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    Potential soue crop

    Hi, I recently started fermenting my hens feed, 4 days ago. I noticed my big Braham had a huge crop last night on the roost & then this morning it did not fully empty. I let them out in the run like normal while I researched what to do, so she did already ate some. Before she ate her crop felt...
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    Help - elector psp, scaly leg mites, baby chicks & broody hen

    Hi! You all have been so helpful & now I have new thing I need help with. Broody hatched 2 babies in the last 2 days. They are all settled in nicely. Mom had diarrhea/soft broody poop this morning. I pulled her out to look at her bottom which is messy and I noticed she has a scaly leg mites...
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    911-HELP

    Help! My second chick hatched but I just found it by itself. The hen moved a little and it was cold, but alive. I put it back under her. Can I warm it under a brooder plate to dry it out overnight? I reduced the amount of space she has for the night & moved food/water so she can reach it...
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    Crop not fully emptying/impacted crop?

    I posted last week about my girl. I'm 90% sure now I'm dealing with crop issues. 2 mornings in a few I can still feel feed in there. It's not a hard mass, I can just feel the individual feed granuals. I have 2x used a syringe to drip water in her mouth and massage her crop. Is there such a thing...
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    Sick hen

    I have a hen who is not doing well. She hasn't been herself for a while and has lost a lot of weight. I did a bunch of "research" and decided to treat for worms, but now I'm thinking maybe I should treat for cocci. My questions are... 1. How long can a hen live with cocci? This is going on a...
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    Help! Broody hen hatching in 1 week.

    Good morning! I have my broody hen sitting on eggs in a small grow out pen that are due in a week. The nest boxes are up an 18" ramp. My understanding is chicks can't navigate the ramp. I'm thinking of buying small dog kennel and putting it in the bottom section of the run. The run is small...
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    A second broody hen

    Hi! This is my first year dealing with broody hens. One gal went broody 5 days ago. I got her some fertilized eggs to catch and moved her to a little coop in the same run. The chicks are due in 18 days. Today one of her sisters started being broody. I'm wondering what you would do in this...
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    Young rooster mean to one specific hen

    Hi, I'm looking for any advice or just reassurance that I'm doing the right thing. I habevread posts on here, I just needed to share what I'm dealing with. I have a 7 month old rooster that I integrated into my flock 3 months ago. He is smaller than my hens & always will be. They don't...
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