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    How do I keep the ravens and Magpies from stealing eggs

    Been wondering why we don't get many eggs then for the first time I saw a raven and 2 Magpies eating eggs outside my chicken tractor. They go right up in the tractor! We let the chickens out all day long so the door of it is of course open. They are free ranging all day and come back to the...
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    Chicken won't eat/egg bound,peratonitis, or what help

    I have a 4 year old Easter egger hen who's usually the peskiest spoiled girl. Follows you around like a dog speeds to you when you call her right at your feet at all times. She's special! About 3 days now she won't come out of her tractor just stands with her tail down won't eat or drink that...
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    My Easter egger has a limp and her leg joint is hot! Help!

    I have a 4 year old Easter egger hen who has had a limp for about 3 days now. I've looked at her foot and the only thing I see or feel is her joint feels hot. Foot looks fine. She always standing with one leg up. She can put some weight on it to walk but you can tell it must hurt her. What can I...
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    My 7 year old silver campine hen is acting like she is drunk!

    She won't eat or drink and just sits down. Usually she is spunky as can be. Alot of our chickens are molting right now but not here. I have read people suspect botulism, mereks from other posts that others have had problems with. How do I figure out which it could be or if it's something else...
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    HELP !!! MITES I THINK!!! SWORMING ON MY CHICKEN AND MAY HAVE THEM IN MY HOUSE!

    Brought in my older leghorn hen because her tummy was swollen poop built up on her to. Started to wash hr butt then blowed dryed her, all of a sudden bugs were on me then i realized they were all over her. What are they? I had her in my bathroom now they could be in there. What do i do to get...
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    Hens abdomen hard, help!

    My 5 year old barred rock hen is not wanting to eat to much, walks like a duck, and abdomen is hard as a rock. I have soaked her butt and used olive oil to check in her but didn't feel a thing. What else can i do? Didn't feel no egg although the last two or three days she had poop stuck on her...
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    Help hens inards coming out of vent

    My 3 year old americauna still is sick from this morning. I decided to soak her butt and check with finger in vent to see if i felt an egg stuck. Nothing! When i put her back in her pen I noticed her vent opeing and then some dark red bulging coming about an inch and then went back in. I don't...
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    Hen backside swollen.

    3 year old hen is just standing by herself and looks puffy. About 2 inches below her vent her body or backside looks swollen and she crys when I felt it. She has runny white poop. Will be checking to see if she eats or not today.Does anyone have suggestions?
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    My 5 year old red star hen is all puffed up with diarrhea!

    She has been this way for 3-4weeks all puffed up slowly walking around varely picking up food. I thought mabey she is egg bound so i soaked her washed all the yellow diarrhea off her butt but didn't seem to help. I did give her a syringe full of antibiotic just to see if it would help. That was...
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    My 4 year old leghorn stopped laying gigantuous eggs?

    She has always layed enormous eggs not real consistent though. About a month and a half ago she had yolk coming out of her so I soaked her in a tub and made sure to get any egg parts out of her. After a couple days she perked back up but ever since she hasn't layed an egg. Does anyone think...
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    What is this in my chickens eye?

    It looks like a growth of some kind or a cyst? Has anyone dealt with this before? Is there anything I can do? This is our white plymouth rock hen she is a little over 3 years old. Yesterday and today she has been just standing around shaking her head. Her comb is completely laying over on her...
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    Why won't some of my chickens stop eating the others feathers?

    I've tried researching this and some said they were not getting enough protein. People said to give them kitten food or other high protein food through out the week. Have tried this and still some are picking the others feathers and making them look like rats have chewed on there feathers. I've...
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    HELP! How would I know if my hen has a egg cracked inside her or if it's something else?

    Yesterday my husband and i clipped,dusted,and put ointmented where needed on all of our chickens. Today our 3 year old white plymouth rock didn't come out of the coop and didn't all day until this evening i went and took her off the perch in the coop to be out in the pasture with the others. She...
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    HELP! What is this red spot on my hen?

    I just gave my hen ruby a bath in this picture and this red spot showed up nice in the picture which I was hoping for. A lot of my hens have these spots on there sides. I don't know if it's just getting sunburnt when there out roaming in the pasture or what. I can't figure it out and I was...
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    Help? What kind of chicken is this?

    This hen was supposed to be a buff brahma hen but I have another buff brahma and this one doesn't look like her at all. I have a americauna hen that has almost the exact same pattern in her feathers but of course she has olive green feet. This girl has feathered orange feet. Does anyone have any...
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    my faverolle has developed curled toes at 8 weeks old

    I have a 8 week old faverolle and I wanted to know if anyone knows if it's to late to help correct it's toes? I've read about fixing couple day old chicks but can it be done with mine at 8 weeks old? I just noticed it having these problems about a week ago so it just started showing. I've read...
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