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    Rooster in a fight, Eye possibly damaged. Now, it looks like he broke his skull/upper top beak. Any

    One of my younger roosters just got into a fight with either his brother or his father. He doesn't seem to have injuries elsewhere, but his right eye seems to have redness in it. I can still see the outline of the pupil and iris and the eye does not seem to have any substantial damage to the...
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    Rooster with Mystery Leg Injury

    Last August, I hatched 3 chicks, and two grew up to be some of the friendliest roosters that I've ever had. Today, one of them inexplicably went lame. As I was getting ready to put his brother in for the evening, I noticed that he was limping to the point where he was hopping on his right leg...
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    Can You Force a Hen to Be Broody?

    This spring, my mother wants to buy some chicks and convince a hen to adopt them. The problem is, though we have a hen with a long and consistent history of broodiness, she isn't broody just yet. Though I have always thought that a hen will only go broody on her own accord, my mother insists...
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    Older hen lethargic, light-weight, lessenned appetite

    Patience, a Black Star who will be turning 7 years old in the spring, has been sick lately. Late in the summer, we had to rescue her from flystrike, recovering in 3 weeks. Now, she is again in tough condition. A while ago, she molted beautifully. Now, she is very light and her breastbone has...
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    Failed Bumblefoot Surgery?

    A while ago, I found my rooster, going on 8 years old, with swelling in his foot pad and a large black scab. After some research, my mother and I decided it was time for an operation. Though he did not show a limp, the swelling was looking quite ominous. So, today, I held him down while my...
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    Baby Chicks at Risk for Lice Infestation, Advice Needed

    A really dumb move on my part was to forget to louse the broody hen before we stuck eggs under her. Then again, the powder we have for lousing is overly toxic and might not be the best thing to get on incubating eggs... Fast forward 25 days, and I have noticed that my precious fuzzballs have...
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    Last Call for help with Sick Chicken, Home Euthanasia May Be Necessary

    I already had made a post about this, and things are going downhill, and there were no new replies. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1010596/sick-sad-droopy-chicken-illness-unknown If you can tell me how to help the poor bird based on an assessment of the symptoms in the link, it would be...
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    Sick, Sad, Droopy Chicken... Illness Unknown

    While I take care of a bird recovering from flystrike indoors, one of my Rhode Island Reds has been sick lately. I recently isolated her in a rabbit hutch with food, and water that contained terramycin. Unfortunately, I don't know how to help her because I have no clue what is ailing her. Here...
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    Flystrike Recovery Issues

    Late Thursday morning (7/30/15), I came home to find one of my chickens being eaten alive by maggots. Though my mother and I were able to cleanse the poor bird's ulcer and banish the maggots, some lasting problems remain. -The maggots seem to have eaten a hole smaller than the size of a nickel...
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