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    MONISTAT IS TOXIC TO BIRDS!! DO NOT USE TO TREAT SOUR CROP!!!

    My hen had sour crop which I discovered on a Sunday afternoon. Afer reading these posts I went to the store and bought Monistat. She was worse on Monday. I rushed her to the vet when I got home that evening and she couldn't even hold her head up. The vet gave her all sorts of fluids and...
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    Hen with bloated crop

    Yesterday I noticed that my 2-year old black sex-link hen had a droopy tail, was sort of lethargic, had a water balloon crop, and didn't eat much. I noticed only one pile of poop under the roosting pole from the night before (I have 2 hens). There is some runny diarrhea in the coop which might...
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    Help change BYC laws in Port St. Lucie, FL

    Hey everyone, I just ran across a petition to help change the current law in Port St. Lucie, FL, to allow people to have hens. The goal is 5,000 signatures and currently there are only a couple hundred. For those of you who live in area, please send this petition to your friends who live in...
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    Hens eating sand and losing weight

    My two hens have had a long battle with diseases. After several months of medications, not eating, and losing weight, it seemed like they were on the road to recovery. A few months ago I built them a new coop and put sand down for flooring. Over the past week I have noticed their weight has...
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    Bumblefoot surgery gone wrong? Please help?!

    Both of my hens had bumblefoot and I did the surgery. The one that had it the worst seems to be doing fine. The one that barely had it seems to have a problem. Her name is Beatrice. One of the bandages on her foot came loose the first day and it got dirt in it. I cleaned it out, but I am scared...
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    Diatomaceous Earth - What can I do with it?

    I just got a 10 lb. bag of food grade diatomaceous earth and I was would like to know what I can do with it in regard to my chickens. I have two hens. I was wondering in what ways I can use it on them or in their coop. Any suggestions?
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    Need a simple recipe for Fermented Feed

    Hi, I have two sick chickens who are on the mend, but their meds have made them lose their appetites and they won't eat their food no matter how fancy I make it. I have heard about fermented feed from some BYC members and I have tried to read through the various threads on it, boy is that...
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    My chickens are eating bird seed off the ground

    My two little chickens roam the yard and one of their favorite places is the in the neighboring "woods" where I happen to put my wild bird feeders. They both like to eat the seeds but I am noticing that one of them seems to be eating quite of bit of seed, or so I think. When I feel her crop I...
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    Egg bound hen. Please help ASAP!!!

    My Black Sex Link, Beatrice, has been sick and is on antibiotics and antifungal medicines. She stopped laying three days ago and now has a swollen back end and sits a lot. Her tail is droopy and she can't lay. I have tried the warm bath three times along with putting her in a hot nesting box...
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