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  1. PollyWaddle

    Does lack of Vitamin D Cause Soft-shelled eggs?

    I live in Oregon, and we've had a VERY long spell without sun (changing tomorrow, though). Do chickens take Vit D in from the sun? If they do, and it's not sunny, would that cause reduced calcium uptake (they have many sources of such: pellets, oyster shell, egg shells, greens), which would...
  2. PollyWaddle

    Pls Help -- Gorgeous 2 1/2 y.o. Favorolle Roo Listless, Can't Stand

    Oh, my gosh. He's been like this for a week. I posted a call for help back then, and didn't think he'd make it this long. He is still eating and drinking, but now can't stand up. We know he's been kicked by the alpha roo -- is this an infection? So hard to see him like this. We feel...
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    Rooster Listless, Can't Walk, Wings Drooping, Very Thirsty

    Happened suddenly on Friday. Our gorgeous Faverolle Roo stopped walking, got droopy, won't eat much, but drinking a lot of water. Now his wings are drooping & he can barely stand. Very afraid he will die soon. I remember reading something about this last year, but can't remember. Will someone...
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    Help! Hen gasping for air!

    Our home-hatched Faverolle/EE mix hen can barely breathe. Facts: She has been through this before, we successfully treated her with a combo of anti-parasite herbs. She was fine until attacked by a dog last Sunday. Kept her inside for a couple of days, she seemed better. Two days ago started...
  5. PollyWaddle

    2 Headed Chicken! Graphic!

    Oh my gosh! A chicken giving live birth, or wait, a 2 headed chicken?
  6. PollyWaddle

    How Common is a Broody EE?

    Hey, so I've had lots of broody hens, but never an EE. I thought a raccoon got her and we'd never see her again, but then my husband found her down the hill in the blackberry brambles sitting on 17!! eggs (not all hers, obviously). She's resting (un)comfortably on them in the closet nest now...
  7. PollyWaddle

    Vanishing hen and epic mites

    Woof. What an icky day -- my feathered buddies suffered from both pests and predators today. I went to clean the coop and OMG! we had a major mite infestation. Luckily, I discovered a Neem oil/soap/water mix last year that you can spray on them and it kills them. The coop is mobile and...
  8. PollyWaddle

    Rooster probably has gape worm -- any herbal treatments?

    My gorgeous, very sweet BR roo probably has gape worm -- symptoms are gasping/gurgling, opening beak to breathe, loss of voice for a while, but otherwise very alert, hungry and frisky . I mixed up an herbal treatment with wormwood (and ricemilk) and gave him about a dropperful of the mix a day...
  9. PollyWaddle

    So Happy to Find the BYC Forum!

    My husband and I have been raising chickens for over 4 years now, and have been figuring out a lot of things on our own -- I sure wish I'd found this site back then, but for now thank you Google! Right now we have 67 chickens: 35 adults of various ages and numerous breeds; and 32 chicks...
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