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    Rooster suddenly can't walk

    Our prized rooster suddenly seems to have gone lame. He can barely stand and just falls over when he tries to walk. We moved him to another coop by himself and gave him vitamins and antibiotics. That was 2 days ago and he seems to be getting worse. I have checked his legs and they seem to be...
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    Egg laying problem!!!

    My hens have started acting weird! They have been on the decline as far as egg production for several weeks. We felt like it may be because we had to remove the rooster around that time and had a hen that was removed and then re-introduced. Well, the decline wasn't terrible and we had been...
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    Turkey Poult behavior

    We have raised chickens for a while now. We have learned a lot about their behavior. But, this is our first time raising turkeys. I have a question. They are 4 weeks old and we have 4 of them. There are 2 of them that drop their feathers and dance for the 2 other ones for lack of better...
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    Hen pecking Rooster's comb

    We have a hen that is constantly pecking our rooster's comb to the point of bleeding. The Rooster is allowing her to do it. We put Pick No More on his comb this morning and that hen went straight to pecking it afterwards. I separated the hen this morning from the flock. I have been watching...
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    Overdue egg

    Had an egg hatch on Wednesday. One egg was left and still hasn't hatched. I candled it this morning and the air sac seems to move and there is no movement of a chick that I can see. My question is, since the air sac seems detached and I don't see movement, should I remove this egg? I would...
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    First time with a broody hen, question on day 20....

    I have a broody hen who has been on the nest for around 20 days. She has 2 eggs, one at the 20 day mark and one at around 19 days. My question is, I candled the 20 day egg today while she was relieving herself...I could see the chick moving around inside, but, heard no chirping...Is everything...
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    Hen Apron, hen's didn't lay today???

    Have any of you put aprons on your hens and they didn't lay after? Our girls are like clockwork. Never miss a day. I put aprons on them yesterday and all 3 of the ones I put the aprons on didn't lay today? I am guessing that's the culprit. Just wondering if anyone else had this problem and how...
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    Sour Crop, broody hen

    I have a broody hen who I noticed has a sour crop this morning. She had some drainage from her beak and it was definitely soured. I immediately took her food and gently massaged the crop in a downward motion for a few minutes. She smacked her beak and had some gurgling at that time. She is...
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    Impacted crop???

    I have a hen who I've been having trouble with. I posted about her lately. She was broody, seemed to molt for a while. Is absolutely terrified of our rooster. But now she is jerking her neck while eating at times. Her crop is not enlarged but seems hard. She will jerk her neck and then shake her...
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    Please help

    I posted a similar problem but it's changed and I need advice! We integrated a rooster with our hens a couple of weeks ago. All went great with all but one hen. She acted like she was being hunted for murder every time he came even close. She would hide in the coop and run like mad when he...
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    One hen afraid of Rooster

    I have 5 hens and 1 rooster. He is super great with the girls. Very docile. He does like to mate, but, not overly so. The problem is, I have 4 Isa Browns, and 1 Wyandotte. The poor Wyandotte was broody a while back and I had to remove her and break her. Once I put her back in, she started...
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    Bloody stools

    Hey guys...I have 9 week old chicks that just moved out to their coop a week ago. Yesterday I noticed bloody stools and promptly went and got Corid to start treating them in case it's coccidioidosis. Only one was having the bloody stools and I gave them the treated water yesterday. This morning...
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    Broody hen

    I had a broody hen a couple of weeks ago and after separating her in a broody breaking cage, she came out of it after a few days. While I am very glad she is no longer broody, she hasn't laid an egg for a week now. I'm wondering if it's normal for them to stop laying after they've been broody...
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    Help! 2 soft eggs in one evening!

    My favorite hen was acting strange this evening. Very tired acting and just uninterested. She always runs to me when I go out but she wouldn't get up. Her wings were drooping and she was just off. We immediately quarantined her. Within 2 hours she laid 2 soft shelled eggs. We still have her...
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    Soft shelled eggs!

    We added a new flock member last week and now one of our hens is laying soft eggs from the roost at night. 2 nights now. Can the stress of a new member cause this? It's not the new hen, I've caught her laying already a normal egg. The hen is normal otherwise. Eating, drinking, even running. What...
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    Hoarse hen

    My hen cackled for the first time this morning after laying here egg. Since then, she has been hoarse. When I noticed it, I promptly took her out and gave her a check up. No wheezing, nasal drainage, or sneezing. Checked her throat and didn't see anything suspicksus. Can a hen get hoarse when...
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    Hens or Roos?

    I have 4 dark red chickens given to me. They are between 3 and 4 months old the best I can figure. How can I tell their gender before I introduce them to my older flock? I will attach a few photos. Thanks.
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