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  1. Siyabonga Mama

    My rooster is mean to one of my hens

    Hi there! I have a problem that I hoped would resolve itself, but instead it seems to be getting worse. I have a roo who I think is an Austrolorp, six Gold Comet hens aged 2-3 years, and an older Buff Orpington hen - around 4-6 years old. The Buff Orpington seems healthy - I've looked her over...
  2. Siyabonga Mama

    Aspirin and Nutri-Drench together?

    I have a Golden Sex-Link hen, three or four years old, who for the past couple days has looked a bit droopy. She's still eating and she keeps up with the rest of the flock, but she can't jump the low barrier into the compost area where they like to scratch. She's also walking with a bit of a...
  3. Siyabonga Mama

    Time to introduce myself...

    Hello there ... I've been a lurker for years, then signed up with BYT a few months ago. I guess it's time to introduce myself. My husband and I live on a farmlet in Eastern Washington, where we raise a couple beef cattle out of our two Angus cows each year. In addition to cattle and chickens we...
  4. Siyabonga Mama

    My hens are dying and I don't know why

    I just found my second dead hen. She's young, looks healthy. No sign of being pecked or hurt by a predator. Some poop around the vent, but it wasn't blocked. No sign of being egg-bound, or maggots, or mites. Their poop is normal, as far as I can tell, maybe a little on the goopy side but then...
  5. Siyabonga Mama

    Does anyone know how to grow meal worms?

    I just went out and nearly fainted dead away from shock at the sight of (I thought) the world's ugliest chicken lurking among my flock! But apparently the scruffy bald look is in at this time of year. Who knew? In the past my girls have always molted with dignity! Anyway, apparently they...
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    Seems egg bound, smells dreadful, plus blood and maybe maggots, but she's still perky

    I've spent the past couple days googling chicken ailments nonstop, and I'm completely overwhelmed. I don't know whether I have several different things going on at once, or what. I've been keeping chickens for a few years - they're not exactly pets, but I'm fond of them and want to do right by...
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