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    Severly attacked by racoon but still alive

    Thank you for your kind words and advice. I will look into those options🙏
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    Severly attacked by racoon but still alive

    Our girl Scarlett died this morning at 4am in her sleep. We have one last hen left, do you think we should find another flock for her to integrate to? or keep her?
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    Severly attacked by racoon but still alive

    Hi, The photo is pretty graphic
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    Severly attacked by racoon but still alive

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    Severly attacked by racoon but still alive

    Hi, It seems that a racoon got into our coop and attacked one of our hen's. We found a bunch of feathers in the coop Sunday morning and our girl Scarlett is extremely injured. The top part of her head is gone - her crown, and both her eyes and part of her top beak. When we found her she was...
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    Very sick Hen with maggots

    Unfortunately my hen didn’t make it. She died shortly after I posted this 😢 thank you for all the advice and suggestions.
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    Very sick Hen with maggots

    Hello, Our 3yr old hen was acting strange yesterday evening. She was not eating and was just sitting in the coop. We took her out to inspect her and read that she may be eggbound so we tried soaking her in epsom salt and saline solution. We left her there for a few mins and noticed a maggot in...
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    Possible broken toe

    One of my hens was found caught between two skids and when my husband and I tried to get her free we noticed her right foot was curled in and she wasn’t walking. At the end of the night, she tried to roost four different times and couldn’t make it up there :( I have been checking on her every...
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    Hen is acting strange

    You might be right. Today, she seems to be doing better. She is now free ranging with her sisters again and eating a lot more. I did try to upload a video of her walking but i was unable to. I will keep everyone updated
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    Hen is acting strange

    Thanks for your reply, I will try to take a video of her tomorrow and send it. Again, she wasn’t drinking the water I put in front of her and she’s now walking backwards and kind of limping. Her feathers are gone from her bottom so I don’t know if she’s been standing all day not wanting to sit...
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    Hen is acting strange

    I have three hens who are almost 2 years old. One who we’ve named Daisy has started to lose some of her feathers and for the last three days she has been acting strange, she walks sideways, doesn’t eat much and i have not seen her drink any water. Usually when we call her she comes running for...
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    Hen has Diarrhea

    Thank you so much for the link! I was afraid she was sick. My mind is now at ease.
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    Hen has Diarrhea

    I have three RIR’s that are 8 months old and one has been have loose black wet looking poops. Just wondering if this is normal? First time chicken owner.
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