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  1. MedusaSnake

    A sign of broodiness? Yellow droppings and odd behavior.

    Hello all. Yesterday, one of my blue laced Wyandottes was acting a little strange. Her wings were hanging a little low from her body, while her droppings all contained sort of yellowish urates. She had also held her tail a bit lower than usual. When I let her out, she wasn’t moving around as...
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    Mareks? Mites? Help Please!

    hello this is a follow up to my thread about my chicken not eating. She is an old girl, around 7 or 8 so at first I thought it was just old age, but when took a good look at her today, she was covered in mites. I’m going to try and order some permethrin, but she is also showing signs of I...
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    Chicken not coming down to eat, what could be the problem? Help wanted!!

    hello BYC! One of my girls hasn’t been feeling well for about a week now. She are and came down from the coop yesterday and the day before but now she won’t come down to eat or drink. I saw that she had some mites and I sprayed her in the morning but I’m not sure if the mites are causing her...
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    A bruise? What about bumblefoot?

    Hello there BYC community, It seems like a green dot has shown on one of my chicken’s foot. It’s only on one and the hen has been acting normal otherwise. I didn’t see any limping. Should this be a concern? I suspect it might be a bruise, but no idea of what caused it.
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    Chicken with tail down and sitting a lot in the afternoon

    I keep seeing one of my girls sitting down all the time and when she stands she sometimes keeps her tail down. I thought this was just the weather at first but she kept repeating this behavior for several days now. She just sits there usually for the afternoon, however, she is more active during...
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    Is this normal poop for a hen? Has molting begun?

    Hello BYC community, I wanted to ask if this is normal poop from my hen. It seems a little yellowish so I wanted to make sure if this looked ok or not. This hen sits around a lot but still eats. Also I wanted to add that this particular hen has lost a few feathers as of lately. It’s still summer...
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    Hello BYC community

    Hello. This is my first time using BYC. I am here because I am trying to find a treatment for mites/lice for my girls. I have been taking care of chickens since late 2020 as a hobby and I would like to hear the stories of others and learn new things from this community so that I could take care...
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    Treatment for mites or lice?

    Hello BYC community, I recently found out that one of my hens has mites at her vent area. They are brown and are moving around her vent area. The hen has been eating but she hasn’t laid any eggs in a week. This is my first time dealing with mites/lice and I heard that I should clean the whole...
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