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    Bumblefoot recurred

    Hi, Last weekend, we treated our chicken for a pretty severe case of bumblefoot. My husband did the surgery, first by removing the black scab on the bottom and pulling out what he could, and then by opening up the top of the foot and removing the rest of the kernel. The chicken literally had...
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    Chicken injured her leg

    Hi, My flock got spooked yesterday and flew around in the run. One of them got injured (I didn't see exactly how), and now she has been badly limping for a day. I have separated her from the flock during the day (I have a large chicken tractor that I can fit inside my run). I keep her in...
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    My First Broody

    I have a young Barred Rock who has become broody. I tried taking her our of her next box last night and put duct tape across the front, but then I found her in a different next box by the evening! Now I see that she is camped out on the roll-away bin in front of the nest box (maybe she figured...
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    Pecking over nest box caused injury

    I have nine laying hens and three nest boxes. This morning, one of my hens kept chasing two other hens out of whatever nest box they tried to lay in. One of the hens got injured (she is bloody right behind her comb). I rescued the other one as soon as she laid. Two questions: (1) How do I...
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    Poultry vet inMetrowest MA?

    Hi... Wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a poultry veterinarian in Metrowest MA. I live in Lincoln. I fortunately don't need it right now, but don't want to be hunting around for one when I do need one. Thank you!
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    My first loss...

    Hi... I'm pretty new to being a chicken mom, having started my flock this past September. They are my passion and have brought me endless joy since Day 1. Yesterday, we lost our first (hopefully only) chicken to what we believe was a hawk. Our coop and run are secured around the perimeter...
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