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    Brood Patch but Hen isn't Broody

    Thank you SO MUCH! That is relieving.
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    Brood Patch but Hen isn't Broody

    Hi All, I have looked at a lot of the forums about bald bellies, but am still unsure. I have 6 hens--2 red sex comets, 1 australorp, 1 leghorn, 1 orpington, and 1 barred rock. I've been worried about a variety of pretty mild things that past few weeks because of the gnats. They aren't terrible...
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    Another newbie wondering if this is bumblefoot

    Well it’s been a long few weeks of soaking and skin peelings and dressings and isolating poor Pippen. We finally ended up at a chicken vet who said it wasn’t a severe case but that Pippin needs oral anabiotics and not surgery. I had not read that as an option online. And after three days she’s...
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    Another newbie wondering if this is bumblefoot

    Thanks so much! Just needed a 2nd opinion.
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    Another newbie wondering if this is bumblefoot

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    Another newbie wondering if this is bumblefoot

    Pippin, my 10 month old Leghorn, just started limping today, favoring her left foot a lot, and just wanting to sit. She was dirtier than normal, so I gave her a soak and soaked her feet to do a good inspection. Although she is favoring her left, I am wondering about bumblefeet in both feet. I...
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    Deep Litter Method and Poop

    So reassuring--THANKS!
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    Deep Litter Method and Poop

    Searched the threads but can't quite find the answer to my newbie question--I am using the deep litter method, and think it is working. The coop is dry, the pine shavings are dry, and the poo dries quickly. I have about 5" currently of pine shavings. I turn it over once a week or every other...
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