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    Maisie won't eat!

    I have a 2yr old hen, Maisie, who 3 weeks ago had an encounter with a spooked horse who stepped on her foot (we think). 2 weeks after she was limping and the toes had gone black and were cold. After soaking her in epsom salt baths and giving her arnica and mercurous solubilis pellets (for...
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    Need suggestions on keeping out neighbor dogs...

    I have a typical cedar privacy fence that I need to dog proof. Next door is a houdini dog who killed 2 of my girls a month ago. Now that she knows what's back there I'm afraid she will be back for more. She can dig under but also jump over as well. For the bottom to deter digging I'm trenching...
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    my girls were attacked...

    My flock was recently attacked by some neighbor dogs who got into the chicken yard. (yes, we had taken precautions against this). We lost 2 and 5 are in wound therapy. They are getting honey bathes and are under vet care as well. I had this happen a few years ago so I'm not new to wound therapy...
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    My girls were attacked...

    3 days ago my girls were attacked by neighbor dogs who got into my chicken yard. We lost 2 and are in wound therapy for 5. Unfortunately, we've been through this before so I have experience but I have a couple of questions: Has anyone ever given Arnica to their birds and if so how did you...
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    Thinking of buying a microscope...

    I'm wanting to buy a microscope for poop analysis and such for my pets. I'm trying to eliminate the wait for lab results which is what I'm doing now regarding my sick RIR, Rita. Anyone know what power I need for this and is s a student scope with 400x power enough?
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    Mystery symptoms! Vet is stumped

    My RIR, Rita, is so tired, has droopy feathers, no appetite (force feeding now), inconsistent poop (first clear like water then solid crumbly), falling asleep every few minutes. Saw the vet yesterday and he is as stumped as I am. Couldn't feel an egg inside. Started 5 days ago...noticed her...
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