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    Best hot weather waterer

    I'm exhausted from searching for a good waterer for beastly hot days. I'm looking for a 2 or 3 gallon waterer, with a large opening at the top. (this is because I want to put giant blocks of ice in it to keep water cool all day). Ideally to top will be domed or pointed, not flat so they don't...
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    Integration- day one went so well, how long do I wait?

    I have 5 littles that have completed quarantine. Two are 4 mos old, the other 3 are just 3 months. They were purchased from the same pen of about 30 babies and quarantined together for the past 5 weeks. The oldest hens are now both crowing (yikes) but they are still pretty civilized. I...
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    Need help with integration plan- 5 new youngsters, 2 geriatric hens

    My littles are nearing the end of their quartantine. They've been in a 12x12 stall for the last three weeks, next week will be a full month. They are energetic little things-- and they actually like to fly. Their future home-- 11x13 "coop" with about 20' of roosting space. Currently...
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    Chiggers-- Permethrin? Sevin? Or something else

    Our weather has been warm and humid-- and on two different days I came in with lots of chigger bites. Friend who was clearing branches outside the end of the chicken run told me he got chigger bites too. Chickens seem fine, but I'd rather get ahead of this-- what kills chiggers? I have...
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    Poop consult please-- thought I had some cecal poop, but this morning saw red

    Got new youngsters two weeks ago, they are in quarantine. Active, eating and drinking, chickening, so far so good. I've seen a few poos that look like cecal shedding, caramel to brown in color, small quantity, sludgy in appearance. But 90% of the poop has been good/normal. I've attached two...
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    Young growouts are kept inside 24x7 for quarantine- Vit D supplement needed since no sunshine?

    I recently got 5 younsters-- and they are quarantining in a stall in the barn. 2 of them are now 12 weeks old, the other 3 are 8 weeks old. They all came from a group of 30-ish being kept together. I see them preening/grooming often. And I'm seeing feathers on the floor. No one is bald, but...
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    Got some youngsters today..... First babies since 2016

    I got my first chicks back in 2016, and raised them carefully. Over the years, there were some losses, and I added some point of lay pullets. I learned the hard way that production breeds do produce but don't live long lives. When I got down to two of the original chicks, I figured I'd let...
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    4YO Hen- thin, weak, wobbly/loses her balance

    I have a 4 year old hen, who has never laid an egg. She's appears to be an Easter Egger, that I got as a young pullet almost of laying age. She just never laid a single egg. I assumed she has something wrong internally/reproductively. For the most part she's been active, happy, albeit very...
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    Swollen middle pad on both feet, not sore, no black center

    I have an 8 yr old hen, who presented with the middle pad of her foot a bit swollen-- like when she's had bumblefoot, but with no black plug in the middle. I soaked her feet, bandaged with antibiotic ointment for about 2 weeks. Swelling did not go down, no black spot appeared, and she gets...
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    Buff Orphington -- blood in her poop/pee

    Buffy is 4 or 5 years old and had not laid eggs since she was 2. The last few days she seemed "fat" and almost appeared like a Cornish, tipping back and forth a bit when she walked. Went out with flock, came in with flock, participated in meals and treats. Sometimes not as enthusiastic about...
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    9 year old hen- prolapse

    My 9 year old hen laid a few eggs earlier this year, then paused. Yesterday I found a smallish egg that I believe was hers (based on size and color- -I only have one other hen laying, and her eggs are larger) There was also a soft shell egg in the laying box. Fast forward to this evening...
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    Timid flighty hen turns vicious

    I originally posted because my big Buff Orphington was being terrorized by the hen is normally the most timid. Buffy was isolating, felt like she'd lost weight. She's 3 and is not laying, so there's a chance of a reproductive disorder but no obvious symptoms. I caged her for a bit, then let...
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    Hen is not well, but nothing obvious is wrong? would love some advice

    This morning let the hens out of the coop without mishap, or noticing anything off. Returned to clean coop around noon, and the Buff Orphington is hiding under the roost. She came out, and was talking a bit. I put her on the roost, checked a few basics-- she feels like she's lost weight, but...
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    Another hen with sour crop

    My tiny flock seems plagued with sour crop. In January, I lost one (miconazole seemed to be helping then she relapsed on day 6 of treatment). This time it's the other red sex link that I got at the same time. About 2 years old. She was not as interested in food, and lethargic- when I picked...
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    Must be sour crop but it's different

    This morning there was one hen hiding in a corner of the coop, looking miserable. I picked her up to examine, and she started vomiting, so I obviously assumed sour crop. The liquid smelled sour, the crop was squishy but in one way this was different than my previous sour crop experiences. The...
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    older hen suddenly has lost her balance

    6 year old hen was fine this morning, gobbling up mealworms. This evening, she literally fell off the roost when she tried to move for a bossier hen. She does not seem to be able to stand without falling over like a drunk. She's in good weight, recovered from this year's molting and looks...
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    Sour Crop?

    Young hen looked droopy, and comb was starting to flop over. She was still on the roost rather than on the coop floor with her friends. Seemed to have lost weight, breast bone was easily felt when I lifted her. Brought her into hospital cage for observation and supportive care. No interest...
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    Multiple concerns with tiny flock- seeking advice please

    I only have six hens, so I'm baffled as to how I have multiple concerns but here we go. 1. Red sex link hen, always the picture of health, lays 13 eggs every two weeks. 8 days ago, she did not look right- puffed up, lethargic, comb not quite straight and perky, and darkish/turning purple. I...
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    Hen with persistent sneezing

    I have a 4-5 year old hen that's been sneezing. She's bright, alert, eats and drinks well and lays an occasional egg. But she just keeps sneezing. Sometimes she breathes with an open beak. (of course it's summer in Texas, so she's hot, but there are times when the others don't seem hot and...
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    Year old hen lethargic, with white/yellow runny poo- isolating herself

    I have a young hen, a little over a year old that's isolating herself, and was the first one on the roost last night. She has white/yellow opaque liquid poo. Her comb is bright red, but she's moving slow and has messy tail feathers. When I let everyone out of the coop, she was sitting...
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