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    Suprelorin implant (Virbac) stops hens with egg peritonitis laying anymore

    so glad that this thread is still up and running. Although I lost my Parsley 2 years 2 months ago, I do not regret getting the implant. There was no hard rule how long the sizes work for every chicken but it does help extend their lives. What my Parsley eventually developed was Ovarian Cancer...
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    Ended Official BYC Contest - 310,000 BYC Members? Guess the DAY & HOUR and Win

    May 17 2015 - 2:12am
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    Suprelorin implant (Virbac) stops hens with egg peritonitis laying anymore

    Hi Jess, Thank you for updating about the location of the implant. My Parsley was implanted on last Thursday after bothering my nephew for a back rub. She is currently inside my bathroom waiting for her puncture to heal up before letting her loose. She is responsive when one hen lays so the...
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    Suprelorin implant (Virbac) stops hens with egg peritonitis laying anymore

    Update on my Parsley. It has been six weeks since her partial spay/exploratory surgery and she will be getting her 4.7 implant sometime this week. I was in contact with a UK vet who could supply us with the 9.4 but the time constraint and the required cold shipping was problems that I didn't...
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    Signs of ovulation?

    My 3.5 year old hen, Parsley, was spayed one month ago. She is doing great but is now in a nest and growling at me. I have an intercom radio in there so I can listen to the girls at night, she tucked that underneath her and is growling. I have to be very aware of possible signs of ovulation...
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    Suprelorin implant (Virbac) stops hens with egg peritonitis laying anymore

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    3 yr old hen laid rubber blobs (pic)..what are they?

    Found these things this morning. The rubber blobs have been seen before, but am curious what the heck they are! Saffron, BO, 3.2 years old, stopped laying 10 months ago. Eating, drinking normally - still alpha hen. Did look "tired" in the eyes late yesterday afternoon. No signs of illness...
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    Suprelorin implant (Virbac) stops hens with egg peritonitis laying anymore

    Hi Jess1990, what size implant was used on Ethel? My Parsley had a partial "hysterectomy" but because the ovary was left, there is a remote chance that she could ovulate and the vet is recommending the implant. I know there are two size available...4.7 and I believe a 9.4....of course, I would...
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    Hen-0-pause and a shell-less egg?

    My alpha hen, Saffron, has not laid an egg in over 8 months. She has been going up and sitting on the nest for the past month or so but nothing laid. This morning (6am) she sang in her coop and I found a shell-less egg! The "egg" contained only egg white, so now should I be worried about the...
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    Suprelorin implant (Virbac) stops hens with egg peritonitis laying anymore

    Thought I would update...although not an update really. I had to take Parsley to an ER avian vet for suspected internal laying. She had been laying shell-less eggs for a couple of weeks then she all of a sudden started to look poorly. Last Sunday, Parsley had throat and cloacal swabs, fecal...
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    Ended 10 Million Posts? Guess the DAY & HOUR & Win!!!

    3/9/2013 9:11am
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    Shadecloth or Netting for Hawk protection

    We had a scare last week. A HUGE female Red Tail Hawk dove down and tried to take my BO, Saffron, who was about 6 feet away from me. The girls and I are very scared and I need to set up some sort of Hawk deterrent asap! The backyard's perimeter has fruit trees and some bushes but the middle...
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    Ivermectin 5% , Ivomec 1% Injectible....I'm going crazy!

    Please forgive me for posting a redundant question....I have searched the threads and am even more confused. My girls have mites and only one has even been treated with Ivermectin at the vet's office last year. I have four hens, all between 2 and 2.5 years old. Their weights are about 5-7...
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    2 fart eggs, 1 rubber egg, 2 year old hen....what is going on?

    Thank you so much Dawg53! I restricted her feeding to ONLY feed and added ACV to their water. I've always like using ACV but thought I was agrivating her GI tract and that is the last thing she needed. She stopped laying fart eggs and her backside no longer smelly or slick grease pen looking...
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    2 fart eggs, 1 rubber egg, 2 year old hen....what is going on?

    My 2 year old EE, Sugar, has laid two fart eggs and now today one rubber/shell-less egg. Last week she had a waxy poop smear off her vent and I gave her ACV in her water, probiotics and careful watching. It appears to be a one off occurance but the egg issue is really bothering me. She has...
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