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    Broody silkie

    I have a silkie who is exactly the same, and I am at a loss on what to do! I worry about the impact on her health. :( If anyone has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated!
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    16 week-old “blue ameraucana” sex and ID help

    Hello! I purchased Opal as a sexed female blue ameraucana from a local breeder. But she doesn’t have a beard or muff and doesn’t seem to have a pea comb. Is that possible in ameraucanas? I’m also suspicious that she could be a he. She’s only 16 weeks so she hasn’t laid an egg yet but I’ve...
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    EMERGENCY - Need help with wound!! Warning - graphic!

    I thought I would provide an update in case anyone else ever experiences a similar issue. My vet performed surgery today to repair the wound. His opinion is that when Maeve went broody and started feather plucking, she likely created a wound tract. Feather shafts can run deep, and when pulling...
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    EMERGENCY - Need help with wound!! Warning - graphic!

    I don’t know if anyone else will weigh in, but I think I may have found the answer. I think what Maeve has is a lipoma that led to the ulceration/scab on her skin. https://poultrydvm.com/condition/lipomas I think it was encapsulated before she got feisty and fought me. Then the capsule became...
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    EMERGENCY - Need help with wound!! Warning - graphic!

    I should mention there has been really no bleeding. It doesn’t seem to be vascular at all. I have pushed it back in the best that I can with a Betadine soaked gauze and will wrap it for now until I hear more.
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    EMERGENCY - Need help with wound!! Warning - graphic!

    Her behavior has been fine today! She just started fighting me as I was repositioning her and it popped put more. Is it a massive abscess?? I didn’t think there were any organs in the upper left part of the chest so please tell me if I’m wrong. Or could it be a tumor?
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    EMERGENCY - Need help with wound!! Warning - graphic!

    She isn’t having any trouble breathing
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    EMERGENCY - Need help with wound!! Warning - graphic!

    I just flushed around it with Betadine and it came out some more - here is a close up. Sorry it is pretty nasty!!
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    EMERGENCY - Need help with wound!! Warning - graphic!

    Hello, I have posted about Maeve previously. She just got over being terribly broody to the point she developed a vitamin deficiency and could barely walk. I noticed a large hardened scab on her upper left part of her chest (above clavicle - close to her crop). I thought it was possibly a...
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    Broody hen with weakness and difficulty walking

    Thank you so much for the reassurance! Good news, this morning she is very alert, able to stand and walk more steadily, and she isn’t flapping her wings to get around. So I definitely think this was a vitamin deficiency!
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    Broody hen with weakness and difficulty walking

    My 1-year-old Jersey Giant chicken, Maeve, has had a rough couple of weeks and I am hoping to get some expert opinions! Around May 15th, I noticed that several chickens had developed bumblefoot. Maeve was one of the chickens, and this was the first time she had had bumblefoot. We had a lot of...
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    Weird egg laying issues

    Thank you! I was able to give her the tablet as you instructed. She seems a bit low energy today and is laying down more. She hasn't laid an egg since Weds. She is pooping, but it seems to be a bit eggy. I'm concerned about egg yolk peritonitis. I gave her an Epson salt bath and gave her some...
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    Weird egg laying issues

    Hello! A little background: I have a 1 year old Swedish flower hen that is laying large, thin shelled white eggs that break easily. The hens have access to layer feed throughout the day and have flaked oyster shell available to eat whenever. None of the other hens are having laying issues. I...
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    Maran with redness and scaling between toes

    I do turn the straw frequently and add fresh layers. They are about due for a coop clean out with the weather warming, so maybe that’s something I’ll try.
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    Maran with redness and scaling between toes

    Hello, I am in my first year of raising backyard chickens, and I was hoping for some help with my 1-year-old Maran, Velma. For the past few months, I have noticed some redness between her toes. I thought maybe it was due to the cold weather, but it seems to be worsening now that it's warming...
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