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    Injured eye and possible infection in Mclaine

    Hello, I am super sad because last night I found my rooster, Mcclaine has a damaged eye. It is pretty bad. Theres no blood. But his eye looked deflated. I didn't know what to do. Its definitely infected. I went out and tried to feed him. It looks like the eye is shut and puffy and there is...
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    Confused

    I called about the feed because I wasn't sure. Its a layer feed. It is a 15.5% protein with 2.75% fat. It has ground corn, soy bean meal, fre flo limestone, methionine, Dical phosphate, oyster shell, soy Oil, chlorine chloride, and a poultry premix. :)
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    Confused

    okay. I will try to check. I need to hold her and look. She really doesn't like being held. Ill clean out the shavings in her pen and see if that helps. I wonder if it could be an allergy to pine shavings??
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    Confused

    I called and asked because I wasnt sure. They said It is a 15.5% protein with 2.75% fat. It has ground corn, soy bean meal, fre flo limestone, methionine, Dical phosphate, oyster shell, soy Oil, chlorine chloride, and a poultry premix. Thats good right?
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    Confused

    Thank you so much. Yes. Sorry cracked corn was probably the wrong term. Its a laying feed that was formulated at a farmers elevator. Ill ask them though. Maybe we should switch. Ill see. ITs good to know it could be normal. I will check
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    Confused

    wow neat! That's interesting. She's a barred rock. :)
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    Confused

    I give a lot of treats. I had to cut back because I was giving too much. I give a lot of vegetables that they can have. Interesting. Well, we get it from a farmer's elevator. Its layers feed with grit and also we had them formulate it with extra calcium. I think I used the wrong description...
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    Confused

    My hen is about 1 1/2 years old. She stopped laying about 4 months ago or longer. She is acting healthy, her comb and wattles are bright red. Her legs are yellower than the rest. I wonder if its just because she isn't laying? She eats, she is a really good weight. But she has a bright red butt...
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    Hello. New member

    My name is Ashley, I am a stay-at-home mom currently caring for 40 chickens. We have mostly barred rocks. They are a year and 6 months old. We also have four rhode island reds and 3 blue barred rocks or blue wyandottes (Im not sure which one they are, we got them at an auction) We are also...
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