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    Can I use Human Lice Shampoo on my Hen?

    Mt hen has a bad case of lice and she is unable to dust bathe and preen by herself because she has been injured, can I use human lice shampoo on her to get rid of them?
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    Very Ill Chicken.. Time to put her down?

    Any help is appreciated. I had a very nasty roo who picked on this one hen and she had seemed to have mostly recovered from it but now after we have gotten rid of the roo she is acting as if she has had a stroke. She is eating and drinking alright but she can't walk, everytime she tries to stand...
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    Glass in Crop?!

    I have recently discovered glass in someones poop in my coop, I wasn't sure who it was but I have an idea now. One of my hens is acting very lethargic and has her feathers poofed out. She has been eating and drinking alright but when I felt her crop I felt an odd shaped something in her crop and...
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    HELP! Can't find Corid ANYWHERE

    I think one of my chicks has coccidiosis and I have called all the feed/vet/farm stores in my area and NOWHERE sells Corid or any other medications to treat coccidiosis is there anything I can do from home to treat it? Will the chick eventually die if not treated? What do I do? Please Help!!!!
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    Can chickens get pneumonia?!

    My aracauna mix hen has started making a really weird sound that she usually doesn't make, when she exhales she makes a sound that sounds to me like moaning almost, it's a really long "oerrrrrr" kind of sound and when she clucks it sounds more harsh and raspy than usual. I'm not sure if she is...
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    Peanuts ok for chickens?

    I recently bought a wild birdseed bell, the kind you would hang from a tree with the seed all stuck together. It has all the usual seeds and also some peanuts... are these ok for chickens? Are they able to properly digest them?
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    Sick Chick? HELP

    One of my chicks is acting different... it has always been the runt of them all and recently it has started to act different. It doesn't seem to forage with the others it likes to stand in the sun and sleep a lot, when I pick it up it doesn't struggle as much as the others (weak?). It's poops...
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    How Long 'Till Eggs?

    How long does it take until hens will start laying again after being broody and hatching chicks? I have week old chicks with my hen right now so how long will it take? I'd like to have eggs again ( we only have 4 hens and 3 went broody over the same batch )
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    Lump/Tumor at the base of tail?

    My hen has a little lump nodule thingy at the base of her tail it LOOKS like the hard casing of a feather but it feels like skin so I don't think it's a feather. When she cleans herself she seems to kind of scratch around it, shes not biting it hard but it's like shes itching it. (It's above her...
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    Babies!! :D

    So these are my babies I think the one above is the momma of the black one considering she is the ONLY black chicken in my flock, can chicks take on completely different colors than their mother? I didn't think any of the black chickens eggs had hatched until I saw the black chick...
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    Is this Vent Gleet?

    My EE has had a mucky bum for quit a while but I have never been able to figure out what it is. Her feathers are matted around her vent and when my mom went to pick her up for the picture this yellow sticky stuff kinda squirted out a bit. Dear god I didn't bother smelling it but from where I was...
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    How to arrange little ones

    We've just had some chicks hatch by 2 of our hens 2 days ago, our hen house is about 3 or 4 feet off the ground. We have been keeping the hens and chicks inside there (its spacious enough) for the last little while with the door blocked because the other chickens seem to be picking on the little...
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    Happy Fathers Day.... To my rooster :)

    As of today (fathers day) my rooster is officially a daddy... how ironic We have 1 little fluff ball so far and from the peeping I hear from within certain eggs I expect atleast 2 or 3 more Not the best batch I admit but I'd say pretty good for my hens first time. After a camping trip I...
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    Hatching while were gone

    I had 3 chickens go broody on me they are all sharing a nest of 12 eggs which we are about 2 weeks into hatching, they should be pipping by this coming weekend, but we have plans to be away (we didn't know they had been sitting on them or else we would have planned around it), I'm worried about...
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    Wrinkly eggs?

    One of my hens is laying what looks like wrinkly eggs.... The shells are fully formed but they're wrinkled. Is she ok? Here's some pics of the worst egg I've gotten so far, just out of the coop today.
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    Constantly Mucky Bum

    One of my hens vent seems to be protruding from her body quite a bit and seems to be missing feathers just below her vent, she is always "making a mess of her pants". She is 1 year old, and she can still poop so I don't think it's pasty butt, but she always has dirty bum feathers. Non of my...
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    Barred Rocks?

    Does anyone know of a hatchery or someone who is willing to sell either Barred Rock hens or fertilized eggs?
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    Possibly Sick?

    One of my hens seems to be drooling, when she bends down to pick up food a thick clear liquid sometimes drips from her beak, enough to make a smal pool on the ground not just a couple drips. Any idea what is happening?
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    Possibly Sick?

    One of my hens seems to be drooling, when she bends down to pick up food a thick clear liquid sometimes drips from her beak, enough to make a smal pool on the ground not just a couple drips. Any idea what is happening?
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    How to get broody hen

    I'm looking to hatch chicks this summer, I want to hatch eggs from my own hens and want the hen to do it herself rather than incubate because then the chicks are already incorporated into the flock as well as she will take care of them. I seem to have problem with my hens going broody though...
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