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    Single hen left: older pet hen, not sure what to do?

    Hi chicken friends, I need your advice. I am winding down my small backyard flock of pet chickens, and yesterday one of my two hens passed. The remaining hen is an older (but still laying) 5-year-old barred rock. I have read that it's not humane to keep a single hen- not sure if that is...
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    Molting or illness?

    Thank you so much! I'll give it a try! I appreciate the info on oats as well.
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    Molting or illness?

    Hi, My 3.5 year old (pet) hens are going through a hard molt now, and have all but stopped eating. One is especially thin and I'm worried about her. She will eat half a scrambled egg and some oats, also forages when outside but no solid poops for 1-2 weeks, maybe longer. She has poops that...
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    Can a hen live alone? Or, need tips for integrating sworn enemies...

    Thank you!
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    Can a hen live alone? Or, need tips for integrating sworn enemies...

    I guess I failed to mention these girls are our pets and we love them.
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    Can a hen live alone? Or, need tips for integrating sworn enemies...

    We had two flocks of two hens each in coops that share a hardware cloth wall (they can see each other). The two flocks are sworn enemies of each other and all attempts to integrate have failed. We aren't talking a few pecks, this is a battle to the death, fighting like I have only ever seen...
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    water diarrhea, won't eat, water runs out beak

    Thanks for the reply. It's mid afternoon and her crop is small / seems empty. She does have a bad smell though, perhaps indicating a crop problem as you mention.
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    water diarrhea, won't eat, water runs out beak

    Please help - need advice My 3 year old flock has been suffering from parasites this winter presumably from a coop rodent infestation (infestation has been resolved). One of my hens isn't bouncing back like the others and I fear she isn't going to make it much longer. She has had liquid...
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    Help! - hen with persistent diarrhea, no longer responding to corid

    Thank you so much for the reply. I'm starting her on Safeguard now, and I will order some Valbazen. I don't see it on Amazon or Chewy, and Tractor Supply only has a $500 bottle on their website. Do you have advice on where to shop for it? Thanks again!!
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    Help! - hen with persistent diarrhea, no longer responding to corid

    Thank you, I'll try that! I dewormed them in the summer - at that time I saw actual worms in the droppings but I haven't seen anything this time. I have ivermectin, is that what you would suggest?
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    Help! - hen with persistent diarrhea, no longer responding to corid

    Hi, I have a 2 1/2 year old hen with a pale comb and diarrhea. Have been treating her for weeks with corid (powder, 1.5 t per gallon). I had been putting vitamins in the water too until I read that it can interfere with the corid - not doing that anymore. Every time I stop the corid, the...
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    Large scabs on rooster comb

    I know it's been a while - thank you for your help in diagnosing my rooster being hen pecked. It has taken a log time, but he is finally healed. It's just one hen that is pecking him. Is there any way to get her to stop? I have had the flock divided for these last 5 months, and I would like...
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    Large scabs on rooster comb

    Thank you for the reply. I will put some antibiotic ointment on him. I agree that it may be happening on the roost at night, since i never see hens go after him during the day, and he is really docile. I will see if we can change things up in the roost. Would it be traumatic for him if we...
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    Large scabs on rooster comb

    Thank you for the reply. He is the only roo we have. I have never seen his 4 hens act aggressive towards him, but I will watch more carefully to see. There are no obvious hazards he could be running into (it's so close to his head), but I will watch carefully. He has been in the same...
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    Large scabs on rooster comb

    Hi, Our large German Bielefelder rooster (age 2) has had scabs on his comb for several weeks. They were originally black, and have now changed to the color seen in the attached photos. I have tried to research, and all I can find is either the hens are pecking him or it's fowl pox, and...
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