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    Wheezing and coughing hen

    We have clean tin roofs...the yard is dirt, not much I can do about that. No pesticides are used in our yard...I realize at her age she is doing good to be active and otherwise hearty...just feel bad hearing her purr and bark all day...but when the treats come out she will run like wind!
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    Wheezing and coughing hen

    At 9½ years old, I think putting her to soak would really stress her. I had stick tight fleas and had to dip everyone when she was much younger...she really fought the whole process and I am afraid that it would be worse for her without any real known benefits.
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    Wheezing and coughing hen

    Egg production is impressive...her lungs sound clear, not congested. I have had chickens and have never experienced this. She sounds like little barking dog. She gets grit, crushed eggshells, fresh organic produce...we joked that she had asthma but chickens don't get asthma. Wonder if it is...
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    Wheezing and coughing hen

    I have an older hen that has been wheezing and coughing for over several years (don't judge, I was dealing with my parents back to back in hospice till they post passed). Other then, she is active, eats well, good body weight and no other symptoms ( had she acted ill I would have done...
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    Dealing with lice in 4 month old chicks

    I know I am late to the game but Elector PSP is the best...not toxic, you don't have to wear gloves either!....we have successfully treated mites and bad case of poultry fleas by using it as a dip and then spraying down the coops. It is expensive but in my opinion worth it in the time and...
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    Sticktight Fleas and Treatment

    Elector PSP...not toxic to you or chickens...I dipped mine and within a few days they were all clean. Sprayed shady areas, coop and dust bowls.
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    Poultry fleas aka sticktight fleas

    With Our work schedules the Vaseline method wasn't an option. Elector PSP is the BEST!
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    Severe Mites AND Fowl Pox??

    Elector PSP is great...not toxic either. .the little clusters on her face sort of look like sticktight fleas, this will work for that too. I would dip then blow dry her. I would crate her also and keep her warm. With her that sick I would avoid poisons like ivermectin. Just realized how old...
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    I have northern fowl mites and a broody on eggs!

    It is definitely worth it. We mixed it up as a dip as it was easier to saturate the hen. We also used a blow dryer to get her dry faster. You have to work fast to keep eggs viable, I would make up a new nest box, spray the Elector psp on it, let it dry, then brush off eggs and transfer to clean...
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    Poultry fleas aka sticktight fleas

    Oh the term , mad as a wet hen The term, "mad as a wet hen" sure fit. She just stood, not moving, and I could tell she was getting cold with the sun going down I had to pick her up and start blow drying her. Itwas funny and frustrating at the same time.
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    Poultry fleas aka sticktight fleas

    These things are more like a tick then a flea I recently had the horror of this infestation with my little flock of 12 hens. Seems the older hens had the worst of it. I am going to share what I did because I was reading about treatments and how difficult and time consuming it was to get rid of...
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    Sour crop?

    Late to the game here...I hope your hen is doing well. I have treated impacted and sour crops very successfully and naturally. I with hold food for a day or 2. I give garlic water with a syringe...if there is impaction as well I will syringe olive oil or coconut oil ..whatever you have, and...
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    VERY Aggressive Rooster: Please Help!

    Have you cut his Spurs? I would start there because then all he can do is jump and flap at you...if you don't respond with fear he will tire and realize he can't intimidate you...the other option is to regime and buy a roo chick, raise from a hatchling and it should be a nicer rooster...mine...
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    Impacted Crop Advice

    I know this is late to the game but I found olive oil and garlic water in a dropper followed by a dropper or 2 of red wine, massaged into crop. With hold food until crop clears. Then feed organic plain Greek yogurt with organic oats mixed in. Continue red wine for a few days....I had a chicken...
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    Chicken ate glass

    Oh that's so good to hear! I just saw my chicken easily swallow a piece of broken glass...it was about the size of a pellet and part of a thick, clear pyrex bowl. I am interested to know how your chicken fared...my gut tells me if they can handle oyster shell, ricks and I have heard small metal...
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    Regular Rubber Eggs?

    I have an older Americauna, She is probably getting close to 5 yrs old. She got pretty sick last year with sour crop but has been doing very good since. She starting laying again and after a few thin shelled eggs she has now started laying rubber eggs all this week. We supplement with crushed...
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    Comment by 'momma chickie' in article 'Guide to Letting Broody Hens Hatch and Raise Chicks'

    Since all eggs all eggs should have started incubating at the same time the hen should not have had to stay on the nest any longer than she did...my eggs usually all hatched with in a 48 hour window and then my hen was done on the nest. The eggs remaining were probably not fertile or there were...
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    Can pullets raise chicks? /hatching under a pullet?

    The problem could be if any of the others hatch more then a couple of days earlier she will leave the nest with her babies. If this happens you may need to take the first babies into a brooder, when the hatch is complete, slip babies back under her when she is fast asleep at night. Be there...
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    Can pullets raise chicks? /hatching under a pullet?

    I had a 2 broody 8 mos pullets...both successfully hatched and raised their babies (surrogate because I have no rooster). Before I got fertile eggs I tried moving one, broke her brood...so now I leave them in the besting coop and after everyone hatches I move them to the nursery....I do keep a...
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest Photo Submission Thread #3

    Photo bomber, lol
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