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  1. MarlaMac

    Random

    Yes. Any way he will take them. The egg has selenium in it to help with the uptake of the vit e. You need ever little, hence the egg suggestion as a tablet is way too much.
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    Buff Orpington Not Eating, Wasting Away. already treated for cocci & antibiotics.

    Also, the is a great article by @azygous about reintegration. :) https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/chicken-bully-chicken-victim-a-two-sided-issue.73923/
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    Buff Orpington Not Eating, Wasting Away. already treated for cocci & antibiotics.

    Sorry your hen is not well. Do you have a large dog crate that she can be in and be among the flock. Perhaps in the middle of the run where the others can see her but not touch her? May need hardward cloth reinforcement up the sides as far as the hens can peck through. This was she is close...
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    Sick Chick and Not Sure Why

    I am so sorry. Are those sores on her face? How long have they been there? Is there any sores on the inside of her mouth? Tagging a couple of more knowledgeable people to see if they have any ideas/suggestions. So sorry your girl is feeling so poorly. @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive ?
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    Chicken Eyes nearly Swollen Shut! HELP

    You can get terramycin without a prescription almost anywhere. Amazon has it, I think Chewy's has it and I think Jedd's has it. Tractor supply used to sell it, not sure now. Until it arrives you can use plain triple antibiotic ointment.
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    Prolapsed vent???

    Yes, that looks to bee a prolapsed vent. :( Here is a post discussing treatment. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/prolapse-vent.1675877/#post-28809577
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    Battle with a bobcat

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    Sick Chick and Not Sure Why

    Please post pictures. How hot is it where you are at? Is she eating/drinking enough? Is she walking properly? What does her poop look like? Is she bullied by others in the flock? What is her diet, including treats? Where did the blood come from? Usually mating loss of feathers does not...
  9. MarlaMac

    Random Blindness

    I am sorry. :hugs
  10. MarlaMac

    Random Blindness

    Another thought...if you can't get the flock the proper diet via poultry feed, you could try buying some vit b complex, vit a and some vit e in tablet form and crushing them up and adding that to the food they do get. Vitamins are fairly cheap and could help the flock a long way. You could...
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    Random Blindness

    It might seem suddenly to you, but it may have been in the works for a while. If she is not getting a balanced diet (chicken feed) then what seems sudden has probably been happening slowly. All your chickens need this balanced feed. If you do not provide it, your flock will suffer and more...
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    Crop injury

    I don't know what the poop like smell would be. What type of bird of prey was it? Perhaps it was dirty/smelly and it transferred to your girl. If there are not any obvious puncture wounds to the lung area, I would flush the wound with a saline solution or some properly diluted chlorhexidine...
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    Injured New Chick - What do I do?

    One thought...make sure the hair dryer you use is not a new dryer. Most are coated with toxic material and can harm/kill birds. Old dryers have had time to burn that coating off. :)
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    Injured New Chick - What do I do?

    @Wyorp Rock ?
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    Chicken poo

    Again, those stringy things look like mucus-y urates. If they are worms and if they are alive they would move if they are dead they would not. Easiest way to ease your mind is a fecal float. Any vet will do this for you. The cost is very manageable ~$15 However, the bigger issue is the...
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    Chicken poo

    That looks like mucus-y urates. They are also really yellow. The green is probably bile b/c she is not eating. Are you sure she is broody and not sick? Has she pulled the feathers from her belly? Broody hens do this so they can regulate the temp for the eggs. Yellow urates are not...
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    Give me the truth about roosters

    Thank you. :)
  18. MarlaMac

    Neck convulsions

    At 8 weeks old layer crumbles don't have the nutritional balance she needs. It also has too much calcium for her. I would consider putting her on a starter/grower or all flock feed to meet her nutritional needs. I would also give her some vitamins (1/4 b-complex and some vitamin e and a...
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    Wound care - HELP

    It helps to cut the feathers away from the wound (just make sure she doesn't have any pin feathers where you are cutting). This makes it easier to clean/apply ointment and keeps the feathers from interfering with the wound as it heals (getting stuck in it, etc.). If you see green skin, it is...
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    Give me the truth about roosters

    Yes. My brother in law and sister in law raise chickens for meat. I agree - the chicken is far better than anything that can be found in a store. Thank you for sharing.
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