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    Raccoon attack - broken ankle

    I was away from home yesterday and left the hens inside rather than let them free-range. However, one must have slept in my attractive-nuisance chick brooder coop the night before, because at midnight last night I heard something attacking. (I use a cheap baby monitor for coop audio at night)...
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    Foot problems - bumblefoot?

    Two of my oldest hens (around 8yrs) have gotten sores on top of their feet, along with something that looks like warts (see pics - each is one of the hens' left and right foot). The black spot on one looks like bumblefoot, but until yesterday it was more of an open ulcer, so I don't know if the...
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    Great tip from my vet for giving chickens meds

    I had a rooster who was on antibiotics for a couple of weeks after a dog attack. When the vet gave me the pills, I was concerned over how to make him eat them, as they were rather large. The vet recommended cutting them into pea-sized pieces and putting each inside a bit of butter. Which sounded...
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    Very weird thing my chicken laid (?)

    I have a Novagen hen around 4 years old who yesterday was looking a bit droopy and lagging behind the flock. I brought her in, gave her calcium and water with electrolytes and left her in the "sick chick" crate indoors overnight. This morning, THIS thing was in the crate. What the heck is it...
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