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    Rooster kicking leg out behind him every step

    So when I took him out this morning he was doing much better - walking normally for a while, with occasional leg kicks, so I’m taking this as a sign he’s on the mend! I do have meloxicam in, but I’m going to hold off for now as I’m thinking he might over-use it if he’s not feeling it, and he’s...
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    Rooster kicking leg out behind him every step

    Thank you - I’m going to try to take him to the vet today if they can squeeze us in, but haven’t had much luck with that lately! I’m worried he’s sprained it as the onset was very sudden.
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    Rooster kicking leg out behind him every step

    My almost 3yo Buff Brahma roo started kicking his right back leg out behind him with every step today. I don’t think he was doing it when I let them out to free range, but I noticed it about 20 minutes later. We brought him in, gave him a warm salt water foot bath which he enjoyed, and then...
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    Hard crop in morning and weird poops

    That’s very interesting! I figured if they eat oyster shells as they need them they probably know what else they need.
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    Hard crop in morning and weird poops

    I do wonder whether they are choosing the foods that are most beneficial to them at the time - I’ve never seen her so desperate for kale and spinach!
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    Hard crop in morning and weird poops

    Well she finally seems to be more or less eating now - it has been a tough molt!
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    Hard crop in morning and weird poops

    Update: crop is now feeling much more normal. She had a second round of antibiotics and has been dewormed now, and she’s getting some normal looking poops too. She feels really thin though - won’t touch her normal feed, but is ravenous for baby kale, baby spinach grapes and sweet corn. Some egg...
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    Safe-Guard alternative when molting

    Thank you - just ordered some in! Hope it lasts as the smallest I could get was 500ml and I have a flock of 10 😂
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    Safe-Guard alternative when molting

    My girls have roundworm, and my vet told me to give them fenbendazole. I bought the bottle and was just double-checking I had the correct dose when I saw the bit about not giving it to them when molting (they all are). I don’t want to delay de-worming as one of them has lost weight and had weird...
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    Hard crop in morning and weird poops

    I discovered this morning that a flock mate has roundworms - they were due fo red-worming next month, but it looks like we'll have to do it sooner. I'm hoping that this is the cause of her symptoms - hopefully between the deworming and antibiotic she will do well. I'll let you know her progress...
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    Hard crop in morning and weird poops

    Thanks! Vet saw her today, she's lost weight...crop didn't seem impacted but it was not hard today like it had been previously, so possibly was impacted beforehand and then unblocked, but it was definitely 'thick'. She's had an injection of antibiotics and subcutaneous fluids, she suspected she...
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    Hard crop in morning and weird poops

    My 18 month girl has been waking up with a hard crop - not large, but definitely has a grainy texture. She’s acting normally. Yesterday I brought her inside for the day - she was hungry so I fed her scrambled eggs. Massaged the crop when she was cooperative, Overnight the scrambled eggs emptied...
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    How deep to place hardware mesh under run

    I just recently lost my kitty, and he had been sick for a while (cancer) so wasn’t spending time outside hunting like he used to, and I think that’s when the rat problem started, so you may well be right! I think I will put the cloth around the outside as well. I did see a neighbor’s cat hanging...
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    How deep to place hardware mesh under run

    Well I’ve never seen my ladies doing that 😂. We’d never have managed 12”, and so far the 6-8” seems fine. I also put in a kiddie pool filled with dirt (made holes in the bottom for drainage) and am putting some raised beds in, so they have plenty to dig in should they wish to go deeper. So far...
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    How deep to place hardware mesh under run

    Everything is buried now, but basically we put 4ft wide strips from side to side to cover the entire floor. We stapled the hardware cloth to the sides of the run (wooden planks at bottom as frame for sides). It’s important to staple up the sides, otherwise they squeeze underneath the wood and...
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