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    light in coop?

    Mine don't like snow, but I still give them access. Once in a while they check it out and eat some snow.
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    Old hen acting sick. Do anything?

    Thanks for the info. She died shortly ago. Maybe I'll necropsy her tomorrow. I guess it was too late. I like the down the throat in the dark method, Makes me laugh. Thanks,.
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    Old hen acting sick. Do anything?

    I think it's dried urates. It's far too large to be eggs of any kind.
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    Old hen acting sick. Do anything?

    I was able to get Wazine 17 from a local farm supply (wormer) so if she'll drink she's being treated now. She's in a tub in the house. Added it to the whole flock water supply as well. I looked at the vent again. Here's a photo: I do notice a white build-up at the base of lots of the feathers...
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    Old hen acting sick. Do anything?

    Okay - so what's the best way to worm quick? I have no worming meds on hand, so what should I get? I do have Iverhart Max tablets for my dog here (ivermectin/pyrantel pamoate/praziquantel).
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    Old hen acting sick. Do anything?

    I might add that my son suspects she has had loose stools/diarrhea recently, but in a 30 chicken flock I can't confirm that. Suspicion is based on poop stuck to feathers near the vent. I don't see it in my exam.
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    Old hen acting sick. Do anything?

    Thanks for the idea. I googled and I see photos of it. I see nothing wrong with her vent unfortunately.
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    Old hen acting sick. Do anything?

    I have an australrop that's about 6.5 years old. Normally she's our most active hen - jumping for treats and such. Found her laying on her side in a run this morning on the ground - not normal. We put her in the coop on some fresh bedding with a handful of BOSS in front of her. She ate a...
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    light in coop?

    Of course production went up. But hens have a finite number of eggs. You will get them faster over a shorter period with 24x7 light. If you plan to get rid of them when they stop laying, then that's fine, but they will lay over 5 years instead of 2 years if you don't force them with light...
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    lethargic rooster with bugs and discharge from beak

    Anything I missed before: 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) - Sizzle -seems to have his normal weight maybe 9 months old 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? He wasn't in his usual location yesterday at...
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    lethargic rooster with bugs and discharge from beak

    Let me add he has no respiratory issues - no wheezing. He does free-range although we have not let them out for a few days due to a visiting dog. We don't worm and he is just one of our flock of 32. We have a couple fenced acres where they free range that includes all kinds of terrain. He is...
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    lethargic rooster with bugs and discharge from beak

    I have a rooster (a silkie/frizzle or sizzle if that matters) that is so lethargic he can't get up. My wife found him with his head propped up near a waterer. We brought him in and found he definitely has mites or some bug so we dusted him with Sevin just a few minutes ago. Now we notice when...
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    Any Other English Shepherd Owners Here?

    We just got our English Shepherd puppy today. You can find breeders here: http://www.englishshepherd.org/ Our breeder already had our puppy hanging with their chickens. Our chickens don't think much of her yet since they are scared of dogs (one was killed by a neighbor's lab). I can't wait...
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    Where did my chicken go - pile of feathers?

    I guess we will look for a body in the morning. This was a 7lb chicken and no holes under the fence, but a coon could be on our property still since it is densely wooded in that area. This is a high tension predator control fence, so unlikely it climbed it with a chicken body. Odd thing is...
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    Where did my chicken go - pile of feathers?

    We discovered it at dusk, but it could have happened earlier since we were out. A barred owl has hung out near the spot of the attack in the past (in a maple tree and we had a bobcat looking into the yard just last week, although a neighbor tried to shoot it. Hawks and bald eagles are common...
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