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    Eyelid injury need help

    This is a 6 month old frizzle Cochin bantam. He got into a fight with one of the flock mates and as a result this happened. I think his eyelid was torn and is now just flappy and rubs on his eye. This just happened today. I don't know if I should trim it off since I'm assuming it'll never...
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    Leg injury, slipped tendon??

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) ⚫7 week old light brahma 2) What is the behavior, exactly. ⚫One leg sticking out to the side. Straight out, no bending at the joint. One day fine, next day, limping and not putting weight on...
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    Rooster with weird head bobble thing

    I just got a little banty rooster who is at least a year old. I immediately noticed he is consistently doing a head shake or a sideways figure 8 motion with his head. It almost looks involuntary. He came from a cow farm, they don't feed them properly and the chickens kinda just fend for...
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    Red mite help needed

    I have what I believe are red mites living in the coop. They come out at night, I find them mostly in the nest boxes and on or around the roost. They swell up and turn red (after a feed I'm assuming).Can you get mites from hay? I had just put in fresh hay a week before I noticed any mites. I...
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    Mite identification and treatment help needed

    Tonight I went to close up the coop, as it just turned dark, and gather eggs. When I got inside my house with the eggs,I noticed mites crawling on the eggs. I went back to the coop with a light and saw them on the roosts, and nest boxes. Some where clear and some black. Very tiny. First time I...
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    Need to make grass available for chickens

    For the past month my free ranging chickens have been penned up in the run due to a fox coming around and picking them off. The run is nothing but dirt now because they ate all the grass. They seem bored and are pecking at each other. I do offer scratch and throw in grass sometimes, but seems...
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    I *think* I found a worm in an egg

    Hoping this picture uploads. So I was cooking eggs on the stove, and noticed a red spot in the white of the egg. I just thought it was a meat spot, we get them occasionally. Apon looking closer, I saw a white "worm" looking thing. I picked it out to make sure I was seeing correctly. It was not...
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    Playing the "what stole my chicken game"

    Under unusual circumstances yesterday, I was not able to lock my chickens up until an hour after dark. (They free range) When I did my head count I was a chicken short. In the morning I walked all over the property looking for any clues. Nothing at all. I kept them penned up all day today until...
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    Need ideas on labels for reusable egg cartons

    I will be reusing egg cartons, and we have lots of eggs coming in. I want to have each carton labeled with the date they were gathered, so I know which eggs to use up first. Anyone have any ideas other than masking tape lol my other idea was punching a hole and tying a tag to the carton
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    Is it safe to eat eggs from a flock that have a respiratory issue?

    My birds have been battling some respiratory illness for the past 6 weeks or so. Tried antibiotics, didn't help. So I'm just hoping it passes. It's kinda subtle. It takes some hanging around to tell they are sick. Not all show symptoms. Some sneezes, and some rattles. Otherwise normal. My family...
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    2 chickens in flock with closed eye with "dot" on lens

    A week ago I noticed a rir hen (21 weeks old) had a closed eye. The lid was not swollen. When I looked at the eye I noticed a small dot on the lens of the eye over the pupil. It was gray. I thought maybe someone pecked her eye. Today I noticed another hen (same age/breed) with her one eye...
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    RHODE ISLAND RED HENS FIRST EGGS SMALL

    My rir hens are 21 weeks old now and 4/5 out of 8 just recently started laying. The eggs are quite small, which I have read is quite normal at first. A few have been laying for few weeks and the eggs are still the same size. How long does it take for the eggs to get larger? At what point will I...
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    20 week old hen sneezing gaping

    2 chickens in my flock have had a slight case of the sniffles. One in particular has me concerned as today I noticed she was opening her beak to take a breath, then closing it then opening it again to take another breath repeatedly. Is this a gapeworm thing or respiratory? Those are the only...
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    My precious 15 week old buff orpington roo weak

    I have a roo that I just adore. He is just the sweetest, he takes naps on my lap and likes to spend time with me, so I probably shouldn't have let myself get so attached. This morning I let all the birds out in the run and one look and I knew his comb color was off pailer, with the tips slightly...
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    just aquired hen with "gurgly windpipe", ammonia toxicity?

    I just purchased a few hens from someone, and found out one makes this strange noise when breathing mostly when her mouth is opened, like when it's hot. Kinda sounds like when your sucking a straw and just finished your drink. (Sorry) It's like there is fluid in her windpipe? I can hear it...
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