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    help! huge cyst under hens wing!

    If anyone has dealt with cysts on thier chickens, please help!! My hen has a huge cyst (i think it might be bigger than a golfball) under her wing, in her armpit. The worst part is that apparently the cyst busted, and now she is eating /pecking at it. Its turned black where she has been...
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    swollen chicken waddle

    So I have a hen with a swollen waddle. It looks like a little balloon hanging... A few of my chickens were having sinus issues and I treated them with tylan. This seemed to do the trick except the swollen waddle issue. Has anyone had any experience with this and how did u handle it. Also was...
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    My hen broke her hip!!

    Thanl u so much for the input. ...the chicken chairs r a neat idea.
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    My hen broke her hip!!

    I will do my best...i love her so much. I will let her heal and then worry about what to do. I just wish i could make that leg mobile again.
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    My hen broke her hip!!

    No bumbles, no frost bite, no tender toes or nails....and no, the protrusion does not go away when her leg is straightened. Unfortunately i cant find anything else wrong with her.
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    lathargic skinny chicken

    I would recommend some karo syrup and warm water mix. This should give her some much needed energy. This is totally safe to do while medicating.
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    My hen broke her hip!!

    An educated guess. She cant bare any weight on it and when I was giving her a look over and feeling her up i noticed that she has a pertrusion at her hip only on that one side.
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    My hen broke her hip!!

    I hope you can see the picture. My poor little hen has broke her hip. I have no idea what to do. Shes been in the house for a week now and has adapted very well. She is apparently not in alot of pain anymore. Shes been hopping around on one leg like nothing ever happened. The only thing that I...
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    Lost feathers and Red, dry, irritated skin? How do i treat her?

    My hen has been wearing a chicken saddle since last fall due to a very persistant roo... now i am waiting for her feathers to grow back but her skin is so dry, red and it looks like it hurts her. What can ido to help or treat her?
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    Chickens Sneezing, Use Tylan?

    Look up information on eye worms in chickens, i heard something about that a little while ago, and the chicken had an eye worm.
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    HELP!! My hens are injured!

    I acually have in use a hen jacket, and she loves it. My roo has picked her as a favorite and she has a few feathers missing. The jackets are easily made, and bought, look online for them. My husband made ours. Oh, and really watch ur bigger roos and thier toenails, they will do some damage.
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    Bleeding comb that won't stop

    It took some doing to figure out what to do, but after 5 hours you tend to do anything! The water idea came to me just in the nick of time. I'm so glad that it helped you and your hen sooner than later.
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    Possible Broken Wing!!! Please Help!!

    Yes, i think they are incredible little critters...lol. Definately tough to be so small. I think that my little henny fell off her perch and thats what hurt her wing. She's doing fine all except when its bed time, she cant flutter up to her roost, i have to put her up there. Hopfully she...
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    Possible Broken Wing!!! Please Help!!

    Thanks everyone for all the information, it was very helpful. I brought her inside last night and she did fine, she didn't even act like anything was wrong, so this morning i took her out side and penned her up by herself so she could get a little sunshine. Now the funniest thing, i was looking...
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    Possible Broken Wing!!! Please Help!!

    Please help, i have a little silky hen that has a possible broken wing, up at her shoulder. I dont know what to do! Her little wing is drooping a little, about an inch or two and looks like its bent too. I have some pictures that are not very good....and i dont know whether towrap her up or...
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