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    What's out there?! Scary noises curious & nervous

    You may be surprised at how loud a rabbit can be. I caught a wild one last year (by hand, in a shed), and it let out the most ear-piercing scream I had ever heard! I had never heard a rabbit before, and was astonished at how LOUD it was!
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    Weird thing under hen

    I found this under a hen this morning, surrounded by a few eggs. It is yellowish, rubbery, smells weird. I cut it open (next picture) and there are paper-like layers inside, with some liquid. Has anybody ever seen something like this?! I have no idea what it could be.
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    Adult hen with pasty butt

    Thanks so much for that additional info. I'm still pretty new to various things that can happen to chickens, so I really want to learn more. Thanks for that link--I'll check it out!
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    Adult hen with pasty butt

    Well, I kept my little poopy hen in my room for a week, cleaning her twice daily, giving her mild antibiotics and acv in her water, and using neosporin or amoximast on her butt after each cleaning. She seemed much better after a week, so I put her back in with the flock on Friday...
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    Adult hen with pasty butt

    Great! I'll give the acv a try over this weekend. Thanks so much for the suggestion!
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    Schoolchicks Mom

    Hi everybody. I took on a job as the "Farm & Garden teacher" at a small K-8 charter school in California, about 4 years ago. The school has sheep, goats, rabbits, and chickens, plus a large garden. I was an Animal Science major in college (eons ago!), but never got involved with the chickens...
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    Adult hen with pasty butt

    We have a small mixed flock at our school. One of our students noticed a hen with a particularly dirty butt. When I checked her, her vent was nearly blocked by dried poop. I cleaned her up, but the tissue surrounding the vent was red, swollen, and bleeding, so I have separated her. Each time...
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