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    Ended Official BYC Mini-Contest—Fancy Feathered Fellas Photo Contest

    Here’s Mr Cogburn He ruled the roost for 4-1/2 years, but recently one of his adorable offspring has taken over. Yet he still makes sure his special lady gets part of his treats ❤️
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    Sick hen, not sure with what?

    So sorry, I know sometimes it’s hard to know what to do as you’re not sure what’s wrong. Wish they could talk at times!
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    Sick hen, not sure with what?

    She’s about 1-1/2 years & has been laying normally up to know. I did separate her in a crate, so I’ll know if she’s not laying by tomorrow. I soaked her in warm Epsom salts & did feel around, but didn’t notice anything. Gave her vitamin water & a scrambled egg for supper & put to bed. She’s in...
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    Sick hen, not sure with what?

    I noticed on Sunday she was keeping her distance from the flock, this morning when I opened the door she was still sitting on the roost, but when I came home from work she was in a corner in the run while everyone else was free-ranging. Got her out & she pooped the attached pic. I don’t see...
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    Broody hen & hatching

    I thought about getting a wire dog crate out today & putting it on the floor of the coop for the chicks. The other hens haven’t bothered her at all, in fact they take turns sitting when she leaves the eggs to eat. Then they hop off once she comes back in the coop. But I do have 2 ducks that I’m...
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    Broody hen & hatching

    That helps me! Thanks
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    Broody hen & hatching

    I’ve got a broody hen, in the most popular nest box, that has started to hatch her eggs. Started with 9, kicked 1 out after 1 week of sitting, 1 hatched on Friday afternoon, 1 broken egg she crushed yesterday. My concern is, the 1 hatched Friday hasn’t had any water or food yet, she is still...
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    Duck attacked by something

    It’s been almost a week & Aflac is doing great! Her bill is healing very well & she’s anxious to be outside of the run!!!! So tomorrow she’ll be free-ranging for the day! Thanks to everyone for your help! It was much appreciated
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    Duck attacked by something

    She's her normal, try to catch me gal this morning! Had a heck of a time getting her out of the kennel, but once I did I cleaned her wounds & got them sprayed down with vetrimycin. I did find a bottle of powdered vitamins & electrolytes that I had gotten for an injured hen a month ago, so she's...
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    Duck attacked by something

    Do you think I should let her out of the kennel in the run? We've also got chickens, but I'm keeping them separated for the time being, so it's just the 2 ducks in the run now. I was going to put the kiddie pool in there so she could clean herself off a bit. She's not the friendliest 'little'...
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    Duck attacked by something

    This is the only visible injury, which has me baffled there's no more. I've got pedialyte now, which I put in her water. And I'll go tomorrow to get the probiotic & electrolyte packets. I read about putting 2 T. ACV in a gallon water also for her to drink. Is that a good idea? She loves to...
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    Duck attacked by something

    I have a year old female Pekin duck that got attacked today by something, possibly raccoon, fox, coyote, owl, not exactly sure. They free-range during the day & wander down to the creek in the woods behind our place. I found her & got her home & cleaned up the best I could. Have sprayed the...
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    Hen that's acting dizzy

    I use pine shavings in coop & run. And they free-range almost every day. And I had thought Mareks, but kind of pushed that to the back of the list. Last evening, I was actually considering if she was becoming blind? It was like she had no clue where anything was, even the stuff right in front...
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    Hen that's acting dizzy

    I've got a year-old hen that I've removed from the coop for the past 4 days. She was acting very lethargic & not eating/drinking much. I originally thought egg-bound as she was very tense when being picked up, but I don't think that is it. Yesterday evening she started to do circles when I...
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    Feeding eggs back to chickens

    Thank you! I hate to waste them, just got tired that evening & forgot!!
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