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    Mites - what do I have and what are the most effective treatment combinations?

    The day I have been dreading since getting chickens has arrived - I have discovered mites on my poor hens. I first wondered if I might have an infestation when I noticed a lot of my chickens getting poopy butts, but figured it was probably a gut health problem as I had not seen any actual mites...
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    Emergency - struggling to breathe

    I know it is probably too late for any medical intervention, but I'm desperate. I went out to check on the chickens earlier today and I discovered one of my two year old hens was having balancing issues and seemed to be having difficulty breathing or maybe holding liquid down. I immediately...
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    Emergency - eye and head injury!

    Fortunately they had the Bausch and Lomb eye wash, so I tried my best to rinse out the hurt eye. I don't know how affective it was, but it did prompt her to open up the eye on her own a few times. She didn't open it wide, but what I did see seemed fairly normal. There wasn't any obvious damage...
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    Emergency - eye and head injury!

    I have Vetericyn Plus, Hen Healer ointment, Betadine, Iodine, and Blu-Kote. I also have some Aqua-Mox and leftover cat Amoxiclav for internal antibiotics. What do you recommend using for the raw skin? I knew that was a possibility, but they had been treating her okay all this time and she...
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    Emergency - eye and head injury!

    I have a 2 year old Easter Egger hen who has been acting off for a few weeks. Nothing wrong in particular, just sluggish and a bit droopy-winged so I've been keeping an eye on her. I went out to check on her just now and found her collapsed on the ground. I'm not sure if she took a turn for the...
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    Acting off and not eating much

    I've been giving Aloy 1 Citracal +D3 petite calcium citrate tablet (200mg) and 1 Super B-Complex with Folic Acid plus Vitamin C every day for over a week, but I haven't noticed any improvement. She's still sluggish, particularly in the morning, when she spends most of her time in a hunched...
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    Acting off and not eating much

    I'm in Central California, in the Sierra foothills. Right now the daytime temps are in the 60s and the nighttime temps drop a low of the upper 30s. It hadn't rained in a few weeks, but it's been frosty in the mornings. I didn't know egg binding can cause crop issues as well. I have Calcium...
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    Acting off and not eating much

    Hey everyone, I have a 2 year old Easter Egger hen who is acting off but shows no obvious signs of a specific condition, and I'm a bit stumped on what to do. A few weeks ago I noticed her crop was not draining. I brought her inside and gave her the typical oil treatment, which seemed to work...
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    Possible Laying Emergency

    She has access to oyster shell, but she does keep having problems (and the vet couldn't find anything obviously wrong with her), so I'll try giving her some routine calcium supplements. I didn't notice any obvious cuts when I cleaned her up, but maybe I'll just put on some antibiotic ointment to...
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    Possible Laying Emergency

    She doesn't seem to be bleeding anymore (though she is dribbling out bits of poop) and the swelling seems to be going down. She's also acting like her normal self again and is eager for treats. I think I'm going to just keep her inside and monitor her for now. Thanks for your help!
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    Possible Laying Emergency

    Please help! I went out to the coop this afternoon to find one of my hens' vent all bloody. She was struggling to pass an egg and was producing quite a lot of blood. I brought her inside and she did manage to pass a slightly cracked but mostly fully intact, thin shelled egg. She immediately...
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    Keeping a Quarantined Chicken Entertained and Comfortable?

    Hey everyone, I was hoping I could get some ideas for how to keep a chicken being quarantined indoors from getting too bored or lonely. A few weeks ago I noticed that one of my 2 year old hens was acting slightly sluggish and had a droopy comb. On further inspection, I noticed she had a swollen...
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    Emergency, chicken having trouble breathing!

    I should also add that after she died, she passed a goopy/eggy poop that had a good amount of blood in it. The egg I could get since she'd been laying yolks with dried up soft shells, but I'm not sure about the blood...
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    Emergency, chicken having trouble breathing!

    The one that passed (Mille) was a Starlight Green Egger. The other one having laying issues (Bloom) is a Rhode Island Red. They are just turning 2 in June though, so it's not as if they're even a few years old... Unfortunately no, I live in California and OTC stuff has been banned for a long...
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    Emergency, chicken having trouble breathing!

    Unfortunately she didn't make it. I think she drowned in whatever liquid was coming out of her mouth... I'm absolutely devastated. But I have 9 others, one of which has also been having similar laying problems recently, so if anyone has any ideas what might have caused this, please let me...
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