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  1. colette peters

    Need help on how to bandage an open wound below the vent!

    My 2 yr old Delaware got fly strike last year, and it was bad! But I saved her and she recovered. In that year her feathers never grew back. It’s below the vent at the abdomen. Since no feathers grew there, the skin became very thin and Was always red in color. As of yesterday one of my other...
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    Bumble foot help

    Hi I have a 1.5 yr Delaware that I noticed about 5 days ago look lethargic and feathers were ruffled and didn’t look healthy and active as usual. I went to grab her and she wasn’t herself. When she was on my lap I noticed on the top web part of her foot was red and swollen. Turned her foot and...
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    I’m confused about egg color

    I'm a bit confused I thought Ameraucana was to lay green colored eggs? I just went to the nesting box, and literally witnessed her laying. I’ve attached photos to confirm breed. Or if someone can tell me why it’s cream colored? Thanks
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    Any ideas what this means?! Hens puffed feathers

    Any suggestions what this characteristic means?? So this is Joe (female) for Jolene, she’s about 3.5, stopped laying a year now :( she’s super healthy, but notice in the last month her rear feathers stay puffed up. She’s not molting and not sure what this means? I just cleared and killed the...
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    Any ideas what this means?! Hens puffed feathers

    Any suggestions what this characteristic means?? So this is Joe (female) for Jolene, she’s about 3.5, stopped laying a year now :( she’s super healthy, but notice in the last month her rear feathers stay puffed up. She’s not molting and not sure what this means? I just cleared and killed the...
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    Mite infestation in coop?

    i went to clean out my coop yesterday around 5p, here in California, weather is in the mid 70° drops to low 60° at night, and I noticed all these little pin hole needle sized bugs! They were crawling all over my feet. They are brown in color and so tiny. I think my coop must be infested! And I...
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    My Hen is breathing heavy

    hi I noticed a few days a go my hen of 1year is breathing rather heavy and noticed as she’s breathing, below her eyes it puffs up and her neck seems also to be puffing up. It very noticeable compared to my others. Also she’s showing no sign of sneezing or strange crackling noises. I do know it’s...
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    Prolapsed vent! help !

    I noticed a few days back my hens egg was bloody. didn’t notice much at her vent, but today a really bloody egg was laid and Checked to find a really gooey hemorrhoid like vent and a creamy liquid is excreting slowly. I’ve cleaned it with warm water and applied coconut oil all over her vent. I...
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    Blood on egg after laying

    not sure which hen this is from, but I’ve never seen this. Any ideas would be helpful. Is this alarming?!!!
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    UCDavis report- Can someone help me understand this report

    hi all, I sent my hen Paris to UCDavis cause I found her dead Sunday the morning I was collecting eggs. I thought maybe she broke her neck, but appears she had internal bleeding?? I’m having a hard time understanding the wording of her cause of death. :idunno I’ve attached the report Any help is...
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    meaning/sign....Tucking head in feathers??

    what does it mean when my hens are tucking their head into their feathers. Its been about two hour since they came out this morning from the roost, and I noticed 3 hens doing this. They did it for about 30 min and then went about themselves. They seem healthy and active. I've never seen this...
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    How to make a Crop bra/bib?? Help

    Im needing some help on how to make a crop bra/bib for my speckled Sussex. Any detail instructions would be greatly appreciated. The last post on a crop bra was 17’. It’s very hard to find a company that makes them Ive found only one manufacture. But a week may take to long. Hoping someone can...
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    What’s the best way to feed 2 month old chicks and adult hens?

    Im having a hard time trying to figure out the best way to feed my (3) 2 month old chicks with my 12 adult hens? I can’t keep them separate as they are already integrated together. I was told to mix the chick starter (non medicated) with organic pellets. So when they feed all together the...
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    Hen died out of no where

    My 3 year old hen died out of no where this morning. She’s been laying regularly, was with her flock yesterday with no symptoms of weakness or being any were near lethargia. This morning I noticed she was hiding in the coop. Grabbed her and right away I knew she had hours to live. Panting...
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    Baby chicks

    I just got 3 one month old Amarucanas and just curious how long do I need to keep them under the heat lamp? They are inside our home in the laundry room. We keep the house around 70° Day and at night 63°
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    Advice? Can’t get rid of her sour crop. Clay like lump

    I’m back... Seems this one hen has a weak crop. She’s back inside the house in a crate. I had her in for 7 days and thought to let her join the girls again after the full monistat treatment yesterday. I did still feel a small golf size ball in her crop this am. It was a risk. And of course...
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    Never seen this happen on my egg?!

    Any idea what may have been happening during egg production? Something I should be aware of? :idunno I thought to much calcium. The hen is a 7 month old Delaware and seems to be very happy and healthy.
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    Hen with Sour crop... Advise

    Hi- I have 13 healthy hens. And my 6month old hen who does lay, but I’m pretty sure in the last week she has not layed. I noticed she was sleepy and lethargic and come to look at her closer I noticed a very squishy ballon like crop. With surprise i felt her crop, it was so liquidie and I...
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    Hen has Puffed up feathers... help

    I’ve noticed my chickens feathers are all puffed and it’s not getting better. I thought she was molting but it’s getting worse. She’s the mother hen to my 13 chickens and isn’t showing any signs of lethargy. She’s eating and drinking as normal. I did notice she stopped laying about 2 weeks ago...
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    Heavy metal poisoning - help!

    im new to raising chickens, We got 6 1 year old egg laying hens and thought my backyard was the perfect raising playground for my ladies. But a month into raising on our property, I noticed my silkie was acting funny and started sleeping on the bottom of the coop in the the corner. Then in the...
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