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  1. huntersmoon

    Molting egg strike?

    Thanks, that's reassuring. I haven't identified anything wrong with any of them, it's good to get verification that it can go on this long. That makes sense about the older hens.
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    Another spur (& maybe beak) too long question

    Thanks for the quick reply. I can do the hot potato method tonight when he goes to roost
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    Another spur (& maybe beak) too long question

    Hi, I've left my rooster's spurs alone mainly due to reading here for a long time the consensus that unless they are causing damage to himself or hens, that it's best to not trim them. My rooster (4-1/2) has really long spurs. He has adjusted his gait to lift his foot up and over his spur...
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    Molting egg strike?

    I've got 10 hens, and none of them have laid eggs since the end of August. I'm in central Texas, where it has been and still is hot. I feed them H&H green tag layer, and add grit to their feed. I also sprinkle out mealworms into the run daily, and have at least one treat hanger. None act...
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    Hen sick 2 days before knee replacement surgery

    Giving a positive update. Her crop has softened and nothing palpates as of this morning. Her left eye has opened, and today she began opening her foot properly when standing. She's improved a bit each day, and is eating some watery mashed bananas. She's pooping a couple of times a day. When...
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    Hen sick 2 days before knee replacement surgery

    Thanks so much for the advice!
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    Hen sick 2 days before knee replacement surgery

    Hi, This is to update and also answer the questions. I have not added any new birds in 2-3 years. I took her outside to see if I could get her to poop, and when I set her down she nibbled at the grass. So I brought her a small piece of watermelon and she ate several bites of that. When I...
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    Hen sick 2 days before knee replacement surgery

    Thanks, there is no change this morning - she is still alert and looking around, fluffing her shavings. I was thinking about the fluid I encountered inside her vent. I have not seen her poop and she's been in the crate -1/2 days now. I suspect she is unable to void if she can't stand up and...
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    Hen sick 2 days before knee replacement surgery

    Hi, I've got a black wyandotte, at least five years old, and am not sure what her ailment is. I'm also having a knee replacement surgery in two days (Thursday) so I'm feeling the pressure of getting her well or euthanizing her before then, as I'm the chicken person in our family. Yesterday I...
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    Egg bound & egg broke

    Hi, Until Friday she was eating and drinking still, and I gave her cal citrate and some mineral oil into her vent and expelled a bit more fecal or egg material. Her abdomen felt quite hard still and perhaps there's a tumor or something else entirely. She did pass away Thursday night. Thanks...
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    Egg bound & egg broke

    I did not feel an egg when I inserted my finger yesterday. She seems alert and interested in her surroundings, though is not moving around much.
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    Egg bound & egg broke

    I initially thought that she had water belly but then when I couldn't draw any off, I thought she was egg bound. When I put a fingertip into her vent, about 1/4 cup of either rancid egg liquid, or fecal matter gushed out. Her abdomen is still very hard. I haven't seen any malformed eggs in...
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    Egg bound & egg broke

    Hi, I have a hen who two years ago developed water belly and I syringed it off. This morning she was doing the penguin stance and I thought she had water belly again, as her abdomen is swollen and hard. I inserted the needle but was only able to draw off one syringe of water, and nothing...
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    Ascites or egg bound?

    Thanks for linking that thread! I drained about a cup of clear fluid off this morning and will do more tomorrow, as I understand doing it all at once can send them into shock. It was my first time injecting an animal and it went really well! Shannon
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    Ascites or egg bound?

    She's between one and two years old. I think she has been laying eggs recently but couldn't tell you if she did yesterday. She panted for a couple of breaths when I had her on her side, but she had also had just been flapping her wings to escape me. I didn't notice her panting when she was...
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    Ascites or egg bound?

    Hi, This morning I noticed this hen waddling like a penguin and repeatedly squatting as if to lay her egg, and eating with her tail drooped down. I corralled her and gave her a soak in warm water with light abdominal massage toward the vent, and did an internal exam. I feel something hard and...
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    Coop Heating for the Panicking Southerner

    Another Texan (Austin) coming to find out the same thing! Thanks for the info!
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    Feeding chicks when they're in with hens

    Thanks for the advice!
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    Feeding chicks when they're in with hens

    I have some six-week old chicks that I've integrated in with my hens from three weeks on, using the method described here of creating a space the hens can't get into but with a small opening the chicks can venture out safely. Everything is going beautifully. I have the hen food coming through...
  20. huntersmoon

    Help ID predator, no photos but description

    Everything was picked off of the bones and the bones were still connected rather than torn apart from each other. Yes, our coop portion is fully wrapped and I'm kicking myself for feeling safe in leaving that door open. The openings on the run are just the 1x3 I mentioned but I didn't realize...
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