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    Sour Crop/ vet

    So I noticed my barred rock throw up 2 days ago , and she appears to have sour crop. I brought her to the vet right away, and the vet suctioned out some of the crop, and prescribed nystatin. I've been giving her 2 doses of the nystatin, and also probiotics. I am on day 3, she us still very...
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    As I watch my chickens come out

    Every morning, cooing and squawking happily, I find myself wondering what goes through their minds. Is every morning like a brand new experience? Are they thrilled when it is nice out, as opposed to the cold weather we had yesterday. Do they remember how crappy it's been thus winter? Are they...
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    Pullet Shut Automatic Door

    I just wanted to give these guys a shout on on these message boards. I had bought my door about a year ago. I am one of the most unhandy people out there, but it was very easy to install. It was great to be able to go away for a few days and not have to have people come over early in the...
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    Adult hen with coccidosis and intestinal parasite

    My vet informed me that my barred rock has coccidosis and intestinal parasite. She deals mostly with dogs/cats, but is the only vet around that will look at chickens. She said it was up to me wether or not I wanted to medicate, but that since its an adult, it most likely will not kill the...
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    thought it was crop, but she may be eggbound

    So 4 or 5 days ago, my RIR was fluffing her feathers and being lethargic. I thought it was an impacted crop, but I believe she may be egg bound. Their was some white almost intenstine looking thing on her butt. I bathed her in warm water twice, and a piece of it came out. Their is still a...
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    Impacted crop/will she be ok

    So about four days ago, I noticed that one of my RIR was constantly fluffing her feathers, and not moving around as much. I thought it might be bacause of the colder weather that has begun to arrive. Yesterday I noticed she was still doing this, and being lethargic, so I picked her up and...
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    Hawk got one of my girls

    So I have had 4 hens for the the pas five months. I live in Rhode Island, and had never seen a hawk in my neighborhood. After a couple weeks of having them in a run, I decided to let them have access to my fenced in backyard. With me out there, a hawk came down, but the girls got away. I had...
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