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Thanks I will try looking that up

Hi all, I've been reading lots of threads regarding similar issues for the last couple of days. My 2.5 yr RI Red mix has been waddling, tail feathers tucked and her abdomen is swollen. I've kenneled her inside the house and provided a heat lamp. She ajado shakes her head a bit. Her...

Wyorp Rock - Thanks for responding! Every thing seems normal, with eating, etc. I did find an egg in the compost area yesterday late afternoon, it was possibly hers. (Laying outside of the nest boxes is a very rare occurrence.) The shell was very thin and it had a small crack - the dog was...

Hoping for some ideas on what this, might be. One of my silver laced Wyandottes has been losing her beautiful fluffy butt feathers. I managed to give her a "bottom bath" as I also noticed her vent was a bit dirty. Her bum/abdomen are red and spongy. She acts normal though. She's around 2 yrs...

Thanks for all of your comments! Happy news! She's doing better not just sitting around. Late yesterday she seemed to perk up and paced back and forth when I took her outside. She could hear her sisters and ate some regular feed. So, I put her back with her friends & watched her carefully...

Thank you for answering, Eggcessive! You have blessed so many with your knowledge! She's 4 yrs old. I don't think she's moulting, except there were a bunch of very small feathers underneath where she slept. She hasn't laid any eggs in a while... thank you for the idea with the watermelon--I...

The 1st picture is her poop. The other 2 show that her topknot is now barely there and her comb is wilted. It's been very hot here in Arizona but I have a mister system and lots of shade, and water for them to stand in. I can't figure out why she is acting so lethargic and not hungry. Any...

Has been off her feed 4 days..will eat a tiny bit. Not much meat on her. Only wants to sit in one place. Very little poop today. 106.7 degrees under her thigh by her body. Does anyone know what could be wrong? Today she's eaten some purslane, 4 blueberries, and 1 tsp boiled egg yolk. Been...

Thank you! All I could imagine was a weather vane...I didn't know this was called a whirly bird. Again thank you!

Can you post a picture? I can't seem to imagine it. How could I use the whirly bird with this? Here's my coop as it was being built

Can you tell me about these whirly bird? How does it draw out the heat? I have anopen air coop/ run and provide shade cloth and lots of water, e.t.c

After a cooling soak and 2 days in broody jail, she's back to normal! Wish I had done it sooner

I've got a Columbian Wyandotte that's been broody for a month! I keep taking her out of the nest box several times a day, she will eat, drink and dust bathe. I hoped it would stop by now but I think I will have to try jail time. Thanks for the pictures showing the hardware cloth on the bottom...