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    Pullet attacked by dog, skin peeled off back and several punctures - save or euthanize?

    Should i try to save her, or is her suffering too great? One of my 3 month old pullets, a speckled Sussex, escaped her enclosure and landed in the jaws of my farm dog. He had her for a while before I went out and discovered the situation. All back feathers ripped out, sections of epidermis torn...
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    URGENT baby chick scalped, how to treat

    I have a 5 week old Ancona that got out of the baby chick pen in with the hens, they scalped her. Removed all feathers and skin on top/back of her head. Massive open wound has been cleaned out with sterile water and sprayed with vetericyn, she's sleeping in a towel on a heating pad. If she...
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    Moving chicks outside in HUMID HEAT

    Hi all, I've always moved my littles outside at 5-6 weeks, when mostly feathered, but I bought late this year and 5-6 weeks will be July/August (vs usual May). The temps here average 90 JulyAug, but the humidity is extreme - heat index in high 90s. Ok to move them out, or wait til September? Or...
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    Egg bound hen - help her pass on?

    I have a 5-6 yo RIR who has been eggbound for ~ 72 hours. I have never had an eggbound hen, need help. Saw her in the penguin stance, tail down not eating, felt her abdomen, found the shape of a giant egg down low between her legs. Took her inside, soaked in warm water w Epsom salts 2x day...
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    Large scabby growth on chicken belly

    I have a lavender Orpington with a large scabby growth on her belly, centered near the base of her breastbone well below the crop but forward of her legs. It's almost like a goat's horn in texture and hardness; when I picked her up and felt the lump I assumed it was rock hard dried poop and took...
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    Why do I ALWAYS lay softshell eggs?

    My RIR Ginger is 2 years 2 months. I can't remember when she last laid a normal egg. Every egg is soft shelled to varying degrees - from a soft collapsed spot to almost shell-less. My hens get mostly layer feed, one small 'meal' a day (cottage cheese, yogurt, tuna, scrambled eggs w shells...
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    How to tell if bumblefoot surgery was successful?

    I've searched the forum and haven't found an answer to this specific question, sorry if I missed it. I used the video posted all over BYC to guide me through a BF surgery on my lav orp. She did well, I got the bumble, the waxy seed inside, and squeezed quite a lot of creamy pus out of the...
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    Eggs are disappearing, chickens may be eating them?

    I moved from Tx to AR about six months ago, with five of my chickens. They stopped laying for a while - stress, cold, shorter days - but resumed laying normally (4 eggs/day). About 3 weeks ago, quantity of eggs became sporadic, then one day I found yolk remnants. Then caught a hen carrying a...
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