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    How do I keep the ravens and Magpies from stealing eggs

    Don't have a rooster, have had a couple in the past but they just beat up the hens so that's why we don't have anymore. What do you mean about a peep door?
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    How do I keep the ravens and Magpies from stealing eggs

    Been wondering why we don't get many eggs then for the first time I saw a raven and 2 Magpies eating eggs outside my chicken tractor. They go right up in the tractor! We let the chickens out all day long so the door of it is of course open. They are free ranging all day and come back to the...
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    Chicken won't eat/egg bound,peratonitis, or what help

    She does free range but since she's been sick she's in her own tractor. No egg hidden. No mites. I will make sure she's getting enough food and water.
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    Chicken won't eat/egg bound,peratonitis, or what help

    Vet is not an option. I just saw her drinking and ate a couple crumbles. I saw her poop a normal poop. Her tail is more up now getting back to normal I hope. She still never passed an egg if that was the problem. I'll try to get a picture soon.
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    Chicken won't eat/egg bound,peratonitis, or what help

    I have a 4 year old Easter egger hen who's usually the peskiest spoiled girl. Follows you around like a dog speeds to you when you call her right at your feet at all times. She's special! About 3 days now she won't come out of her tractor just stands with her tail down won't eat or drink that...
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    What time are hawks active?

    I'm in Montana and we have a medium sized hawk with a long tail that is striped come early in the mornings. Also though we have been sitting outside late morning in the summer in broad daylight there were four of us sitting and our chickens were grazing a foot away from us when a medium sized...
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    My Easter egger has a limp and her leg joint is hot! Help!

    I have a 4 year old Easter egger hen who has had a limp for about 3 days now. I've looked at her foot and the only thing I see or feel is her joint feels hot. Foot looks fine. She always standing with one leg up. She can put some weight on it to walk but you can tell it must hurt her. What can I...
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    My 7 year old silver campine hen is acting like she is drunk!

    I thought I read that molasses helped botulism. Have you heard that?
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    My 7 year old silver campine hen is acting like she is drunk!

    She won't eat or drink and just sits down. Usually she is spunky as can be. Alot of our chickens are molting right now but not here. I have read people suspect botulism, mereks from other posts that others have had problems with. How do I figure out which it could be or if it's something else...
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    HELP !!! MITES I THINK!!! SWORMING ON MY CHICKEN AND MAY HAVE THEM IN MY HOUSE!

    Brought in my older leghorn hen because her tummy was swollen poop built up on her to. Started to wash hr butt then blowed dryed her, all of a sudden bugs were on me then i realized they were all over her. What are they? I had her in my bathroom now they could be in there. What do i do to get...
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    Hens abdomen hard, help!

    Besides what i'm doing how do i treat for each?
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    HEN ALMOST DROWNED PLEASE HELP?!?!?

    I had a turkey that fell into our pool, dont ask me how she got up in there. She was still breathing but going under and then coming up. The only thing i knew to do is tip her upside down see if any water will come out of her. Then what i did was wrap her up in a towel and i blow dried her until...
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    Hens abdomen hard, help!

    She is swollen all the way from the bottom her keel bone to her vent. She kind of walks with her butt in the air since i soaked her. So how do i know if it's acites or an egg problem? I don't want her to suffer!
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    Hens abdomen hard, help!

    My 5 year old barred rock hen is not wanting to eat to much, walks like a duck, and abdomen is hard as a rock. I have soaked her butt and used olive oil to check in her but didn't feel a thing. What else can i do? Didn't feel no egg although the last two or three days she had poop stuck on her...
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    Help hens inards coming out of vent

    My 3 year old americauna still is sick from this morning. I decided to soak her butt and check with finger in vent to see if i felt an egg stuck. Nothing! When i put her back in her pen I noticed her vent opeing and then some dark red bulging coming about an inch and then went back in. I don't...
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