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    Skin opening below vent on two year-old Bantum Cochin not feeling well

    I will enclose picture. Daphne has been extra quiet for about a week . Has still moving around with the flock most of the time. The past day or two she prefers to be by herself. Her diet is Purina all flock 18% protein with oyster shells available. healthy treats only I think she’s been laying...
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    Dipping chickens with elector PSP

    I am wondering how to actually get the insecticide water down to the chicken skin. I can ruffle the feathers a little with my hands, but it won’t reach all the skin areas. I think I would have the same problem with spraying. last night. I tried dusting a small chicken and I tried working the...
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    Missing feathers areund neck

    Minuet is a year old porcelain d’uccle. She is missing her feathers on the top part of her neck. The bare region is hidden under overlapping feathers, but when you pull them back, it’s pretty obvious. We don’t have a rooster. I checked closely with a magnifying glass and don’t see any sign of...
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    Wrapping roost bars with hemp rope

    About half of my flock of16 have some stage of bumblefoot.I am familiar with the treatment but wonder if a roost wrap would do any good, making the bar softer. The culprit I’m sure is the soil….rocks,sea shell bits pine needles dirt and sand. They range in a half acre and spend the day...
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    Raised lesion on beak

    I just happen to have my reading glasses on when my porcelain D ‘uccle jumped on my lap to say hello. I was shocked to see this lesion on her beak. If I don’t have my glasses on, I wouldn’t have seen it and it could have been there for sometime. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? I...
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    Do my 3.5 mo old chicks need more time to have more courage against mild aggression?

    Space is not an issue. The 3 1/2 months old have been divided in a very large fenced area for two weeks from my 8 1/2 month old pullets. The Roost I have separated for now. The Pullets all get along fine with each other. I have a mix of Bantum‘s and regular size chickens . this week I tried to...
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    Crop message

    I have read conflicting info on this site. It may be a matter of opinion. If it makes a difference which is better ….when massaging to gently massage up or to massage down.? Thanks
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    Before I say goodbye follow up

    The great news first…. Esme is a Pullet ! DNA confirmed ! The fact that she is still with me is due totally to the time that BYC members put into sharing their opinions and experiences .I wish I could thank them all personally. I was so sure she was a he that I almost didn’t post the picture. I...
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    Intentionally wetting sand in coop

    I live in South Florida that’s been particularly dry this summer and we are going into the dry season. I have a very open air coop,Mostly hardware cloth. Once a year I get a very coarse sand deliveredAnd replace all the existing coop sand. After a year of sifting poop every morning the sand has...
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    Before I say goodbye….

    I need to hear no way EVER could this be a pullet. I know,I know the comb , the wattles the color and “she “ crowed this morning! I was just looking at those rounded feathers and hoping…… “she “is a 5.5 mo Marans. You get so attached raising them from babies. I hope I can find a good home😢. I...
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    Confused. Different opinions re chicks immune system

    I have seven healthy chicksAges 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 weeks in the kitchen. after a few days of paper towels, they are on large shavings. So far they’ve been exposed to nothing which may not be the best. I have a flock of 11. I live in Florida, so the weather is not really an issue as far as them...
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    Worried this type of sand may cause impaction in chicks

    Using this heavy sand with lots of small shells, stones, etc. .can this clause impaction in baby chicks in brooder? In the past the sand I used was not play sand, but it was quite dusty anyway. I live inFlorida and this is just sand from the yard. Thanks!
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    Olive is becoming emaciated. I want to stop impacted crop treatment.

    to be brief, my question is crop is reduced to only gravel inside. Can we stop treatment? I was out of town So my husband was unable to do any crop flush. He did the daily routines of coconut oil ,Dulcolax, Crop massages, wormed. This went on for 10 days. Crop slightly reduced each day. Treated...
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    Very special girl with huge crop

    I’ve read the posts on crop impaction and completed the steps in azygous article.Olive is a 10 week old Colombian Wyandotte . Three days ago I noticed her crap thinking boy you had a big appetite today. Yesterday it was larger and I became concerned and when I checked it this morning, it hadn’t...
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    My 7 week old chicks panic if I don’t bring them in at night

    most concerning to me is the Florida heat. If I leave them out there I’m afraid they will get so worked up they’ll have heat stroke. The coolest temps are 75 at night 90s plus during the day. I have an openTo the coop screened area that I’ve let them play in all day for a week. I transport the 8...
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    Swollen vent on chick, tried everything

    My 1 week old Marans won’t stop picking at her vent. IOriginally posted this in pastyButt section. But she really doesn’t have pasty butt. I did clean a feel of the chicks but a few days ago and I can’t remember if she was one of them. if she was, I may have irritated the area I don’t know. Her...
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    Vent irritation on 3 day old Maran

    I’m worried this will become worse as she keeps pecking at the vent area. It may be one of the chicks I wiped poop off when they arrived but unsure. No poop visible now but Area getting a little raw from her pecking at it. I sprayed vetricin on it and dabbed the blue dye on it. Was this ok? Is...
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    Improving existing fence to keep bobcat out of chicken yard

    I currently have a 4 foot fence surrounding my chicken coop. it’s 176 linear feet. My chickens were allowed access out of that areaUntil I recently lost three birds in the last week.These of course were not just birds. They were my pets, and I loved them dearly. I now have only six birds left. I...
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    Sold out sold out sold out!

    I resently lost my darling Sulton Antoinette, my snuggly Cochin Savanna and my sweet Colombian Wyandotte to a hawk. I still have 3 barred rocks, one golden Wyandotte one Dominique and a Rhode Island Red. They are all quite friendly. I have lots of space ( which We have tried to make more hawk...
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    Staying cool on a hot summer day

    Electrolytes lots of shade iced water bottles in our drinking water and this fan helped us get through a very hot summer in South Florida.The hurricane hit our area. our neighborhood was spared the devastating damage others experienced.We feel so fortunate. The ladies hung out in the garage for...
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