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    Water belly stages?

    I learned how to drain our girl and it works for a few times. Now I can't seem to get liquid out - the syrsyringe has a vacuum. Has anyone with a chicken that had water belly and drained it themselves see an end? No one talks about what happens since it's not a cure, it's just to make them...
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    Balding Bantam??

    Bok Bok everyone! Our bantam cochin mix started her life rough. My husband saved her life so she is inside now. She is 10 months old. We thot she was molting but her feathers dont seem to be growing. Any ideas?
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    1 hen is pecking everyone else - help!

    Hi peepers! We have one hen that is 2 years old and she pecks all the other hens including rooster. She has all her feathers. Heres the weird thing, it happens when they are all chilling under a tree. The are free range except night. There are 7 total including her, same ages. When they get done...
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    Wing feathers

    We have a hen who is 2 now and has zero feathers on her wings. Her wings are just sticks, literally. We thot it was molting plus we do have another hen that pecks and so we figure that's what happened but will they ever grow back? We have never seen this. Could there be other reasons? Thanks for...
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    Automatic doors - predator

    Hello all: I searched for automatic doors and predators but only found recommendations, etc. Our concern is whether an automatic door is basically an automatic feeder for predators. Here's what we imagine...the door opens and a coyote is just waiting for them to come out. Maybe as I type this...
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    need chick advice-mom hen separation

    hello all...need advice please. We have a timid hen who seems to be lowest in pecking order out of 11 hens total + 1 rooster. We have been trying to grab all eggs everyday so no chicks. This girl likes to lay in weird places and has been laying in our broke down smart car. Well we missed, at...
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    Fresh Eggs

    Hi all, I found where a thread stated fresh, unwashed eggs are good non-fridgerated for 3 months. I wasn't able to find anywhere if it was bad to refrigerate unwashed eggs and take them back out of the fridge to give to someone else. Is this bad? They come out of fridge and stay out of fridge...
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    Changing waterer

    Hi all: just wanted to get help/suggestions. We had a 1gallon plastic waterer. We bought a new 2gallon metal waterer. My 2 girls are 1.5 yrs old. I have dipped their beaks in the new waterer twice. I kept the plastic waterer and is in yard for them when they free range. They go to that waterer...
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    Crop filled with air/gas?

    Hi all: Our 7 month old black australorp had a sour crop. She was on the mend, eating and pooping. She had her crop flushed twice, once by us and once by a vet. Her crop went down and everything seemed fine; she was eating yogurt and crumble + drinking water with Apple Cider Vinegar. This...
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    Help...Sour Crop?? Round Rock

    Hi all. I live in Round Rock and we are chicken mommy and daddy newbies. I have 7 month old black australorps. One of them seems to have sour crop - her breast stuck out really bad and her foot would catch on it when she was pecking. We tried olive oil for 2 days with massages and yesterday...
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