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    Slow/Sour crop

    I have an ISA Brown hen-almost 3 years old. Brought inside a few weeks ago with unknown issue- has recovered well with some tlc until now. Believe she has a very slow/sour crop-it is very large and very squishy. She had fluid coming out of her beak when I put her on her side for a few minutes to...
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    Ill chicken-shaking head sometimes, sounds a little wheezy, mostly urine only output

    Hi all. I have an ISA Brown- almost 3 years old who I originally thought might have a prolapsed vent from how she was acting. She was roosting on floor of coop-first night thought maybe she had straggled in too late and didn't get up when she had enough light left. I have brought her in- no...
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    Prolapsed vent

    Is there a way to treat prolapsed vent if the tissue will not stay in when you try to put it back? Followed advice on the chicken chick website and fear that was a bad choice to try to put tissue back in. Discovered her bleeding at 9:20 tonight in coop. Brought her inside. Cleaned up as much as...
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    New feed rec's/thoughts

    Anyone have any thoughts on which you would choose...Dumor layer crumbles, Nutrena Naturewise layer crumbles, or Purina Layena crumbles? I was using feed from Rural King..Country Road layer crumbles. Chickens loved it and have done very well on it. Apparently they have changed the formula..color...
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    Worming chickens

    I saw a roundworm in one of my chickens droppings this evening. I have wazine and plan to treat with that tomorrow. When is the best time to repeat it after the initial dose or do I have to use something else(I know it only gets rid of adults)? I have read the egg withdrawal period is 14 days...
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    Possible bumblefoot?

    One of my hens has some redness on her foot. She has strange feet anyways...think a birth defect or something?..outside toes turn oddly and she has some kind of growths(had those for a long time-no issues) Not sure if she could have bumblefoot? I don't have any experience with it. Took some...
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    How long to feed flock raiser to molting chickens

    Hi all. My chickens are in the process of molting I believe. They are still laying though. All I have read says they usually stop during molt. Is this normal? Some are missing some patches of feathers now in areas. It has been a slow process I have noticed over the last few weeks. They are also...
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    Broody, unhappy hen-advice?

    Have an ISA brown who is definitely going broody. Has been sitting in the nest box that the majority of the girls use for the last 3 days. She won't come out unless I physically move her. Even forced 2 hens to use a different box today. Today after work I went out and made her get out of the box...
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    Bitter cold coming-leave chickens in coop or open pop door and let them choose?

    Central Indiana- Tonight through Thursday we are supposed to have bitter cold. The temp with wind chill is supposed to be -30 to -40 F!! I am worried about my chickens in the cold. First off- do you think they will be alright without heat and on their roost(2 x 4's)? During the day Wednesday...
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    Hens pecking at other Hens' combs-drawing blood

    Never had an issue with this until now for whatever reason... A couple of hens are pecking a couple of others and have drawn blood on their combs. They don't look terrible but I am not sure why they are doing it all of a sudden. They have plenty of food, water, and they get some sort of treat in...
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    Sick chicken/info on how to transition back to cold weather

    Hi all. New to chickens this year and LOVE this website. I have a chicken who has been having diarrhea. Pale comb and wattle, weight loss, ruffled up appearance etc. Ordered some Corid/amprolium(local store was out of corid and wormer) and getting some wormer(going to try safe-guard) to try to...
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