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    Hen walking funny after molting

    Thanks! I already have some for myself. I'll give her one right now!
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    Hen walking funny after molting

    Thank you! They’re already on feed with 20% protein content. I think they have a higher one at the store I can get though. And I just added Rooster Booster (vitamins, electrolytes, and lactobacillus) and some DMG to the water. Appreciate the help!
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    Hen walking funny after molting

    Hi! I’ve only been keeping hens for 1.5 years so I’m still learning. Our hen was broody for 6 weeks before we finally decided to break her. A couple days after breaking she started molting. Now after 3 or so days of molting, she is walking funny. It looks like she’s sort of stumbling, but we...
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    Feathers around vent clumped with dirt

    Thank you! Sure enough, after cleaning it up, her butt is looking nice and fluffy as ever! Appreciate your help :)
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    Feathers around vent clumped with dirt

    Hello! My 1 year old Ameracauna has had a dirty bottom for a few weeks. I wish I had taken a closer look sooner, but was hoping it would resolve itself. We finally cleaned it today by soaking in lukewarm water with a little epsom salt, and gently removing the clumps, then clipping some of the...
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    Stringy/squiggly thing coming from vent along with discharge

    Can’t thank you all enough! Rusty finished 7 days of Augmentin and 5 days of calcium yesterday. She seems well. Eating, drinking, and pooping normally, and very active like her usual self. She hasn’t laid, but she seems to be molting, so I’m hoping that’s why. Poor thing has so many feathers...
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    Stringy/squiggly thing coming from vent along with discharge

    I started her on the augmentin 1/4 pill twice a day. I am really struggling to give it to her. We rarely handle our hens so they’re very skittish and stressed when we do. I hid it in a greenies pill pocket (for cats), she loved it but was able to just peck the pocket away and leave the pill. I...
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    Stringy/squiggly thing coming from vent along with discharge

    I just found some human augmentin or amoxicillin-pot clav 875/125. Do you know a good dosage for that? I think she weighs about 4.5 lbs or 2 kg.
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    Stringy/squiggly thing coming from vent along with discharge

    Thank you Debbie! I had looked at similar lists of egg defects in the past, and I wasn't sure how to proceed since my hen's problem seems so much less exaggerated, like you say. Did you see Wyorp's comment above? I pasted it here: "Usually an egg that has just the tip like that corrugated has...
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    Stringy/squiggly thing coming from vent along with discharge

    THank you Thank you! I ordered the Baytril to start asap. She did poop this morning, what looks like the amount of a normal poop, but very stinky, slimy, and a little soft. Was probably sitting in there all day yesterday and maybe a bit longer...I am running out to the store now to get the...
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    Stringy/squiggly thing coming from vent along with discharge

    I pulled this out, using your advised method. Looks to be complete, not broken. Came out with a small amount of stinky green gross stuff, more than pictured. Nothing else came after, but she contracted a lot right after. I will purchase the calcium tomorrow and administer asap. I read that...
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    Stringy/squiggly thing coming from vent along with discharge

    Hello! Noticed today that my 1.5 year old (what I believe to be) Rhode Island Red was lethargic today. When I took a closer look saw what looked like clear mucus was dangling from her vent area. At bed time I took a closer look, it was yellowish mucus and a stringy thing (pictured). What is it...
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