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    Hen w/ a BurstProtrudedAnus & MilkyGoo Vent

    Husband said she was "acting slow"? When he opened her pen this AM. I checked on her to find her w/ tail drop. Checking closer I find my Hen w/: a Burst Protruded Anus w/ maggots & has a Milky drainage from her vent. She last laid 2 days ago ! I do believe she will die ~ @ 5 years Can I do...
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    Duck thinks it's a Chicken ~ Won't go in the water ! What do I do ?

    One day this Muscovy Duck (female, I think) had been pacing back & forth in the old orchard behind my chicken pens trying to get in. I could see that it's wings were clipped ~ honestly, they'd been cut so bad you could tell the blood feathers had been cut. Though it had been some time since, it...
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    Scaley Mites - Toe at Risk !

    Ok, To All This May Concern: At first, I thought "Rocky" 1- 1/2 yr old Barred Rock hen just had mud or poop on her foot or maybe a plum had stuck to her. I ignored it. My husband tended the chickens the next day then when it was still there yesterday. I soaked her legs again, then, Slathered...
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    Wild Doves have become Pests & Nuisance !

    Wild Doves have become Pests & Nuisance ! When I first moved to this property- approx. 3 yrs. ago; I liked seeing the doves. The whitish / grey ring necked doves but now they have become a pain to deal with ! They wait and gather to eat my chicken feed. They come into the house when we feed...
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    I found Pox on my hen, yesterday What do I do ?

    I found a protruding lesion on the left side of Bobbie's upper beak, yesterday. It looks as though she'd been scratching or it may have even bumped it to cause it to try to (bleed / ooze - pus ?) The outside of the lesion appears dry & crusty but the center of it looks like it may erupt. (not...
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    She can't keep us - Please Help !

    We've outgrown our cage - She can't keep us ! We came to her at 1 day old without notice. She raised us but we can't stay. She thinks that we are all boys even though only Easy tries to crow. Does someone have a forever home for us and not eat us ? We are 15 wks. old. She calls us...
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    Flying / Jumping over the fence w/ cut wings ? Can I put a weigh on a foot to stop it ?

    I have a young 5 mth. old Jersery Giant Roo & a 3 yr. old Austalorp/Brown LeghornX hen who keep flying up to jump over the fence w/ cut wings ? The fence is approx. 5 ft. tall. Can I put a weigh on a foot to stop this ?
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    Eggs changing in color and thickness all of a sudden

    I've got a couple of hens that are relatively young, (approximately 2 years old), that have been good, consistent layers ever since they started laying until recently. They both normally lay an egg that is more brown in color and has a good sturdy shell, but not too hard or thick. We feed...
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    "MUST SELL" 5 Brown Leghorn Mix Male Chicks - 3mths old (Oroville, CA)

    I ""MUST SELL" my 5 Brown Leghorn Mix Male Chicks - 3mths old . . . They were hatched May 29th, 2009. I may be losing my home of 20 years due foreclosure I am...
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    Please Help, Sally needs a manicure !

    Please Help, Sally needs a manicure ! Sally is a 6 yr. old Australop. She can't "scratch the ground" like other chickens do. Her nails are all at about 1/2 in. long. The nails are so long, her toes...
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    Can I feed my birds Raw Rice in the Hull ?

    Can I feed my birds Raw Rice in the Hull ? He works in rice: planting & harvesting. A friend gave me @50 lbs., he said he feeds it to his all the time. I really don't know if it's safe or not . . . Has anyone ever used it or do you know ? Nikki:
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    Help... I'm concerned about Raw Rice in the Hull !!!

    A dear friend who has ducks, geese and chickens loose on his property; feeds his birds Raw Rice in the Hull !!! He gave me about 50 lbs. or so. to help with the cost of feed. (I only have 11 birds and the feed costs me almost $30.00 a month) Another friend says, "Yes, she uses it. She boils...
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