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    Scaly leg mites or ????

    Hi, I just noticed one of my year old white orpingtons has horrid looking raised scales on her feet. I've soaked her feet in epsom saltwater and applied VetRX oil, getting it deep under the scales. I did this three days ago and again just now. Is it possible this is something other than scaly...
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    HELP! Red, hot inflamed breast and vent area on 1.5 yr old Australorp.

    I'd love some advice on what might be happening with my hen, Martha. My chickens are molting but Martha has a very large inflamed area around her vent, feathers missing and vent itself looks like it's oozing. Her breast area is also inflamed. I've palpated the crop and it seems ok, no foul...
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    IMPACTED CROP question

    Hi All, I've read the great information here, and watched the videos, and have a question. I had to cull my first hen, Rainbow, yesterday after trying to treat her for impacted crop. It was a huge mass, softball sized and hard. I tried massage, maggots, kefir, coconut oil, olive oil...
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    Is Dona Lou a rooster?

    This beauty is 5.5 months old, no other Polish in my flock of 11 Black Austrolorps, Cuckoo Marans, Easter Eggers. There's no crowing but she/he is getting more feisty and self assured around the others. Any idea if I have a cockerel here?
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    First disaster with free ranging 4 month olds.....

    Hi All Experienced Chicken Keepers...I have had my first disaster with my flock of 16 hens, 4.5 months old. (Black Australorps, Barred Rocks, Cuckoo Marans, Easter Eggers, Ameracauna, Buff Laced Polish). They've been free ranging during the day, between 10-4. I was gone for 1 hour today and...
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    Mis-shaped toe on 4 week old Black Australorp.

    Hi, I noticed this today while hanging out with the new chicks in the coop. I don't think it's bothering her, she seems to walk around fine, but I'm wondering if I should try to correct it? I noticed something like this a week ago but then thought it went back to normal. Now I think it's an...
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    One month chicks going outside......what to do with the 10 day old chicks?

    Hi All Experienced Chicken People, My 11 four-week old chicks are feathered and flying around the homemade brooder box. They're friendly and happy and seemingly ready to have more space. Temps here are 70-40 F and I have a large (11x11') coop all ready for them with roosts. I've integrated...
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    40 yr old solidified poop coop floor......dig it out? Or add on top?

    Hi, I'm new to BYC. I've cleaned out our inherited 11' x 9' chicken coop which is a barn bump out. I removed all the old hay, shavings, top layer of dirt. Under the dirt is solidified ancient poop/soil. Do I need to remove this before I add shavings, hay? I'm going to try the DLM with sweet...
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    New to chickens in northern Vermont

    I'm looking forward to help along the way with the new chicken adventure. I have 11 four week old Polish, Easter Eggers, Black Australorps and 6 one week old Golden Wyandottes, Americaunas, and Cuckoo Marans. I'm looking forward to a summer of chicken entertainment.
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