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    One hen eating own egg...peepers?

    Thanks for your reply. Glad you are having some success. I am going to try some BOSS, oyster shells, etc. Forgot to mention... I am trying the golf balls, easter eggs etc. She seems to notice the difference between her own egg and those so they are not doing any good but I've still got them...
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    One hen eating own egg...peepers?

    I have this one hen who has started eating her own egg AS SOON as she lays it. The past couple of days I have tried to get out there when she is laying but have gotten distracted by something else by the time she actually lays it. I've tried to isolate her a couple of times but each time seemed...
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    ADVICE PLEASE--Only one hen left after dog killed the other

    Just trying to figure out what to do now....Already gone into the details in the Emergency forum but my dog killed one of our two hens earlier today. We have never had a problem w/the dogs because we always keep the dogs up while chickens are out and chickens up while dogs are out....but this...
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    Need Advice--My dog just killed one of my two hens

    Still need advice on what I should do....I've now got the ONE hen by herself. Her and her sister had always been together...we got the 2 of them together... I've seen where it's better if chickens have company and don't do well solitary...I know someone who has one hen left of her group...Was...
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    Need Advice--My dog just killed one of my two hens

    Thanks for the encouragement. I'm sorry that happened to you and I know there are many more this has happened to. Yes, that's pretty much how it's been with us. The dog pen is actually pretty close to the chicken pen and the chickens would walk by the pen and the dogs would just look, UNLESS...
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    Need Advice--My dog just killed one of my two hens

    I'm just devastated. I accidentally left the gate on my dog pen where the latch was not fully latched. My 2 dogs got out, one of which always has seemed to be the "killer" type, the other one just along for the ride and didn't seem to know what to do, always very sweet. I always let my two...
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    Still really sick. I need advice

    I know exactly how you feel. I lost my girl Daisy a little over a week ago. I nursed her for 2 weeks only to have her succumb to whatever it was. She had been going down for a while and I didn't know why. I still don't know what took her. She had not been wormed before so I'm only guessing...
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    Hen attacked by dog. When will she start laying again?

    Thanks for your reply. WELLL.......There's nothing like a chicken to make a liar out of you, LOL!!!! Right after I had written this on the forum, she went into the coop and laid her usual perfect beautiful blue-green egg!!!! Yaay!! I just lost a favorite hen this past Sunday after 2-1/2...
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    Hen attacked by dog. When will she start laying again?

    I have 2 barred rocks that we've had for about a year. They came together and are inseparable. We let them out to free range w/supervision around our house and they stay right around the property. About 3 weeks ago I made the BIG MISTAKE of leaving them out while I went to pick up my kids from...
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    Introducing new birds--need opinions.

    I've been here mostly in the 'emergency' part of the forum. We just lost my first hen who happened to be our favorite, Daisy. Has totally broken my heart of course as she was such a sweetie. We think she had some kind of underlying issue that was untreatable. Tried for 2-1/2 weeks to save her...
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    NEED HELP ASAP--hen w/impacted crop...HOW TO GET OLIVE OIL DOWN HER?

    Thank you, everyone, for your kind thoughts. She will be greatly missed!! Sometimes I've wondered because these types of things happen whether we should have even gotten into having chickens. After all we only had Miss Daisy just less than a year. We got her 1 year ago in March. That could...
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    NEED HELP ASAP--hen w/impacted crop...HOW TO GET OLIVE OIL DOWN HER?

    UPDATE: I lost my dear sweet girl Daisy tonight. We came home and she was gone. I've been treating her for well over 2 weeks for what I thought might be worms, impacted crop, etc. She had gotten very thin and had been going downhill a while and w/my inexperience just didn't have a clue on...
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    NEED HELP ASAP--hen w/impacted crop...HOW TO GET OLIVE OIL DOWN HER?

    Good ideas!! Especially w/ the boiled egg yoke. Maybe she wouldn't noticed too much if done that way. I'll get on it and try it... As far as game bird feed...looked online at Tractor Supply, can't find. I'll check into it though... Once again, thanks for the suggestions. I'm trying just...
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    NEED HELP ASAP--hen w/impacted crop...HOW TO GET OLIVE OIL DOWN HER?

    Oh...one more thing... I REALLY don't know about this, but I did see chick starter (nonmedicated) was 20% protein. How does that compare to regular layer crumbles/pellets? She has not laid in a while so that's not a concern. Just trying to get her well.... Would that hurt to try to see if...
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    NEED HELP ASAP--hen w/impacted crop...HOW TO GET OLIVE OIL DOWN HER?

    Thanks for the suggestions...all she will eat is powdered crumbles. Haven't tried canned cat food but will give it a go, though I seriously doubt it. She does not seem to like 'wet' things. She just looks at them and shakes her head. No go on the eggs. Never has touched them. Won't eat yogurt...
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    NEED HELP ASAP--hen w/impacted crop...HOW TO GET OLIVE OIL DOWN HER?

    Hi, Thanks for checking on her. It was suggested that maybe she was too cold being she is too thin. Using too many calories to keep warm and slows her crop down where she can't empty it as well. That made a huge difference in her. Her crop is completely empty every morning now. Yaay!! I also...
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    URGENT - Crop problems with a picky eater

    I'm very sorry for your loss.... Obviously it wasn't from lack of your care or effort that she didn't make it...
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    URGENT - Crop problems with a picky eater

    I'm so sorry.....I feel for you and do know what it's like. I have to admit there are times I wish mine would just go to sleep and not wake up, that it might be a blessing. It's really hard to watch and you feel so helpless. You don't want them to suffer but you don't want to lose them...
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    NEED HELP ASAP--hen w/impacted crop...HOW TO GET OLIVE OIL DOWN HER?

    You're great for taking the time to help....much, much appreciated Still about the same this a.m. Her crop seemed small, maybe had a little in it, but I forgot and left a little dish of the powdered crumbles so she may have eaten. Gave a (very) little bit of yogurt/applesauce, tried to fight...
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    NEED HELP ASAP--hen w/impacted crop...HOW TO GET OLIVE OIL DOWN HER?

    NEED TO KNOW ASAP--- if i should go ahead and worm her again and with WHAT? (as mentioned already used valbazen) OR Have Terra-Vet (tetracycline). Should I go ahead and make her water w/this and see if that makes any difference? Thanks once more!!
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