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    Prolapsed intestines???

    I know a little about vent prolapse, but this seems to be something else?? My gold lace wyandott was behaving sick a couple of days ago, so I brought her inside. Her stool started out fine, but then became diarrhea over the next 24 hours, and stank terribly. Today, I washed her well - it was a...
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    White leghorn - lethargic, diarhhea, not eating or drinking, comb 'unhealthy'

    I know there are many online posts about sick chickens, but I couldn't find anything specific to help here. Would appreciate some general suggestions, please. I have a young white leghorn (~ 5 months old) who has suddenly declined (the other chick mates are fine). We had extreme heat here, of...
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    What on earth is this "meaty" thing?! Any ideas?

    I just collected eggs from my happy flock and found this odd 'thing' amongst the eggs. It is roughly 1"x2" and looks like a chicken may have pecked it a bit, so that the inside is partially visible. It is "meaty" looking and feels pretty solid. At first I thought it was just an odd-looking...
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    Chicken leg injured by leg band, abx for over 2 weeks, still not looking good. Help?

    I was away for a month and a housesitter was caring for my girls. When I returned, I found one with an extremely swollen, infected and bleeding leg where the leg had swollen so much the band was now half way through her flesh. It was awful. Poor girl. I cut the band off and pulled out the...
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    Chicken with hurt leg - need antibiotics??

    I have a young hen, on whom I used a leg ring to identify her. For some reason, the ring didn't expand as it should have and it badly strangled her leg and became deeply embedded. I noticed her limping, so I saw what had happened, and cut the ring off. I hoped she would recover, but she has not...
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    Escape artists - repeat offenders

    I am so frustrated! Have had chickens for 3.5 years, but recently have a few that are repeatedly escaping their fenced area. The fencing is 8 feet high AND I have clipped their wings (one wing each). I am thinking about somehow tying lead fishing weights to their legs because I am at my wits...
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    Why won't my non-broody Ameraucana come out of the coop?

    Neither of my two ~15 month old Ameraucanas has laid any eggs in a few weeks. I assume that's because of the season (moulting). However, I have recently become aware that one of them just stays in the coop all the time. I don't know if she is ever coming out for food or drink. She doesn't...
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    What now??

    I have had chickens for a while, and have had my share of broodies. Been able to break all but one. Her third bout of broodiness (in just 2 months) was extreme and after 5 weeks of trying every trick in the book to break, I got her 10 very fresh, fertile eggs from a farmer friend. She was a...
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    Free roaming hens in sub-freezing temps, snow & wind?

    I've read lots and lots of the posts and suggestions that seem to be weighted against adding heat for chickens, even in their coops. I'm comfortable with that. I have made the area near the coop somewhat protected from wind and snow (using tarps, wood, plastic and the enormous Douglas firs...
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    Limping chicken - Suggestions please

    Hi all. I am a relatively new (under 1 year) chicken mom to 21 layers. I adore my 'chickie babes' and love the treasure they give me every day. I've enjoyed it so much that I have started my second batch of chicks and the whole flock is doing well. Sort of... One of my Welsummers (about 10...
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    First chicken 'problem' - suggestions appreciated

    Hi all. I am a relatively new (under 1 year) chicken mom to 21 layers. I adore my 'chickie babes' and love the treasure they give me every day. I've enjoyed it so much that I have started my second batch of chicks and the whole flock is doing well. Sort of... One of my Welsummers suddently...
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