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    Sick birds?

    They are last years hens. I usually replace my hens every year but due to having my child in January I opted not to get "fresh" birds this year. I have never had this problem. I have not noticed any lice or mites but of course they do not let me catch them. I have not given them anything but...
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    Sick birds?

    I have 14 hens and 1 rooster. I have noticed over the last month or so the egg production has drastically gone down. I used to get 6-8ish eggs a day, now I am lucky to get 2 or 3. I had one hen lay a couple of soft eggs that eventually hardened, (I think). They do not seem to be eating/drinking...
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    Squishy lump....

    Well today we opted to put the hen down. We decided it was not worth feeding her if we were not sure what was wrong with her. We were not sure if what she had would inhibit her egg laying ability or if we should take a chance on eating the meat. What we discovered was that what was going in was...
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    Egg in chest?

    The crop is located in the neck. I am not sure what a hacy sac is either. If she just ate than it is normal. Take the food away from her in the evening and check her in the morning. The crop should feel smaller. Keep us posted.
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    Squishy lump....

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    Squishy lump....

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    Help, my little one is plugged!

    Sorry it has been a while. I did learn that if you give chicks grass it will prevent them from getting pasty butt. I started giving all my chicks grass, (with a bowl of gravel) and the pasty butt problem went away completely. I am going to add this to my annual routine with each batch of birds!
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    Squishy lump....

    I am trying to post some pics.
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    Squishy lump....

    I noticed it a couple weeks ago but it wasn't any where as close to as big as it is now. I thought it was her feed sack and haven't thought anything of it since until yesterday. It looks like she has a double breast. It is concerning.
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    Squishy lump....

    I have a hen about 2 months old that her breast is two to three time the size it should be. It doesn't seem to bother her. It is squishy, almost a if it is just a fluid pocket. Any ideas as to what it is and how I can treat it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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    Help, my little one is plugged!

    Well I attempted the yogurt thing but he wanted nothing to do with it. I tried to separate him from the others and he screamed at the top of his lungs until I put him back. I have been checking/cleaning the chicks several times a day and he seems to be doing better. Thank you for your advice.
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    Molting or rough rooster?

    I have 10 hens and 1 rooster. I believe only 3 or 4 of the hens are missing feathers. I know 1 of the hens will not let him mount, my guess is because he is too rough. What do you mean by putting a saddle on the hen? I am actually thinking about replacing him this year when I replace my hens...
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    Molting or rough rooster?

    I've been noticing feathers all over my chicken yard and figured my ladies were just molting. I have one hen that has a bald spot on her back just above her tail. Well yesterday evening i went out and noticed on two other hens that their necks were getting bare. I've kinda started thinking that...
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    Help, my little one is plugged!

    So each afternoon I go out to check on the babies and tonight I noticed that my runt was just standing there all by himself in a tub of 26 babies. When I picked him up to check his butt I noticed it looked a bit swollen. I gave his anus a bit of a squeeze and got a clump of poo out. I continued...
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    Moulting?

    Thank you. She is about 8 or 9 months old.
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