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  1. Country4ever

    Did she just die of old age?

    Did she just die of old age? Lead[-] Posts: 4021 44 minutes ago I started out with 17 hens over 12 years ago (12 years 2 mos). They slowly died off of various things. Ever since May, Kiwi was the last one left. She's an easter egger. I was afraid she'd be lonely, but fortunately, she...
  2. Country4ever

    Breed and age of this beautiful rooster?

    A friend of mine found this guy wandering about in the woods. I could use a little help identifying it's breed and a guestimation on it's age (if that's possible). Thanks!
  3. Country4ever

    Curious Found Rooster

    A friend of mine in another state was in the woods/field one day while helping her husband farm, and happened upon a rooster (in the middle of nowhere). I have chickens (no roosters), so I'm not familiar with identifying roosters, but her's looks something like an English Game bird, or a...
  4. Country4ever

    When they get old...........

    It's very sad. I don't euthanize my sick/old chickens. I just keep them comfortable. My 2 out of the original 17 hens have lived to be almost 12 years old. Last year, one of them developed a limp. I took her to an avian vet and they took xrays, and they weren't sure, but it looked like a...
  5. Country4ever

    Preparing for one lone chicken..........

    I got my 17 chickens 12 years ago this coming June. Through various accidents and illnesses, I lost 15 of them over the years. Now I'm down to 2. But one of them is getting sick. She has had a bad limp for a year, but was doing fine in spite of it. When I took her to the exotic vet's office...
  6. Country4ever

    Anyone ever put feathers in a shadow box or frame?

    I eventually want to do this. I started out with 17 chickens 11+ years ago and am down to 2. I have saved feathers all along. I would like to put 17 feathers, fanned out in a frame/shadow box. Have any of you ever done that? Any pointers/tips? Thanks.
  7. Country4ever

    Curious pre-death behavior, and position after death

    I have mentioned here a short while back that I had an 11 year old hen who got sick. The only thing I could find was mites. I used wood ashes and it took care of the mites. I had her in a dog crate so I could monitor her intake and output. The mites seemed totally gone. My theory (besides...
  8. Country4ever

    Shouldn't she be pooping even a little bit?

    My 11+ year old hen got very weak. I discovered she was covered in mites, which I'm treating with wood ashes......and it seems to be getting rid of them. She's not very interested in eating or drinking. I've tried lots of different liquids and foods. She pecks a little at it. But.......for...
  9. Country4ever

    What to feed older hen with anemia?

    I'm assuming that my 11+year old hen has severe anemia, since I discovered mites all over her. She will hardly eat or drink anything. I try new things every day........she does like yogurt. I've tried eggs, oatmeal, tomato juice, etc. She might take 1-2 pecks at it, but really isn't...
  10. Country4ever

    Couple questions about dusting with wood ashes

    As I mentioned in another post, I have a very old hen with mites. I dusted her with diatomaceous earth a couple days ago. I was ready to go buy Sevin today, but decided to super-dust my 3 old hens in wood ashes. From googling, it sounds like wood ashes work well. Questions: I dumped the...
  11. Country4ever

    Older hen dying.........mites?

    Periwinkle is over 11 years old. She was fine until about a week ago, when she didn't seem to want to leave the coop, and when she would, she didn't want to come back in. One day I saw another hen attack her, so I decided to keep her in a dog crate so I could make sure she ate and pooped...
  12. Country4ever

    What's this in my hen's poop?

    I've never seen this before. It's the white things. It looked and felt like rock salt. I thought maybe it was grit, but I don't think so. She is in a run, and eats Layena crumbles and I give them mixed bird seed in the a.m. for a treat. I also have been giving them seedless watermelon. Any...
  13. Country4ever

    Diagnosis, in retrospect?

    I had a black australorp hen for almost 11 years. For several years, she had an increased respiratory rate.....but all else normal. Then this past year she developed a very hard area under her vent. At times she would be slow.....but all else normal. I would occasionally give her a round of...
  14. Country4ever

    How much of a Preparation H suppository?

    I have a hen that will be 11 years old in June. She has a very big swollen area under her vent with pea-sized bulges in it. It's soft to the touch. It may just be her old age and sagging. She's always squatting, but has really small hard stools. I gave her about 1/3 of a suppository the...
  15. Country4ever

    Hen's nostrils are wearing away.........

    My 4 remaining hens are very old.........10 years 8 months. One of them (an easter egger) has white around the tops of her nostrils. I took a better look today, and it looks like the beak substance is wearing away, around both nostrils. I haven't seen anyone picking on her. She doesn't have...
  16. Country4ever

    Nail trimming

    My hens are 10 and 1/2 years old. One has nails that are very long and twisted. Is there a problem with leaving them that way? I've never clipped a chicken's nails before.........I probably could cut back to where it starts to twist? I don't think you can see the quick very easily. They...
  17. Country4ever

    Crumbles question

    My 4 hens are 10 and 1/2 years old. I just recently realized that I shouldn't be feeding them the Layena pellets because of the high calcium. The only thing I could find at our Tractor Supply Store was Dumor crumbles. I've never used crumbles, but the hens seem to like it. But.....it soon...
  18. Country4ever

    My chickens are such scaredy-cats!

    My chickens are getting old. Awhile back, I took down their tall ladder roost and made something lower to the ground. It totally freaked them out. I had to change it back. Today, I was letting my lame hen back out with the others and put a long board ramp at the entrance, so she could get...
  19. Country4ever

    Still unsure of hen's leg problem

    My 10 and 1/2 year old easter-egger hen became suddenly lame about a month ago. I thought it was a broken/sprained leg. After waiting a couple weeks for it to heal, it didn't. I took her to an Avian specialist and she took xrays. No breaks. She said she saw maybe a mass around her left...
  20. Country4ever

    Tractor Supply now selling Harris galvanized poultry waterer.............

    I think I've bought Little Giant galvanized waterers over the years and they usually last about 3 and 1/2 years, then they start leaking. Today I saw that Tractor Supply company is now selling "Harris" waterers. Looks like they have some bad reviews. Anyone have this brand. If so.......how...
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