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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    I am still here. My girls are good and I super appreciate this community. <3
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    Broody hen gone broodier in broody jail! Oy.

    Yeah, it seems like sooner the better!
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    Broody hen gone broodier in broody jail! Oy.

    Nevermind! Apparently it worked, because I just let her out at dusk, and she went right into the coop, and up on the roost with her buddies, NOT into the nesting box, yay! May have to do it again tomorrow, but it's progress!
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    Broody hen gone broodier in broody jail! Oy.

    I also have a broody hen (Blue-laced Wyandotte), and have put her in chicken jail. Can they have a perch to sit on? I don't have a wire bottom cage--and would rather not buy one if I don't have to. I have her in a dog kennel, but covered the floor in one sheet of smooth cardboard, and put a...
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    Hole or thinning in Australorp beak! What do I do?

    I noticed Moira, my Australorp, has an injury to her beak and I have no idea what caused it, what I should do, and how worried I should be. It's kind of like the top layers on the left side of her beak peeled away in a spot. Her beak is intact, and the hole does not go through, and does not...
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    One eye closed and lethargic 4 week Australorp

    Thank you for the clarification, this was not her case.
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    One eye closed and lethargic 4 week Australorp

    Well whatever it was in her eye, it came out tonight during her saline washing tonight. Sharing for...science, and in case anyone else deals with this. This is the side that was facing the inside of her eye. This was the side facing outside. It was hard to get a picture of her with her eye...
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    One eye closed and lethargic 4 week Australorp

    Hi @Eggcessive I've seen you post this upsetting video in many, many, threads. Are you telling me to squeeze my chicken's eyeball and hope that pus comes out? It is her actual eyeball that has the infection, not her eyelid or on the side of her eye. I've seen many videos on coryza, eye, worm...
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    One eye closed and lethargic 4 week Australorp

    Just wanted to update, and let folks know that she is doing well, but her eye is the same, if not worse. Finished up the Tylosin Powder, still putting the Cipro drops in her eye, and flushing her eye twice a day with Saline. I've been feeding her Greek yogurt the last couple of days after...
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    One eye closed and lethargic 4 week Australorp

    I put her back with the other two, and have been offering all sorts of treats, brought in a pile of weeds with dirt and roots to dig through. I don't want to jinx it, but it seems like her eye is slightly less inflamed than before and she has perked up, been pecking about a bit more, and when I...
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    One eye closed and lethargic 4 week Australorp

    Thank you for your informative response! The vet recommended no Corid for now, since, Cocci is not the problem. But, I'm glad I have it on hand now, if it comes up in the future. I'm managing to hold her every few hours and can get her to drink the medicated water from my hand to make sure she's...
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    One eye closed and lethargic 4 week Australorp

    Thank you! So far, so good! I hate to pick favorites, but from the get go, she was the calmest, most friendly bird, seems to genuinely enjoy being held and pet. Just a few days after getting her, I was like, "am I seriously going to have a black chicken following me around for the next several...
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    One eye closed and lethargic 4 week Australorp

    @Wyorp Rock thank you so much for your reply. I ended up going to the vet, and it was totally worth it. For those who have similar issues, this is what happened. She has an eye infection, most likely due to a peck, claw, or foreign object. She was in a lot of pain and couldn't see out of the...
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    One eye closed and lethargic 4 week Australorp

    @Wyorp Rock thank you for your reply. From my limited experience I would say that it seems quite light colored and dry? I have eye drops with Tetrahydrozoline HCI 0.05% and Opti-Free Replenish are either of those ok? Her eye does seem worse today. So, I put plain Neosporin on her eye, which...
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    One eye closed and lethargic 4 week Australorp

    Hello, first time chicken owner with and issue I can't figure out. I have a 4 week old Australorp that is keeping one eye closed and is lethargic. She gets up and moves about, drinks, and eats, but not nearly as actively as she was 2 days ago, and is keeping her head down more, and feathers a...
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