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    Daytime Predator?

    I did try to look for tracks, but most of the area was covered in grass, or had been covered up in the prints of my hens. If it helps any, I did notice that the largest wounds were at the neck, which had been torn wide open, and the abdomen, which seemed to have been de-feathered. A dog was my...
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    Daytime Predator?

    Our hens are kept locked up safe at night; nothing can get to them in their coop. But recently, two of them have been killed in the afternoon. Neither were taken away, both were mauled, but barely touched and not really eaten at. And it was only one hen at a time, with no noise or stress from...
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    Please, I desperately need information!

    It probably is, I know that some people are able to do something along those lines for eggbound hens. I defiantly wouldn't do it myself, but my dad is a vet, and if it ends up being something we could do on a regular basis that will help her, then I'll defiantly look into it. Thanks for...
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    Please, I desperately need information!

    I'm unsure about surgery. From what I've read, it's not uncommon for a hen to live after this incident for a while. However, the long term prognosis is uncertain at best. They can drain any fluid build-up to relieve the pressure on the bird and allow it to breathe more easily. But sorry, I don't...
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    Please, I desperately need information!

    Update: We just got a report back on Dove's ultrasound and though the radiologist expert isn't there, what the avian vet thinks it could be is egg yolk coelomitis. We still can't say for sure, though. Right now Dove is still in an oxygen cage in ICU and they say she seems to be doing better for...
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    Please, I desperately need information!

    She's just a little under three years right now. Before this incident, she's never shown any real signs of a health issue other than slight feather loss from the feather picking I mentioned before. And as far as I know, she and all of the other hens have been laying normally. However, one thing...
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    Please, I desperately need information!

    I've been raising small flocks of hens on and off mostly as pets and for eggs for several years now. Our latest family members, a flock of twelve, includes a large pure white Americana named Dove. I came home from helping my father (a veterinary ophthalmologist) with a summit today and noticed...
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