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    Bleeding duck

    I have two Pekin ducks, a male and a female. Last week, I noticed a large splotch of fresh blood in the snow. Thought it might be my female, so I caught her, flipped her over, but didn’t see any signs of blood. Couldn’t even find her vent. Today I found some new fresh blood, although not as much...
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    Rooster scooting along on his shanks

    My roo has been scooting along on his shanks rather than walking; this has been going on for a little over a week since I noticed but I suspect longer. A couple of weeks ago I noticed he was sleeping in the nest box. It only recently occurred to me that he can't hop up on the roost anymore...
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    Young hen not allowed to roost or eat

    My young hen, about a year and a half old, is not allowed by the others to roost. She spends her nights on the floor. I put her on the roost but she ends up back on the floor. They also peck her head when she tries to eat. I finally started letting her out to eat first then open the coop for...
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    Further adventures of Lucy and Lancelot (the roo formerly known as Guinevere)

    1. They mix fine with the existing older hens but will not voluntarily go into the coop to roost. I have to catch them and put them in the coop. Below freezing temps coming our way with deep snow so how do I help them figure this out? They've all been free range till this week; I've kept...
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    Scaly leg

    One of my hens has a pretty severe case of scaly leg, the first I've ever seen. Questions: 1. Where do these mites come from and will treating her and disinfecting the coop get rid of them? 2. Can I treat this or does she need to see the vet? 3. Do the other birds need to be treated as...
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    Keeping feed dry

    I'd like to get some thoughts on how to keep moisture out of my chicken feed. Currently I store it in 5 gal. food storage buckets with Gamma screw on lids. During dry weather I can keep the buckets in the coop but once the weather is consistently wet, the feed will often mold soloist year I...
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    Is this Guinevere or Lancelot?

    I was given this young bird by a local person who’s been raising chickens for several years, along with another, and told both are pullets. But this Little dude’s tail is becoming longer and more arched by the day and I’m beginning to wonder if Guinevere is really Lancelot. S/he goes after...
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    Newbie newbie new

    I just posted regarding an injury; didn't catch the introduce yourself part till after. Okay, I'm a retired teacher living in the rural inland Pacific Northwest. I'm into my second year with chickens; I started with three hens adopted when a friend moved. Sweetheart is a Barred Rock and Dot...
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    Is this wound healing properly?

    Lucy was a victim of a pecking order dispute five days ago. Her scalp was laid bare. I've isolated her in a dog kennel in the house and have been flushing the wound with Dakin's solution and then applying triple anti-biotic once a day. I hold her on my lap till her body heat melts it and she...
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