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    chicken chiropractic adjustment?

    Will try to get photos. Now her right wing is frozen. Left femur out of place at the hip and right wing. The wing could well be the Marek's. When her femur jumped socket she lost all leg strength. She had been able to stand for a few seconds.
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    chicken chiropractic adjustment?

    Took me a bit longer. She either puts the leg back or lies on her side. When palpating her hips there is a prominent lump above her left hip which I assume is her femur. As I said I am nursing her back to health and she was standing weakly. She cannot stand now and without homeopathics to reduce...
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    chicken chiropractic adjustment?

    Stand by. Will aim to get those posted by the end of the day.
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    chicken chiropractic adjustment?

    One of my young hens seems to have a dislocated hip (top of the femur). Her leg sticks out behind her. I managed to get it in once and she was standing weakly but it seems out again after a couple of weeks. I'm not sure how I did it the first time. Does anyone know where I should put the leg and...
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    Are Sapphire Gems just blue Barred Rock? What's the difference?

    I bought some dominant blue d 107, Blue Gems, for the reported egg laying ability and find out they are basically blue Barred Rocks. If I'd wanted a Barred Rock I would have bought some of those. Is this breed heat tolerant? What is your experience?
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    Chickens not laying - solutions, please

    I know it is difficult in the Winter months but I want to be sure they will start laying in the Spring. I no longer feel like raising chicks myself and they are not broody, of course.
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    Chickens not laying - solutions, please

    Hello Peeps, As many have posted my chickens have stopped laying. Mine after a brutal Summer drought so I wasn't too worried but I have never had chickens stop laying. Mine have alway produced eggs all year well into their old age. They are free range and fed an old trusted home remedy plus...
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    One of the best resources I've found on dealing with roosters

    Great comments. One can train roosters. I haven't had much luck with one who was already aggressive. We have trained roosters and they were mild mannered and there were others who started attacking us and had to be rehomed. We have had very smart and cooperative roosters who viewed us as...
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    Bloated hen

    ** I found some solutions:; Risk factors: .. • High altitudes, Poor air quality or ventilation, High stocking density, Cold, Genetics, Old age, Congenital heart disease, Lung infections such as pneumonia, Excess salt in the body or salt intoxication, Poor hygiene, dirty pen, dirty feeders...
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    Bloated hen

    When similar posts came up it suggests the gurgling sound is likely a symptom of ascetis? Has anyone had success solving this problem? I'm researching.
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    Bloated hen

    A Delaware hen first had issues with dirty skirts. I gave her a bit of nutri drench and she perked up and the skirts began to clear up. Then she started to look sick, just sitting while the other hens were pecking around the yard. I picked her up and was startled to feel the distended abdomed. I...
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    Feeding The Roosters

    This is an old post but I will reply. My roosters get too fat eating with the hens and worrying about them is tiresome. My new rooster is young and likes to eat by himself in the garden (which has its own challenges). Since I make up about 1/2 of the hen's total diet myself and supplement with...
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    attempting open Southern Coop need help

    :weeYou speak wisdom.
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    attempting open Southern Coop need help

    Ah.... no blueprint, only ideas about where to put what and how large. We have built free standing run ins for horses and hay but never something so complicated (don't laugh). Basically nesting boxes outside one side and an enclosed roosting hut on the other side for the rare bad weather. Our hm...
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    attempting open Southern Coop need help

    Quite an excellent reply. It never occurred to me to raise the floor/base but I now see that it is crucial to keep things dry. In the past our chickens have been free range with only little sheds we have acquired to keep them in the rare instances of inclement weather.
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