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    Worming my flock..

    I guess I don’t think of an occasional liquid stool as diarrhea. To me, to meet the threshold of being diarrhea, the poop needs to be liquid (or nearly so) and happen more than once in succession.... if there is a single liquidy poop and then they go back to normal, I just figure something...
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    Worming my flock..

    It’s possible that what you are seeing is just loose cecal poop, not actual diarrhea.....
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    Worming my flock..

    ...and they’ll become resistant to the wormer, then if you do have a real outbreak later, you won’t be able to treat them. And like you said, there *are* other reasons for diarrhea besides worms. Years ago, it was recommended that farmers give their animals wormers on a set schedule, with...
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    Bump on hens foot

    Can you maybe rinse off her foot, especially the bottom, and get a clearer pic of the bottom? It’s hard to tell if there’s a scab there or not. I can’t tell if it’s just dirt or if it’s a scab that’s dusty and blurry. Also more info would be good.... how long has she had the bump? Does it...
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    Bumblefoot Surgery

    The antibiotic alone won’t do much good if you can’t/don’t clear out the infection under the scab. It’s not difficult really, and might be a good chance to practice doing it on a chicken that you are willing to cull if she doesn’t get better pretty quickly, or if it turns out to be worse than...
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    Bumblefoot Surgery

    It could be that despite the large scab, you caught the infection at a relatively early stage.... there’s also a chance that the scab was from a trauma/injury and you noticed it before the infection progressed. In either case, it’s always preferable to get a handle on things at the beginning, so...
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    Could it be this?

    I guess it would matter what all you want “help” with...;) I wonder from your description of her symptoms if she might have a heart defect? It’s possible that it’s been there all along and it didn’t become symptomatic until something else tipped the scales, so to speak. Maybe the pneumonia...
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    Could it be this?

    What kind of spray was it? If you have to treat for leg mites again, try just smearing a thick layer Vaseline on their legs..... no chemicals or odors to cause them problems. No idea if that’s really what happened to your birds— maybe it’s a combination of things... none of which would’ve been...
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    PLEASE HELP! Massive lump made out of what looks to be like fat on baby quail!

    So what did you end up doing exactly? Was the lump liquid-filled, or solid? Were you able to simply lance it, or did you have to excise/cut it? Inquiring minds want to know..... ;) Glad he’s doing well now. I’m just always amazed at how resilient birds can be. :)
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    Review by 'Anonymous' in article 'My Positive Local Action Coop'

    Great article about your coop. You did such a good job detailing everything that I can imagine building my own using yours as inspiration. Since I can’t have one as large as yours, I can’t make mine exactly the same, but I sure can see how to make one to fit what I need now, because you made it...
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    Review by 'Anonymous' in article 'Kennel Coop'

    Needs pictures and more of an explanation of how someone else can make it work for them.
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    Heeeelp! I have 11 ducklings and can't find good homes to save my life!

    Maybe change your price to $10, or say price negotiable, or something like that..... You don’t want to weed out the “savory” characters too. ;)
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    how do i get my laying hens to lay eggs in the nesting box

    Silly birds, always seem to think they’ve got a better idea how to do things.... Try putting golf balls or ceramic eggs in the nests. If you don’t mind sacrificing a couple of your eggs, you could use them instead... make sure to mark them though, so you can tell which are fresh.... It can take...
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    strange chick

    Can you get video? Post it to you tube then link it here.... You’ll get better answers if we can see what it’s actually doing.
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    Feathers turning white on adult bird?!

    :lau:gig Yeah, it’s totally possible to “catch” white feathers from your kids— same thing happened to me.:plbb
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    GRAPHIC! Chick with severely swollen face

    So @HuskerHens18 , what did you find out at the vet?
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    Egg bound hen

    You can give the calcium pill once a day until she lays a normal egg ... if she lays another soft egg, double the calcium for at least a couple days or until she lays a shelled egg. The calcium has the added benefit of helping muscles contract (and relax), so it will help to alleviate any...
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    Rooster vs Ravens

    ...that the rooster’s protective instincts extend only to his mates, not to anything in the nests, especially since generally roo’s don’t ever even *see* what is or isn’t in the nest.... maybe if the ravens were going in to the nest while the hens were there singing their egg song, then the...
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    Rooster vs Ravens

    I’m not sure, but does a rooster’s protective nature extend to the eggs? I know they’ll watch their hens, but do they notice or care about what’s going on in the nest boxes if the hens aren’t actually in the nest?
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    Thanks. Not my drawing, but I colored it. I’m one of those weird adults that loves to color— of...

    Thanks. Not my drawing, but I colored it. I’m one of those weird adults that loves to color— of course, I was doing it for 30 years before it became popular.
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