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    Gurgle breathing won’t go away please help

    I don't think you are getting sound advice. Here is someone else that is not me speaking.
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    Gurgle breathing won’t go away please help

    If your hen has a respiratory virus, especially if they are "vaccinated," in my opinion, the worst thing you could do, is put it back in with the others. Follow your instincts. You know better than any of us even if you don't think so right now. Integrating a hen who lost thier place in the...
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    Gurgle breathing won’t go away please help

    Electrolyte drink, add to a container and mix well: 2 TBSP fine Sugar 2 Tsp Baking Soda 2 Tsp Salt 2 Tsp Potassium Chloride (optional) Works good without it too *Use 1.5 Tsp of powder to 1 Quart filtered water or let tap water sit for 12 hours for the chlorine to dissipate. You can also use...
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    Gurgle breathing won’t go away please help

    I usually start with giving my hen a "spa day." Isolated in the house in a dog carrier with a towel. I give them a luke warm epsom salt bath with a few drops of essential oils in it and soothe them with cups full of water on their back and under wings. In the mean time I can see them closely to...
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    Gurgle breathing won’t go away please help

    So sorry you are dealing with this. I am not a vet. I can maybe help you come up with ideas to try. Are there any other symptoms?
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    Gold leakage...mean anything??

    See the way those wing feathers are all pretty uniform and one length? That says roo. A hen will have two layers. I think I see a wattle already forming? Roos usually seem to get them earlier and the become more pronounced. Activities also told us which of ours were roos. The roos are much more...
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    Gold leakage...mean anything??

    The bumpy comb initially tells me it is a roo, but can you take an outstretched wing picture? Hens will have a double layer of wing feathers all the way across. Either way it is really cute!
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    Help me find out this chick's gender!!

    Also females facial skin will stay yellowish and a males comb will redden. I am interested to see how it goes for you. Have a great day.
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    Help me find out this chick's gender!!

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    9 hens haven’t laid a single egg in months!

    6 x 4 is 24 sq. feet. That is really small for nine chickens. I do 4 sqaure feet per chicken, only because they are not cooped up all of the time and they have a four foot deck we enclose in the winter. They have a very large free space predator proof yard outside instead of a long run so they...
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    9 hens haven’t laid a single egg in months!

    Mine all roost about the same time every night. Currently in winter that is all in the coop and on the perches by 1730. The light goes from then until 2130. In the morn the same three run to the nesting boxes to start the egg train. Works really well. I also do the morning on the severe cold...
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    East Tennessee newbies

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    New member

    Welcome!
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    What can be done for the grass

    I suppose it depends on the type of grass you have. Maybe it is just dormant. You can get a moveable electric fence from Amazon for about $150ish. Friends use them on their farms. I have not. They did give you permission for poultry though, so I assume they know the risks to the yard. Chicken...
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    What can be done for the grass

    What state are you in? I have read chickens don't enjoy eating bermuda grass, but also it is supposed to be the fastest growing green grass for warm climates. In colder climates it is ryegrass. Maybe you would need to quarantine off areas to let it germinate and grow though without those little...
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