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    Advice for helping a Wyandotte after attack by a Russell terrier? (*warning*: somewhat graphic photo

    Forgot to mention: we've been keeping her wounds clean with hydrogen peroxide and neosporin. Have also applied aloe to help soothe. Hence the wet feathers in the photo here.
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    Advice for helping a Wyandotte after attack by a Russell terrier? (*warning*: somewhat graphic photo

    Okay. So. A couple of days ago two Russell terriers made their way into our yard and attacked our girls. Most came through just fine. Three were hurt, though. Two of those seem to be on the mend, having lost a lot of tail feathers but little else. Our Wyandotte, however, is in pretty sad shape...
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    Baby Partridge Rock - odd "growth" on right shoulder

    Hello all, We just acquired a six-week-old partridge rock. She appears happy and healthy in every way. However, we noticed a bald patch on her right shoulder that seems to be missing not only feathers but skin. Her left shoulder is fully feathered. Not sure if this is just a normal part of her...
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    Had our first loss this evening :*(

    Sorry to hear of your loss. A new duck will be a new beginning.
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    Good-bye, Bea.

    Thank you, everyone. Yes, Bea was special to me. On the day she laid her first egg about a month ago she turned to me for help. Wouldn't leave me alone. Spent the day in my lap heaving and sighing, until I made a nest for her in a bag of hay where she laid her egg, her eyes on me the whole...
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    Good-bye, Bea.

    Hello all, Well, this morning awoke to discover that we lost our six-month-old Buff Orpington, Bea. She'd gone broody and we had her in a raised cage that proved to be no match for a raccoon. She will be missed. Not only had she just become a great layer (before going broody), but she was...
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    One eye closed. One leg raised. Lethargic. Please advise.

    Well, things seem to be improving. Mathilda's legs are fine. No more standing on one foot. For the past three days we've treated her eyes with Vetericyn drops, and added tetracycline to their water. She hadn't been drinking very much. So we've been feeding her with an eye dropper. Since...
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    One eye closed. One leg raised. Lethargic. Please advise.

    Thank you, Laura. We certainly hope you're right and that it's nothing serious. I'll check her abdomen tomorrow morning for signs of her being egg bound and report back here. Cheers, Mike
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    One eye closed. One leg raised. Lethargic. Please advise.

    Hello all. We are the happy raisers of five young hens, all ~26 weeks old. Two of these are Barred Rocks. One of those, Mathilda, has been acting odd for the past two days. While she's eating, drinking and pooping well, she's not doing much chasing or being chased. In fact, Mathilda seems...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    From Phyllis, one of our two Barred Rocks.
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