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    A backyard coop in Bakersfield, CA enjoyed by three chickens. It cost about $125, and much of the material was recycled. The door is an old window screen and the nesting boxes are old kitchen drawers. Much of lumber was found in my dad's wood pile. I did buy the roofing material, siding, and...
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    Bloody Tumors????? near hen's vent - - - help!!!!!!

    Sad news to report: I put Ouiser down. She wasn't getting any better and actually got much worse. Her face swelled up and she stopped eating. I took her to the vet, and he didn't know what was causing her symptoms but he didn't think that she was going to improve. So I had her euthanized. My...
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    Bloody Tumors????? near hen's vent - - - help!!!!!!

    Thanks for all the advice! I put more neosporin on them this morning and put her back out in the yard with her friends. I thought maybe spider bites as well, but I'm not sure how many times a spider would bite her before moving on. We do have Brown Recluse in the area as well as Black Widows ...
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    Bloody Tumors????? near hen's vent - - - help!!!!!!

    They are solid but not hard - they kind of feel like a finger tip. They don't seem to be puss filled, and I haven't noticed any puss coming out of them. They are bleeding; I tried putting blood-stop on them this morning, but they were bleeding again this afternoon. She is currently picking at...
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    Bloody Tumors????? near hen's vent - - - help!!!!!!

    I just checked her out again and found another tumor/boil/cyst. This one is kind of between her legs but at the front. I had to clean quite a bit of blood away to get a good look at it. I will try some neosporin and see how that goes.
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    Bloody Tumors????? near hen's vent - - - help!!!!!!

    Does anyone know what this is??????
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    Bloody Tumors????? near hen's vent - - - help!!!!!!

    Anyone? I have a feeling that I should just have her put down - that she will never get back to her normal self - but I need to know if I am overreacting.
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    Bloody Tumors????? near hen's vent - - - help!!!!!!

    WHAT IS THIS? 1) What type of bird, age and weight: Ouiser is a Barred Rock, one year, and about 5-7 pounds 2) What is the behavior, exactly: still eating, drinking, laying but not as active as she was a few months ago 3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? she started acting...
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    hen has polyp/ball below her vent. Is this normal?

    I'll try to get a picture of it when I have another set of hands around. It's at the bottom of her vent (towards the feet area). She has since developed other symptoms - one side of her face is swollen and her breathing seems to be a bit labored (not too terribly bad). But there is no funny...
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    hen has polyp/ball below her vent. Is this normal?

    My one-year-old barred rock doesn't seem to be feeling well (lethargic, not that interested in food, and hunched back). I thought she may be egg bound (she hasn't laid in about three weeks) so I brought her inside and gave her a warm bath. After drying her off and cleaning her vent area (it...
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    What Kind of Dog WIll Not Chase Chickens?

    I have two older dogs - one is about five years old and the other is about fourteen. I got chicks this past spring and have not had any real problems between the dogs and chickens. I started introducing the chicks to the dogs from the very start, and they have all accepted one another as part of...
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    Two weeks since last egg! What is going on?

    She molted a few weeks before she started laying (about eight weeks ago) so I don't think that's the issue. She seems totally normal; she's just not laying. The other two are plugging right along with an egg almost every day, but Ouiser seems to think that her time could be better spent doing...
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    Two weeks since last egg! What is going on?

    Thanks for the replies. We're still on Ousier Egg Watch 2010. 2.5 weeks and still no eggs. Luckily for her, her life doesn't depend on her egg production.
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    Two weeks since last egg! What is going on?

    My five-month-old BR laid her first egg on July 22. She was fairly consistent - an egg about every other day. And then about a week and a half ago, she was not doing well. I still don't know what was wrong with her, but I thought I was going to lose her. After much babying and some antibiotics...
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    Sand In The Run

    I have sand in my run. I did it for the cleanliness factor - I use a kitty-litter scoop and a rake to keep it clean. I live in a pretty hot and dry area, but I think sand would work where it is more damp, but make sure there is plenty of shade. The sand does get pretty hot in the sun, but it...
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    Lethargic Chicken... UPDATE-Another hen sick!

    MikasGirl: My 5 and half month old Barred Rock was exhibiting very similar symptoms as your girls - listless, fluffed up, not eating or drinking, hunched back, comb flopped over, tail down, and green poo. It all started last Friday. I checked out her vent and it didn't appear swollen or...
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    Doing much better but what was wrong with her?

    Wow! Three weeks seems like a long time.!
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    Doing much better but what was wrong with her?

    Ouiser, my 5 and half month old Barred Rock, started acting sick last Friday - listless, fluffed up, not eating or drinking, hunched back, comb flopped over, tail down, and green poo. I checked out her vent and it didn't appear swollen or inflamed. Also, I couldn't feel an egg, but her eggs are...
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    EMERGENCY: 5 month old hen is lethargic, warm, calm! PLEASE HELP!

    tigerangel2 - how is she doing this morning? My 5-month-old barred rock is exhibiting the same symptoms. Thinking that she might be egg bound, I gave her a warm bath - that was not fun! No egg and she is not any better - just wetter. I'm going to go to Petsmart this morning to see if they have...
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    Listless Hen with Drooping Comb

    Eggzellent, did you find out anything? How is she doing today? You could have been describing my 5 month old barred rock. She is not even interested in meal worms. I'm worried.
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