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    Paralysed hen please help

    My little sebright (1y) suddenly couldn't walk anymore when I found her in the morning 2 days ago.. I first thought she was eggbound, gave her a bath, calcium etc nothing helped so we went to a vet for chickens who did an xray. Nothing out of order, nothing broken so the vet said it's...
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    Help laying problem

    I found my sebright hen standing in the coop all hunched over, looking like she was in pain, she couldn't really walk and I think an egg is stuck, her vent looks very strange though. Could it be a prolapse? Did anyone peck her? Pls help
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    Is keeping quails and chickens together possible?

    I have a very big flock of about 50 chickens. I've got some big hens like sulmtaler, lakenfelder and medium sized ones like lohmanns. They live together with a lot of bantams for example sebrights and dwarf cochins. My question is - since my very large run would be quail safe (double close...
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    What is this thing next to the egg???

    I have no idea what this thing is, it was next to a weird egg in the laying box, my hens are all acting normal but I'm really worried? What is that??? It feels like flesh and it's hard
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    At my wit's end...

    Hello everyone, I'm seeking advice what to do with my sick hen. She's an 18 month old rescue hen (Lohmann brown) and such a sweet girl, I really don't want to lose her. It all started 2 days ago when she stood all lethargic and I noticed a soft egg hanging from her butt. I gently pulled it out...
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    What breed?

    She lays green eggs When I got her no one could tell me what breed she is
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    Hen won't accept her chick

    Hello, I'm very worried right now, my cochin hen won't accept her own chick, it's her Own, not a foreign one, she keeps pecking it on the head when it comes too close to her face, and now I don't know what to do. Raise the chick alone without the mum with a heat lamp? I don't know how to do that...
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    What is going on with this egg?

    I got a shock when I cracked it open.. Has it just gone bad? Why is it so red? It doesn't smell bad btw Edit: I just realized that it's most likely a half developed chick 🤦🏻‍♀️
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    Swollen face

    Anybody have an idea what's wrong with my sebright? This swelling underneath her beak suddenly showed up today and I have absolutely no clue what caused it? Thanks
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    What's on my roo's comb?

    It seems like dried blood, at first I tried to gently pull it off but it started bleeding a little so I let it be, I thought it would heal by itself. He is healthy and active otherwise. Now it's gotten worse, the black spots got bigger and today I noticed a hen pecking at his comb and he...
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    Bald spot

    My new hen got a bald spot on her neck, just noticed it when I brought her home, should I be concerned? What's the cause of that? Thanks
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    Hen ran away HELP

    Edit: I found her. Thank God I bought 4 young sebright hens yesterday, my dad accidentally left the door to their coop open and one got out, he noticed to late and wasn't fast enough to catch her. She run off into the woods around our house and I'm devastated rn. Is there a chance she can find...
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    Should I let my broody hen hatch some eggs?

    Hello, new owner here. I've got my first broody hen, a bantam girl. I'm not sure if I want her to breed yet, since it's still pretty cold outside (-8° c, 17.° Fahrenheit). Can I put her and the eggs inside the house? Or should I let her breed in the coop, the other girls will bother her though...
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    Help sick hen

    My hen seems strange, when I watched her this morning, she was standing puffed up, I was worried so I checked her mouth, smells normal, not sour, her poop hold looks normal too. Her poop was a bit strange kind of red, so I'm suspecting that was blood, anyone ever had a case like this? Pls help...
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    Strange thing in egg white

    Anybody know what this is?? Felt kind of hard.. Thanks!
  16. Chickadee00

    Frostbite?

    Since it's getting colder here I wanted to rub my girls' combs with Vaseline, when I saw this strange white spot on Phoebe. Does anyone know what this is? I always thought frostbite is darker, thanks!
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    Hen can't walk properly

    Please help, what's wrong with my hen? Our rooster mounted her and suddenly she started tumbling and falling down, she can't walk properly :( she doesn't seem to be in pain when I touch her legs, she eats too. I'm scared that he dislocated her hips or smth, is that possible?
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    Wet chickens in the rain

    Hello everyone, my silly hens love to be outside when it rains, doesn't matter if it's cold or windy, they always end up wet. Are yours like that too? Do you others even let them out into the rain? My coop isn't that big so my girls will go crazy if I don't let them out, I also have a lot of...
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    Swollen feet

    Hello, my lady has swollen feet. When I got her a few weeks ago I made a mistake and didn't check her feet, she had scaly legs, which I've been treating with ballistol oil. They're getting better and suddenly today I see that her feet are swollen like this? Could this be bumble foot? Should I...
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    Chicken colds

    Hello, my 3 cochin chickens seem to have a cold, they sneeze a bit. When I picked one up and heard them breath it sounded like they have a runny nose, can't see any mucus coming out of their noses though. I've tried giving them camomile and sage tea, I've given them radish, a bit of onion with...
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