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    Penguin Stance and Mites

    Thank you so much!! I didn't realize they could infect the house, I will get her moved into a kennel in the run instead. It's snowing here and below freezing, so I didn't want to put her out in the cold after I gave a soak last night and she was still wet. I bought some permitherin dust, so...
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    Penguin Stance and Mites

    Hey all, I have a 3-year-old Sapphire Olive Egger who is not doing so well. I noticed that the last few days she was standing oddly. After seeing her stumble and be attacked by another hen, I did some googling and realized it was the penguin stance, and I thought she might be eggbound. I...
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    Worried about hen

    I have never dewormed them actually :oops:. What do you recommend? I don't know what water belly is, but she appears to be breathing normally, I think? Maybe a little heavy compared to the others, it's hard to tell.
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    Worried about hen

    I do not have any antibiotics, where do I get them? Yes, I feel bad that it took me so long to realize that something is clearly wrong with her.
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    Worried about hen

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    Worried about hen

    Thank you, I'll try that today and see how it feels
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    Worried about hen

    Also, her poop looks like it has a bit of a yellowish goo tinge around the firmer bits.
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    Worried about hen

    Yes I've kept them on chick starter since I got them. I'm not sure whether she's eating/drinking, hard to tell when everyone else around. I got her to pick at a banana last night. She's always been skittish and generally runs away, I'll try to see if she'll let me close enough to feel her crop.
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    Worried about hen

    Morning all, One of my hens, Sylvie, has been acting weird. She's a Silver Laced Wyandotte, will be 2 in August. I have 14 other hens and 1 rooster, no other health issues that I can detect. For starters, when they all molted in the fall, while everyone else's feathers grew back, she has...
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    Starter or Grower?

    Thank you! I'll check the protein content.
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    Starter or Grower?

    Hey all, I have a mixed flock, 15 hens and 1 rooster. I got them all last summer, they're all between 7 and 8 months old. I've been feeding them Nature's Best Organic Chick Feed Starter/Grower. I've been wanting to try an organic All Flock, but it seems that that's rather hard to find, and from...
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    Grower vs layer

    Amazing, thank you so much for the instructions! I'm definitely going to try that!
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    Grower vs layer

    I'm sorry my eyes just skipped straight over "egg" and assumed oyster 🤦‍♀️. That is such a thrifty nifty idea, I'll have to try that. Mine just started laying so I haven't tried any sort of supplements left. I'm still learning. So when you say you dry them, what do you mean by that?
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    Grower vs layer

    What brand oyster shell do you use?
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    Kentucky people

    I have sixteen and so far all are still well! I haven't let them out, just kept them in their coop. The coop has gotten down to 2 degrees but today was up to 15. I even had one of my chickens lay their first egg yesterday!
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