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    snakes in chicken coop

    Help!! I have lost 3 juvenile pullets to snakes while they are sleeping in the coop. I have found them dead on the floor, with their head and neck feathers wet. Apparently the snake tried to swallow them and discovered they were too big so it had to regurgitate the chick. I totally cleaned...
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    older hen is acting disoriented

    This hen is a few years old. She is acting strangely, sits in the same place, doesn't move around much, has watery diahrea, Her head is constantly bobbing up and down. She acts as if she is snapping at invisible flies. She has no respiratory problems that I can discern, no sneezing, or...
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    chicken with nodules on feet?

    Hen was lethargic, and sleepy. Her feet were covered with pea sized nodules, some were brownish. Some were scraped and bleeding, perhaps she pecked at them? She also had some small bumps within her wattles. No discharge from nostrils or eyes or mouth. Any idea what this might be?
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    Rooster comb changing color?

    I have a Delaware rooster , one year old. Does anyone know why his comb woud somedays be uniformly red and other days it seems to be turning dark at the tips? I live in Texas, so frostbite is not a problem.
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    Cochin hen with bag under vent

    I just washed my cochin hen and discovered a little walnut sized bag about and inch or two down from her vent. It looked like maybe filled with yellow fat??? Could it be fat deposits? Am I feeding her too much scratch? Should I restrict her intake?
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    pullet with injured leg

    Please help! My pullet is 7 months old and several weeks ago she injured her leg. I think she broke it, but not a compound fracture. She just sort of hops on one leg and uses the injured one to step lightly on. The joint after the foot is swollen and feels warm. But she still eats, poops...
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