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    What kinds of Predators have taken your birds?

    Hawks are our biggest nemesis. But after acquiring a large rooster, we've had no deaths. The roo is a wimp but very good at keeping a lookout. We've had one fox attempt and not succeed due to my awesome dog. A mutt but makes an excellent chicken guard. So lucky not to have bobcats, coyotes, and...
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    EGG BOUND HEN, PLEASE HELP!!!

    Thanks! I found an avian vet willing to look at her. Had I looked into this earlier, I might have given her some calcium yesterday...but she might be beyond calcium treatment today. The mass in her abdomen is so huge, I don't see how she'll pass it without help.
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    EGG BOUND HEN, PLEASE HELP!!!

    I have a hen that got droopy about 3 days ago. At the time, I could feel a normally sized egg in the middle of her abdomen. I dusted her for mites (just in case), and separated her so she could have access to food/water without stress. There is now a baseball sized mass in her caudal abdomen...
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    I have worms in my Eggs? Help!!!!!

    I'm sorry if I offended you. I only meant to encourage intelligent discussion. I don't think it is fair to stick out your tongue. I wasn't suggesting that other posters (Dawg) haven't been helpful in your situation. I'm just suggesting that overall, we should consider these things when deciding...
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    I have worms in my Eggs? Help!!!!!

    What is the purpose of this? What does the bread, buttermilk, and epsom salts do?
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    I have worms in my Eggs? Help!!!!!

    I will disagree with the statement that you have to deworm all of the birds. I agree that they may all have parasites if some of them do; however, an individual animal's susceptibility to pathology from those parasites differs greatly. 80% of the worms are contained in 20% of the animals in...
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    I have worms in my Eggs? Help!!!!!

    You are setting yourself up to develop parasites that are resistant to regularly available drugs by blindly deworming the entire flock frequently. I highly recommend testing a portion of your flock. In some states the testing may be free, depending on their poultry programs. If not, price is...
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    Reintroducing quarantined hen back into flock

    Great post! Helpful for me with a sick hen. I will try to re-introduce her like a new flock member. Her first foray was unsuccessful, as the roo that has been with the flock 5 days mercilessly attacked her when I put her out. He met her, and she was gone 1.5 days, but I guess he doesn't have...
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    how to reintroduce a hen

    What was the result? Did you figure something out? Did it work? I have a similar situation and was searching for ideas. This hen has been with the original flock since she was a chick. But I got a new rooster 2 days before she started acting weird (so I isolated her), and now that she's perked...
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    New bird introduced to flock, now one bird ADR

    Sending another reply in hopes that someone can see/answer my question. Thanks!
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    New bird introduced to flock, now one bird ADR

    New info: no evidence of mites that I can see. But she does have diarrhea. Her eyes/nose are clear, she can walk. My husband reminds me that he gave the girls black eyed peas/greens one day before I noticed this. They were a week and a half old but not rotting or anything. Just in the...
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    New bird introduced to flock, now one bird ADR

    Anything else I should think about? Or I just need to wait for signs? Should I quarantine her now? If the new roo is the source, does it matter? I'm so anxious and worried I've made a mistake. I hope I haven't brought something terrible in.
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    New bird introduced to flock, now one bird ADR

    I haven't seen any mites or lice, but I realize they are tiny. What is the best way to find them? Would they make a hen all of a sudden be quiet?
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    New bird introduced to flock, now one bird ADR

    I quarantined a new roo and he seemed healthy. No outward signs of disease. He's been with the flock for 2 days, and today one of my hens was very quiet. It could be unrelated, but she was laying quietly while the others ranged and I found her sleeping in the nest box instead of roosting...
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    New 8 month old rooster to flock of 15 hens

    I have just picked up a new Brahma X Australorp rooster, as I have lost my two previous Silkie roosters to predation. They both did their job defending the flock, despite my sadness to lose them. I can't wait to introduce this new guy to the ladies so I can let them out more. He is 8 months...
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