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    Trying to figure out what killed our chicken

    I don't think so - she was always pretty small and I think at her heaviest weight only 6ish pounds. When they did the necropsy she was 3.2 so had definitely lost weight just cause she wasn't able to eat as much.
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    Trying to figure out what killed our chicken

    This past weekend we had to euthanize our four year old BO Laverne. She'd been sick for the better part of a year and got to a point where she could no longer walk so we knew it was time. Because her symptoms, especially towards the end, seemed somewhat in line with Marek's we drove her to a...
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    What issue to address first

    Alright we gave her the first dose of dewormer and will keep up with the crop massages. Would you keep her separated from the rest of the flock? And do we need to be super worried about her weight or just assume it has to do with possible worms and should resolve if the worms do? Sorry for so...
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    What issue to address first

    Since being separated at about 9ish this morning she’s only pooped twice, which doesn’t seem like a lot. It looks fairly normal but stinks horribly.
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    What issue to address first

    So this morning when she first got up before having access to food or water it was full and hard but after some coconut oil and massage it was more dough like but still full, so I’m not sure what exactly is wrong. Right now she’s separated from the flock with only water, mash, and grit available.
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    What issue to address first

    Yes she does have grit in her run and right now we actually have her separated and she has grit in her little dog crate too.
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    What issue to address first

    My almost three year old Easter egger all the sudden has a whole bunch of issues and I’m not sure which to address first or how to go about fixing them and could really use some advise. I say all the sudden but she’s probably been struggling for a while and we’re just realizing now. The first...
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    Confused by possible predator

    We were just looking on amazon today. Probably going to buy one just to figure out what's going on.
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    Confused by possible predator

    That's what we thought maybe but we have a hound that can sniff out a rat from a mile away so I feel like she would definitely know they were there and she would make sure we knew too. It's definitely a possibility and we're looking into getting a camera.
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    Confused by possible predator

    So we've never had a problem with predators but something weird is going on and I can't figure it out. We have five girls and they're all happy and healthy as far as we can tell but a few weeks ago we noticed a decrease in egg production. Two of the girls lay in the inside nest box and haven't...
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    Keeping possum away from backyard

    We’ve always had possums hang around as we live in front or a large wooded field and definitely don’t want to kill him as he has just as much right to be there as we do. That being said I do know he could kill our chickens if given the opportunity so we make sure to do a head count when we lock...
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    Keeping possum away from backyard

    We mainly want to keep him out of the yard for his own sake. I’m less worried about him hurting the dogs and more about them hurting him. If it was just our little dog who couldn’t care less about him or anything else being there I wouldn’t care but I have a hound mix who has a relentless prey...
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    Keeping possum away from backyard

    Definitely don't want to kill him, he's not really doing anything wrong I just don't really want him around but we are pretty sure it's the same one since part of his ear got ripped - we assume when the dogs got him. We do shoo him away anytime we see him but also don't stand around outside...
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    Keeping possum away from backyard

    Is there a way to discourage a possum from coming into my yard? We've noticed a huge possum on our fence and in our yard the past few months. Our dogs actually got ahold of him once but he survived to tell the tale but I thought that would be enough to keep him away. Apparently not. I'm not...
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    Success Stories -Birds That Successfully Fought And Survived Illnesses.

    Love the idea of this thread because it can be discouraging seeing nothing but sick chickens who don't recover. Don't have pictures of my girls right now but our Barred Rock Scarlette required pretty round the clock care when she was a chick for failure to thrive. Had to force feed high protein...
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