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Thank you for your suggestions. It is sand by her feet. We've had a lot of rain. Water was puddling in spots in the run so I put some sand in to try prevent puddles.

I got three Sexlink hens in September from a local farmer. He was selling his 2 year old hens to make room for new chicks. Of the three one was molting and laid rubber eggs. In October she got sick and died within 24 hours. She would not eat, she was hunched over with ruffled feathers and had...

I thought I had taken a picture of some poo earlier, but I can't find it. I only saw it once or twice. The other droppings on the pen look healthy. I'm suspicious because I've found her in the nest box several mornings. She is not a layer. I close them up at night. This morning she didn't come...

Thank you. I'll get right on it.

Thank you. I don't want to lose another hen. Just wanted to make sure it would be okay to treat them all.

I got back into chicken keeping in September. I have a small flock, only four hens, but I've lost three. One was egg bound. I suspect the other two had coccidious. The first one was early on and died within 24 hours. The last one died in January. By the time I figured out the problem and got...

I got back into chicken keeping in September. I have a small flock, only four hens, but I've lost three. One was egg bound. I suspect the other two had coccidious. The first one was early on and died within 24 hours. The last one died in January. By the time I figured out the problem and got...

Thanks for your input. This is helpful. They are cute little hens. At least two of them are laying. They are a bit skittish. We're working on building a bigger run. We currently have a 12 x 4 run that extends from the coop. It is only three feet high. Once we have something taller I will be...

These hens were hatched in May. I was told that they are part Japanese Silkie. Any suggestion as to what the other part could be?

Where can I purchase Valbazen?

Wow, this is very informative and helpful. Thank you for taking the time to respond.

Thank you for your suggestion. The picture are very helpful.

Thank you. This is very helpful. Don't think I'll have to worry about burning the chicken. Not a lot of sun in our weather forecast.

Thank you. I will try this tomorrow.