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    Hi! My mom and I are in Fallbrook and we're trying to gather together all possible local chicken...

    Hi! My mom and I are in Fallbrook and we're trying to gather together all possible local chicken source options because we want to add to our flock, don't want to keep supporting the hatchery industry, but haven't had good luck with local breeders so far. I saw somebody mention you breed Cream...
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    Hi, I ran into a few old posts of yours about sometimes selling some of your chicks. I'm in San...

    Hi, I ran into a few old posts of yours about sometimes selling some of your chicks. I'm in San Diego County and we've really been looking for options for local sources to add to our small flock; we hate supporting the hatcheries, but we've not had good luck with local breeders so far. I'm...
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    Hen can't walk on one leg: pinched nerve from egg-laying?

    Hi, I've posted about this hen before, but I have a more specific issue that I'd really appreciate any thoughts on. Myrtle is ~3 yo Buff Orpington. She's been chronically underweight, although with great appetite, for a long time, so she is very thin. The problem: on days when she has an egg...
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    NON-Emergency: Chronic underweight and soft-shell hen

    Eggsessive -- thanks for the reply! I appreciate the article -- it was good to see that mis-timed production (good egg with second egg following that's soft) is something that does come up. That certainly describes my Myrtle. It's just what to do about it. I'm sure it's not internal laying...
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    NON-Emergency: Chronic underweight and soft-shell hen

    Hi folks, thanks for your help as always. I have a 4 yo Buff Orpington (Myrtle) who has been chronically underweight for quite some time. The previous time we tried to bring her in for special treatment, she reacted so poorly to her indoor situation that we had to put her back in the coop (not...
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    Complicated Pullet Health with Recent Open-Mouth Breathing

    Hi everyone, This is not an emergency, although obviously I'm very concerned about the situation and want to improve things for my chook ASAP. The main issue is that as of about 2 days ago, my Olive-Egger pullet (about 4 months) (named Branwen) began breathing with an open beak, and has...
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    Infertile Hen with Grossly Swollen Abdomen

    UPDATE: Currently we are treating Lark on the working diagnosis of sterile peritonitis and targeting non-invasive methods of reducing the fluids causing the swelling. We do not want to catheter-drain her because there is far too great a likeliness of introducing infection or inducing shock...
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    Infertile Hen with Grossly Swollen Abdomen

    UPDATE: We just found this link which describes sterile peritonitis. This sounds the most like what Lark is experiencing: symptoms of peritonitis/internal laying (e.g., greatly swollen belly), but able to persist and function instead of sickening and dying from the infection. The difficulty...
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    Infertile Hen with Grossly Swollen Abdomen

    Thanks for the speedy reply! I'll look into the cancer more -- I'd be happy just to know what was wrong, so we can make a decision on her. I've looked at internal laying in my previous searches, but I don't see how this could be Lark's condition because she doesn't lay eggs, and has not for 2...
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    Infertile Hen with Grossly Swollen Abdomen

    Hello, everybody, I'm looking for some fairly urgent help (the condition is somewhat long-standing, but we want to fix it as soon as possible). I'd appreciate if anyone can read through the below and give any suggestions or advice. I have a Barred Rock hen named Lark we got as a one-day-old...
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    Sudden Illness and Death in Three-Day-Old Chicks

    Eggsoteric, certainly. I've uploaded a visual aid to help clarify: (This is a night-time shot taken just a short while ago) There are two heat lamps, and we can turn one off and/or raise or lower that lid (it goes halfway across the top) to help regulate the temperature in the box. (The lamps...
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    Sudden Illness and Death in Three-Day-Old Chicks

    Eggcessive, thanks for the response. Yes, we figured at least some of it was shipping trauma. We've heard some pretty ghastly stories about what happens to chicks during shipping too. I just want to be sure that if it's something we can prevent, then we can take the appropriate steps to keep...
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    Sudden Illness and Death in Three-Day-Old Chicks

    Hello, we've had a tragic incident of illness in our new chicks that eventually ended in death. I'm hoping to get some input on causes for our own knowledge, but especially to protect the rest of our chicks in case the illness is contagious. Two days ago (3/27), we bought a mess of chicks (who...
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    Recurring Limp in 2-Year Hen

    Hello, I'm looking for some suggestions on what could be wrong with our hen. Apologies for my lengthiness: I want to be thorough to help anyone who has some feedback! We have a very sweet RIR hen named Viola that's about 2 years old now. Unfortunately, she has a recurring leg problem. At the...
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    will egg bound bird ever lay again

    Elite Silkies: How soon after being eggbound did your hen start laying again? I'm hoping my hen will start again -- she's showing interest in the nesting box, and performing all the behaviors she did before laying her first and only egg, before getting eggbound. But nothing is coming from it...
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