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    Is this vent prolapse?

    Here is a photo. I've also started s new thread. Thanks for any help.
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    Need advice please

    My Black Star started molting a week ago. The other day I noticed her butt was bare and part of it somewhat swollen and very raw. I've posted a picture. I've rinsed her with saline and put mess in her water for worms (but I don't see any in her droppings which are very loose). Any advice? She...
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    Is this vent prolapse?

    My Black Star, 2 years old, is having a terrible molt and has lost most of her "bottom" feathers, exposing her vent. I noticed this morning that her vent is very red and looks swollen. Is this a prolapsed vent? If so, is it possible to treat at home with warm water bath and Preparation H? My vet...
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    Weirdness

    My three chickens are 15 months old and normally very regular layers (one a day from each). Black Star, Buff Orpington, and Dominique. A few weeks ago, egg production dropped off considerably. Around the same time I discovered a skunk in the chicken enclosure. Hard to tell if it made it into...
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    Dog decimated almost entire flock...now what do I do?

    So sorry to hear about this. I can imagine it's devastating. Making mistakes is part of the learning process, as hard as that may be to hear. You experienced something awful, you learned a lesson, and by posting your message you've made thousands of other chicken-parents aware of a potential...
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    Infectious bronchitis?

    Several days ago one of my hens started laying funky shaped eggs -- flat on one side, rippled on the surface, etc. She just started laying a few weeks ago so I figured it was part of the process. Yesterday I noticed a little discharge coming out of her eye, like a tear. I looked both symptoms up...
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    Normal noises before laying?

    This is my first flock of chickens (if you can call 3 hens a flock). My 20-week American Dominique laid her first egg a few days ago, and one every day since. My question: she makes a lot of noise for about an hour before laying. Sounds like she's calling for another chicken, if that makes...
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    Some advice, please

    I realized it was just too damp and cold for the new ones to be outside. I have moved them to a brooder setup in the house, safe from cats and dog. Sad news: after two hours of being in the coop, one suddenly died. She didn't look sick upon arrival. But she was laying on her stomach, wings...
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    Some advice, please

    I just received four 4-week-old chicks from McMurray. They seem to have survived the trip to NY okay. I put them into their outdoor coop (which is pretty small) with their food, water, night light and a ceramic heat emitter bulb. They drank water and ate some food and seem lively but a couple...
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    New chicks - watering/feeding setup

    This is a great site with so much helpful info and inspiration. My very first 4-week old chicks arrive from MacMurray in a few weeks. The coop and run await their arrival, and I have a question about food and water: The chickens will have access to a 125 sq foot run every day, accessed via an...
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    How often to clean the run?

    This will be my first year keeping chickens (due to arrive in May). I will have three hens. I have a small coop and an attached enclosed run of about 10 feet. I plan to use pine shavings in the coop and construction sand as the base of the run. Question: how often will I need to clean the sand...
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