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    Fly Strike?

    I have an issue with my 6 year old rescue Henny. After finding piles blood in the coop, I checked all of my 4 chickens and found that Henny had a big lump and wound under her oil gland. I went to the vet and I got antibiotics and she told me to clean the wound daily with betadine. I am now on...
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    Could this be heat stroke?

    Could this be heat stroke? This morning my 7 year old hen was laying under her perch, she didn't seem to be able to stand stable on her feet. She doesn't eat, doesn't drink, she just lays on the floor (I brought her in). Her 'poop' is like water: a lot of transparent liquid, tiny bit of...
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    Applying Elector PSP in cold weather

    I have a bad infestation of Northern Fowl Mites on my already weak and old chicken. I've tried a lot, but nothing works. I finally found out about Elector PSP and ordered it, it should arrive today. I want to treat my 4 hens asap, but tonight the temprature will be 25F. Next nights it will be...
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    Respiratory issues -> now chronic?

    I have a problem with my 8 yr old chicken. 3 Or 4 months ago my chicken started to get a bit sick, she puffed up and had some trouble pooping. I gave her a bath with epsom salt. She didn't like it and got away. It was very hot, so I thought to just leave her... But since then she started to...
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    Building a coop and run

    We've moved from Colorado to Massachusetts 2 months ago. Luckily we were able to take the 4 chickens that we took care of for the last 4 years with us (we rented a place on a small hobby farm, and the chickens were mostly there for the eggs). We thought, ok, we will build this thing in 2 weeks...
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    WORRIED: Chickens eating bedding

    I just changed the bedding for the chickens to this brand: I like it because I can keep it clean very easily. But I noticed that they are eating it quite a lot!! I'm worried for an impacted crop or something else. Should I change their bedding again? If yes, are there any recommendations? Thanks!
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    Worse diarrhea after worming

    I hope someone can help me! Is this normal, or should I go to the vet... Thursday I dewormed my chickens with Valbazen. Everyone is fine, but one 4.5yr old chicken has bad diarrhea now (feathers are all watery because of the diarhea), she barely eats, drinks a lot, sits still (doesn't come to...
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    Head shaking and not eating

    You guys already helped me a lot in the past, so I'm going to ask an other question! It's about my 6yr old hen: - 3 years ago she started shaking her head and got clogged nostrils. I asked the vet and he said to de-worm her, get rid of lice and start tylan50 cure. Did not work. - She eventually...
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    A raccoon, a coyote?

    Today at 1pm I heard my chickens panick, so I ran outside and found that 1 chicken was bleeding (it's leg) and 1 chicken was missing (there were lots of feathers on the ground). I followed the 'feathertrail', and eventually found my chicken dead in my neighbours ditch. Her head was detached...
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    Eggbound after sour crop -> euthanize?

    Last week my 2.5yr old hen had a sour crop. We treated it by not feeding her for 2 days, and letting her vomit a few times. After 3 days she seemed cured, the other chickens still accepted her, so I let her back with the flock. The morning after I realized she wasn't eating... I got her...
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    (preventive) deworming with Valbazen?

    I'm not sure of our chickens have worms, but I think that it's very likely. They haven't been wormed since a long time, so I think it's time anyway. Is it okay to use Valbazen (1/2 cc/ml or 1/4 cc/ml per chicken, 3 times, 10 days in between), or is this too strong? If so, what else can I use...
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    Oxytetracycline dose (tbsp / tsp)

    I've got 6 baby chickens whitch are a bit sick; they are sneezing, have running noses and are gasping... Luckely I found on this forum that I should treat them with oxytetracycline (or something else like Tylan) if giving them supplemental vitamines and hard boiled eggs didn't work. So I went...
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