warm, so I didn't worry too much. However it is going to get seriously frigid here in a few days and I am concerned. She is still spending the night with them in a nesting box (their choice), but...
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    Help, I vomited my hen, what do I give her to counter the problem?

    She was acting very lethargic and a little spittle came out of her mouth occasionally. Anyway, in desperation, I turned her on her side and gently vomited her. I'd say about a cup of yellow sour fluid came out. She's a bit exhausted now, or getting worse, I don't know. I fed my chickens...
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    Use permethrin in dirt bath areas?

    I was wondering if it's possible to add permethrin to my birds 'dirt bath' areas. If so, how much would or could you add for it to be effective and not harm the bird? Also, how do you rid a coop of mites? My 'coop' was a commercial ice house built in 1848 with 2 stories and a crawl space...
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    Hen with hunched back-end, "hard" intestine

    I have a hen, white with light brown speckling, that has been hunched over in the rear, sort-of squat walking and just sits around moving very little. However, if I take our scraps or she hears the feed pan being re-filled, she comes right away. I palpitated her for egg-bound, but it only feels...
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    Introducing a Male Pekin with my Chicks/Ducks

    Hi all, I have a flock of older banty ladies and a calm gentle Silky Rooster and one Pekin female (Franny) and one Pekin/Muscovy female (Zoë). My problem is that Franny mounts Zoë relentlessly. And when she mounts she remains there up to 15 mins. Zoë is smaller than Franny and I fear Franny...
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