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  1. Sunset Ranch

    Bubbles in one eye

    Could this be from debris? Although I can't see anything in her eye, we live in a dry area with lots of foxtails. Our cats and dogs have to be constantly checked and groomed for foxtail removal. None of my other chickens have signs or symptoms of resp illness. I noticed it day before yesterday...
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    2nd fecal float test negative... Should be happy but I'm not

    Just got the results of a second fecal float test... Negative. The first one was positive for roundworms (tomorrow they will get their second dose of valbazen). Yet I'm still finding what looks kind like small pieces of raw hamburger in their poop once or twice a day. I have a couple of...
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    Cocci - pretty sure :(

    It has been a hell of a week. After putting down an old sweet dog, a favorite hen, administering the first treatment of valbazen for roundworms, and treating bumblefoot for the first time.... this morning I found this. A few weeks ago I suspected cocci and gave them corid for 3 days. The...
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    1st time bumblefoot surgery - pics attached

    Well, I did it: washed the foot (probably not good enough but I didn't want to scrub it too hard and hurt her), soaked it in warm Epsom salt water, removed the scab (I had to cut around it with a single side razor to get it free), and pulled the kernel out. Then I resoaked and fished for...
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    X-Ray of my favorite hen... RIP

    Had to put my sweetest hen down today. :((( She was a rescue and I've known for a long time that something wasn't right with her, because oftentimes there was a clicking sound when she breathed. The heat was really hard on her this summer and she made distressed noises while she was laying her...
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    Broken beak - need vet care?

    My young cockerel somehow smashed or broke the tip of his beak this morning. He was able to eat and drink throughout the day. I finally caught him at bedtime and gently washed his beak with soap and water and sprayed it with vetracyn. I have him in the house tonight in case I need to take him...
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    Question about mites and eggs about to hatch

    i have a broody hen that is sitting on fake eggs and a friend gave me eggs due to hatch any day now. Her hen just hatched out 3 chicks, got off the nest and abandoned the other 6 eggs. The hen probably got up because she has mites. :(. My question is, after wiping off the eggs, candling them...
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    Worms?

    Found something odd in an egg today when I cracked it open. It was a white stringy thing on the yolk. Wish I could post a pic but for some reason the little doodads for pics and fonts aren't showing up. :(
  9. Sunset Ranch

    Intestinal lining? (I hope!)

    Good morning BYC peeps, Found this in the coop this morning while cleaning out last nights droppings. I've never seen anything like it before. It was kind of rubbery and had some yolkish stuff inside, but no odor. Also nearby was a clear gelatinous blob. Anybody know what it is? Is there...
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    Hen or Roo?

    Does the mottled chick on the right look like a hen or a rooster? It acts really feisty, so I'm afraid it's a roo. Thanks :)
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    Newbie... Analyze my chicken poo?

    Hi :) First, I love my chickens... I started keeping them last April and my current flock size is 12, with more ordered for April and August. Second, I love this site! :) Now down to business... I have not yet wormed my flock but from what I've gathered, should put them on a routine...
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