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    Odd Color Droppings and "Soft" Eggs (Pictures...sorry)

    Thank you for the reply! I just put them on some Rooster Booster Triple Action Wormer. I started giving it to them on Monday. http://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Chicken-Health/Rooster-Booster-Triple-Action-Multi-Wormer-p1399.aspx
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    Odd Color Droppings and "Soft" Eggs (Pictures...sorry)

    One note, while kept very much separate, my goats did recently just go through a bought of coccidiosis. So of course that is one of my primary concerns.
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    Odd Color Droppings and "Soft" Eggs (Pictures...sorry)

    So I recently introduced 4 new hens (about 7 months old) who just started laying with my 5 other hens (about 9 months old). All in all, things are going well. That said, I have been noticing some odd color droppings and have had 4 soft shell eggs in the last 3 days. Due to where these were...
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    Combining Flocks

    Thanks for the insights! The main run, where I hope to have them together, is about 16'x20'x6' with the coop being 6'x7'x6'. Inside the coop there are 6 nest boxes and a number of branches/shelves to add more space to get away from each other. In the run there are a few sets of bushes/branches...
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    Combining Flocks

    Hey all! So, with the loss of one of my pullets and one of my hens becoming a house chicken (ostracized from the flock after getting sick and so far unable to reintroduce her) I ended up with 4 more pullets. I don't know their exact age, but one of them started laying last week so I am...
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    Reintroducing a sick (now cured) hen after two weeks

    Fantastic advice, thank you so very much for the input.
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    When To Suspect Crop Impaction?

    Bump for any insight. Input would be very much appreciated. I checked her crop this morning and it seemed pretty full. I would have thought that after a night of sleep, it would be empty?
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    When To Suspect Crop Impaction?

    Let me start with this: I have had a long odyssey with this hen, so at this point I am especially sensitive as we have grown very fond of her. She is a 6 month old Silver Wyandotte, here is a brief summary of the odyssey: 1. had a minor (undiagnosed) yeast infection 2. was ostracized from my...
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    Reintroducing a sick (now cured) hen after two weeks

    For the full story, you can see my post here. The shorter version is that I have a 6 month old pullet who was found on the edge of death. I was told to put her down by two vets (one who thought it was mareks) but after a night on fluids she was right as rain. Turned out she had a minor yeast...
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    Chicken Tractor Best Practices - Predator Issues

    I have been thinking of putting together a chicken tractor (exact design TBD) for some time now. As one of my favorite pullets seems to have been ostracized from the flock, it seems like a good time to build a secondary coop/run to keep her with some of the friendlier pullets. (see explanatory...
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    Unable to Stand? UPDATE. Tried to reintroduce her and now she is back inside

    ***Update*** After a week of meds Navi was as good as new and obviously anxious to get outside. We spent a few more days with her inside most of the day and then "supervised" outdoor trips. She definitely became our favorite...you can't spend that much time with a girl and not fall in love...
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    Unable to Walk After Mending Cut Comb and Now "Rattle" While Breathing After Water?

    For inquiring minds, as soon as I put her outside with her sisters, she perked right up and has been fine for the last two days. The bleeding stopped and since she was pretty much blood-free (she is white, so it showed up a lot) we decided to give it a go. The turnaround was miraculous once she...
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    Unable to Walk After Mending Cut Comb and Now "Rattle" While Breathing After Water?

    Any thoughts here?
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    Unable to Walk After Mending Cut Comb and Now "Rattle" While Breathing After Water?

    One of my White Plymouth Rocks cut her comb yesterday afternoon so I brought her into the house and cleaned the wound. I then put some wonderdust (https://www.smartpakequine.com/pt/pt/wonder-dust-223) on it to stop the bleeding. She was acting fine but to keep the others from bothering the wound...
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    "Elongated" Egg?

    My pullets have (mostly) all started laying within the last three weeks. So far, they have all laid pretty "normal" eggs. Small, but normal shape, good shell thickness, smooth, and great looking yolks. We did even get a double yolk once. Yesterday afternoon, I did find the below egg. Not super...
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