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    Best Products to treat Mites

    Hello folks! I was draining the ascites from one of my chronic 'poor-doer' hens tonight (she is very happy and eats well, so I'm giving her as much time as possible) and soon found nasty little mites crawling all over my arms! I assume that they are the red roost mite since I've never seen...
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    What does this sound mean?

    After I had to euthanize my rooster, my hens make this noise in the morning (the sound the very first hen is making in this video)! You can also hear another hen making the same sound in the background right after the first hen quits. What does it mean? Thanks folks!
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    1&1/2 Year-old Hen - diarrhea, lethargic, only eats treats

    Howdy folks! I have another sick bird . . . her name is Maime. in mid-July I found Maime, a 1-and-a-half-year-old Jersey Giant hen sitting in the coop and acting A.D.R (a technical term, the letters stand for " 'Ain't Doing Right", lol) =). She was laying under the roosts and not outside with...
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    Poor Egg Production

    I hope this is the right forum for this question. My 13-month-old hens are laying very poorly lately! I have 8 hens and a few months ago I was getting 6 or 7 eggs daily . . . now I'm lucky to get 3. I'm seeing a lot of feathers, so I was wondering if they might be molting, but I've had their...
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    Broody or Egg Bound?

    Hello Folks! I've got a 1-year-old BR hen named Rita who has been one of our most consistent layers since the group has started laying. Her eggs were often the largest of the bunch and sometimes a tad misshapen, so I've been on the lookout for egg binding in her since day 1. Well, for the past...
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    Naughty Rooster

    Ok . . . Hazel was a little more than naughty tonight. Actually, he's been a very good rooster up until a few weeks ago. Since then he started occasionally pecking at my boots when my back is turned, but no other signs of aggression. Tonight, he pecked my at my hand when I went to pet him...
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    Limping Hen

    Hello. I've got a 8 month old RIR pullet who has been limping for a little over a week. I took her to work (at the vet) and x-rayed her the day after I saw her limping and we could see no fractures. The doctor I work with examined her and could find no palpable injuries, wounds, bumblefoot, or...
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    *UPDATE- Necropsy Results* One Pullet Dead, Now Two Possibly Sick

    I put my 21 week-old pullet, Emma, to sleep today. X-rays revealed that she was crop-bound and no matter what we tried we could not suction all the debris from her crop. Today she vomited again and aspirated on some of the fluid. She had great difficulty breathing from that point and I elected...
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    Sour crop?

    Last night I closed up the coop and did a head-count like I always do. This time 1 bird was missing! One of the young roo's found her under the roosts and chased her out. I could immediately tell that something was not right. She was cold and lethargic so I brought her in the house and gave...
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    Brahma Pullet Acting Oddly

    Hi All, This is Lizzy, my LB pullet (an old picture of her). She is the most outgoing bird in my flock of 12 (3 roos who I am trying to re-home, and 9 pullets), but yesterday and today she's just not herself. Here's a bit of history: My chickens are 20 weeks old and just one RIR is laying...
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    I think I have 3 Roo's =(

    Oh dear me . . . I ordered 12 pullets, but I think 3 might be cockerels. They are almost 10 weeks old and these three are always picking fights with each other . . . but two of them are the sweetest and most friendly birds in all other aspects! Here are some pix (sorry for the poor quality of...
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    Need Advice on Litter

    My chicks are growing up so fast and they are almost ready to move from the "big girl brooder" to The Coop! :D I am disappointed, however, with the bedding that I have chosen for their brooder. I started with a 3" layer of sawdust with a thick layer of straw on top . . . The sawdust in...
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    Aggressive Chick @ 5 days old

    Howdy! This is my first thread at BYC ! A few years ago I worked on a farm and was introduced to chickens. I raised a brood of 100 Australorp pullets successfully to production-age and cared for about 200 adult laying hens of several breeds. After leaving the farm I deeply missed my girls...
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    Howdy from PA!

    I've been lurking on this awesome site for a few weeks, but since I just ordered my first batch of chicks today I thought it's high time I joined! It's great to be here
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