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    Repeat swollen eye, possibly CRD

    My 7yo EE hen once again has a swollen eye, this time with rattle sounding chest. (Original post https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/swollen-eyes-and-face.1612689/) only the left eye is swollen this time, and initially did not have any pus. We soaked the lid in saline to open it and she...
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    Swollen eyes and face

    My EE (about 7 years old) has a swollen face, one eye swollen shut and a bit gummy. Both sides of her face seem pale and swollen, but no other issues. She does have a few mites (we dusted her and the coop with poultry dust) and we used warm water on a cotton ball to try to clear up the closed...
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    Lethargic and a bit off balance hen

    We are, sadly, a Mareks flock. But I haven’t lost a bird in 6 months. This week I noticed my younger hen (Ayam Cemani, just turned 2) awkwardly landing when she jumped off the kennel to greet me. Thought maybe it was her just being excited about treats. But noticed it again the next day, then...
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    How long can Mareks affect my older chickens?

    We have sadly become a Mareks flock like so many others. No one knows where it came from (all of our chicks were day olds and said to be vaccinated) however since September 2021 we have lost 6 of our birds, starting with the youngest at 5 months. Over the past 2 years, we gradually lost birds...
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    Lone Silkie, too timid to mix with non-Silkie flock

    I had 3 silkies at one point with my 5 standards. They were sort of separate flocks, but we lost the little rooster in November to Mareks and this week lost the more dominant pullet (waiting on results, but I would bet Mareks). Also lost one standard last week to Mareks. So we are down to 3...
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    Recovered from prolapsed vent, now seems "down" with labored breathing

    My 1yo French Black Copper Maran hen had a prolapsed vent which occurred when the vent was blocked with fecal material. I initially cleaned the vent one week ago, and began treating the prolapse with witch hazel, antibiotic salve, cortisone and vetericyn, keeping her inside with vitamins in her...
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    7 mo cockerel shunned, attacking younger pullets

    We’ve got a 7 month Silkie boy that is shunned by our flock. He was raised with 3 others, one is an Ayam Cemani cockerel (who is dominant). We integrated these new ones with two older hens, and Initially they all got along, but at about 5 months the ladies started picking on him. They chase him...
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    D'Uccle 5mo pullet off balance, favoring one leg

    My 5mo D'Uccle pullet is favoring a leg and rocks back on her ankles. We have a free-ranging flock of 8, 6 of which are 5mo (mix D'Uccle cockerel and pullet, Silke (?), Ayam Cemani cockerel and pullet and French Black Copper Maran pullet) along with a Barnvelder and EE hen. I've noticed her not...
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    Vomiting EE, doesn’t seem to be bothered by it

    My 2yo EE has been vomiting liquids, just a bit, then she and the others clean up. She does this sometimes when she is bent over scratching and pecking. Then she gulps and clacks her beak. I don’t think there’s anything visibly wrong, and she doesn’t do it all the time. Any ideas what could be...
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    Is there something wrong with my Silkie? Feathers not fluff?

    My little Silkie is 8 weeks but just as ragged looking as can be. Wings have feathers, back has fluff. And neck is just feather shafts. Late bloomer? From a highly reputable breeder, but I’ve never raised a Silkie before. What do you think?
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    5 week chick suddenly plucking others

    I have 6 chicks, 5 and 6 weeks old. The 5 week old are d’uccle, the 6 week are ayam cemani, Silkie and marans. They have been raised together in a double dog crate peacefully. This past week we have been transitioning them outside in a very large wire dog crate. Yesterday we let them out into...
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    2 day old bantam struggling to poo, prolapsed vent?

    We got feed store bantams this morning knowing that they were lost a day in the postal system (should have arrived yesterday morning) put them in with 5 other 3 day old chicks with heat lamp and brooder plate. We have chick crumbles and warm sugar water with Chick Boost (probiotics, vitamins...
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    Bonus chick mangled on arrival, how much help needed?

    We ordered 4 chicks from a California hatchery, and they arrived overnight (we are also in California) All 4 were happy and chirping, but there was a bonus chick which was quite battered. It was missing most of its back fuzz, and seemed to have matted stuck fuzz in different places. Almost as if...
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    Hard molt or predation?

    My EE has feather loss and blood on both shoulders. I know she is molting, but this is a strange pattern, just the tops of her shoulders and blood spots (one side worse than the other). My hens free range, and although much of the area is enclosed, predators can definitely get in. It could be...
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    6 week Black Tail White Japanese Bantam... is she a roo?

    Hoping my little girl isn't a guy, but her comb is starting to get rather large. Could be a breed thing? I've never raised one of these bantams, but of course bantams come straight run. So far, my bantam record is 2:3 hens (lost my lovely cockerel last year to a hawk, I like to think he was...
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    6 week Japanese bantam... is she a roo?

    This little one finished 6 weeks today (born Feb 27) and she's a love. I've noticed her comb growing quite a bit this week, and I'm hoping she isn't a he. I did the feather test when she was younger and it looked like a female pattern. She's the same age as my sex-link Maran, who's comb is a bit...
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    Teen chick chest bumps - who's on top?

    I love my teen chicks trying to determine who is the top girl... I've got a black maran and a japanese bantam that are 4.5 weeks old, and they are constantly trying to determine position. The bantam is so much smaller than the maran, but it doesn't matter. She will jump up on the perch, (which...
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    Crazy places to lay an egg

    My girls completely disregard the fences we have up... They just fly over or actually climb the fence to get out of their open space and join us on the deck. And my two EEs think our deck shelves are perfect for laying eggs. They will jump up to the lop levels (its 6 ft!), push the items on the...
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    Chicks with a heater plate... how much do they stay under?

    I'm trying a chick plate this year with my two chicks. I have a white Japanese bantam and a black maran, both 6 days old. The maran is growing like crazy, is super independent and very friendly. The bantam is needy and cries a lot... especially if the maran is not right next to her. The maran...
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    "Wild" rooster roaming the neighborhood

    This little guy has been wandering around one of my 4H kids neighborhood for at least 2 years, and often visits her flock. He is somewhere between a standard and a bantam with a very loud crow. Apparently some neighbor took exception and tried to take him out, which resulted in him having a...
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