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  1. littlemissjellyfish

    Golden Comet just started wheezing tonight. need help.

    This morning Nancy was standing up in the kennel actiing VERY perky and not wheezing!!!! YAY!!!!! Late last night, I remembered I had some Baytril so I administered a dose before bed. Not sure if it was the meds that helped or not. I will pick up Sulmet today for preventative measures. I will...
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    Golden Comet just started wheezing tonight. need help.

    Thank you for responding. She didn't like being taken out of the coop, but once inside she isn't fussing. She is calmer in the dark and is resting although still wheezing. I didn't want to stress her out with more poking and prodding, so hopefully she will live out the night and I can make her...
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    Golden Comet lethargic, not eating/drinking...Egg bound???

    She passed away two weeks later. I'm not sure why. :-( I hope your chicken is OK.
  4. littlemissjellyfish

    Golden Comet just started wheezing tonight. need help.

    My girls were free ranging all day today. After they put themselves in the coop around 4:30pm, I went out to close the coop door and to see them settled in for the night. I heard a strange noise exactly like this coming from my Golden Comet and brought her inside for a better look! She not...
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    Golden Comet lethargic, not eating/drinking...Egg bound???

    She passed the shell ( it was hard and rubbery) and is eating and drinking a little. I'm letting her rest up inside until she is back to her feisty self.
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    Golden Comet lethargic, not eating/drinking...Egg bound???

    This morning I got home from work and checked on the chickens (my husband let them out of the coop into their run before I got home) I noticed a lone chicken standing in the run. It was my 15 mo Golden Comet. I thought it was odd that she was standing by the waterer, but not drinking. She could...
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    Help!! Pullet scalped on one side of head...possibly from over vigorous rooster!

    It's been over 2 weeks and Bess is recovering amazingly well! She's gone outside on some of the warmer days we've had. She loves the attention, but misses the flock. I have ordered a chicken diaper so she can become a house chicken until the head wound fully heals. The scab that forms falls off...
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    Help!! Pullet scalped on one side of head...possibly from over vigorous rooster!

    Thank you for the VERY helpful advice!Makes me feel better about her recovery! I'm sure she will love the extra treats while healing!
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    Help!! Pullet scalped on one side of head...possibly from over vigorous rooster!

    During morning chicken chores I noticed that my pullet "Bess" had blood on the side of her head. On closer inspection I found a huge tear that goes all the way through the tissue layers. The wound gapes opened. You can see her tiny little skull on that side of her head. Her eye is intact and so...
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    So talk to me about molting...

    My EE "Esme" has just finished molting! She was a sorry sight for a couple of months, looking quite bedraggled! Now she's all happy and shiny with her new feathers! Out of my 11 older girls (They were hatched the beginning of June last year) she is the only one who has gone through a molt thus...
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    What breed has the most even tempered rooster?

    Thanks for the advice! Craigslist always has Roos looking for good homes! Maybe I'll start there!
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    What breed has the most even tempered rooster?

    I have 11 hens that are a year old and 12 little chickies that are 8 weeks old. I have never had a rooster and didn't think I ever wanted or needed one. My boyfriend ( who is becoming quite the chicken farmer despite his original distaste for chickens) wants to get one for flock protection...
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    [LIST - Over 1,000 names!] Chicken names!

    Here are my girls! 1 year olds: BA- Penelope, Helen & Big Mama Salmon Faverolles- Loretta aka " cheddar", Libby (RIP) and Lucille (RIP) EE- Cinnamon Bun-Bun Head aka "Bun", Esme, Luna (RIP) Silver Laced Wyandottes- Speedy, Velma & Nymphadora Golden Laced Wyandottes- Fleur, Rosalie & Rexy (RIP)...
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    Chicken Fight!!!!

    Thanks for the ideas! I will try removing Penelope and crate Helen with the others. Hopefully that will do the trick!
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    Chicken Fight!!!!

    So my hen "Helen the Brave" has fully recuperated from her dog attack. (She stood up to the dog so the rest of the flock could get away!) It was so nice this past weekend that I decided to bring her out to the tractor and get some fresh air. I also thought it would be a good opportunity to...
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    Sigh - dog issue

    I totally feel for you. The subject of chicken attacks by dogs really ticks me off! This past Sunday my girls were outside their coop digging in the dirt that was finally visible under the snow! They havent been out much and were enjoying the weather! I noticed one of the girls was in the middle...
  17. littlemissjellyfish

    The worst day....

    Thank you for the advice. I checked on the remaining girls today and everyone seems to be eating & laying just fine. ( despite the -2 degree weather!) I would like to increase their protein levels. Can I buy the BOSS I see packaged for wild birds? I hard boil the cracked eggs and mash them up...
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    The worst day....

    Luna, my 9 month old Easter egger, was acting strangely when I went to feed the girls this morning. At first I thought she was laying in one if the nesting boxes, but when I peeked in she had her eyes closed and was very still. I watched her for several minutes and she still had her eyes closed...
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    Ack! Two of my hens are getting plucked clean under their beaks

    What the heck!! My EE's beard is missing, too!! I haven't seen anyone picking on her. What's going on?!? Any ideas what happened to her beard?? Thanks!
  20. littlemissjellyfish

    new pheasants with pics

    ...from his coop ( is this normal? What does it mean?) and when I opened the door to see what was wrong he flew over my head and ran into the woods. *sigh* (I know he was definitely a boy because he was starting to get pretty bluish-green feathers on the back of his head.) My neighbors have seen...
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