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    hen having trouble passing broken egg- Day 3 now

    Hi there, We are having a rough chicken week- we had 5 last Saturday, and now only 1 is left due to a major predator attack. I am planning to find a new home for the one remaining chicken so she has company- it's so sad to be the only one left and she just seems confused and doesn't quite know...
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    mangled comb: remove or keep?

    Last night we had a break-in. Something got into our coop and killed two hens, and injured two more. The third surviving hen (we had 5 in total) has no visible injuries but has been acting in shock all day. Whatever it was ate parts of the dead hens- but not that much- and left. We found the...
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    Recurring Crop Issues-Dark Liquid Discharge

    I posted about my chicken, Butters, having some crop issues about a month ago. I treated her for about a week and she seemed better so out she went with the rest of them again! (See this post for more details on the first incident: www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=452845) She has...
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    Chicken seizuring and throwing up- Now suspect sour crop- question!

    I have a 3 year old buff orpington who did not come out of the coop this mornign and was making soft noises. when I looked inside and tried to pick her up she threw up a tan-ish liquid and gave a sharp high pitched squawk as if in pain. I have isolated her in a crate with straw bedding and a...
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    Chicken Dreams

    The other night I had a very telling chicken dream. To understand it, though, first you'll need some background: I have 6 chickens who I raised from little chicklets and are now grown into nice adult hens. They are all different: one Americauna-Myrtle, one buff orp- Butters, a gold and black...
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    Lola's mystery wound is swelling

    Hi peeps, So, this morning I walked out to let the chickens out of the run and noticed Lola was bleeding from the top of her head- very fresh wound as the blood was still bright red. I have no idea how it happened as there are no signs of a fight and they were locked up all night- she was...
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    pullet taking on rooster role?

    My dad says that if there is no rooster in a flock of chickens, the most dominant hen will undergo a hormonal shift, stop laying eggs, and start acting like the rooster of the group. Does this actually happen? I'm mainly curious because one of my chickens seems to have stopped laying for no...
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    quick! one more question...

    and by one more I mean maybe a few:D So, I've done my reading and research, but I think I just need one more "you're good to go!" I'm just so nervous- I want to give my broody hen some chicks and will probably be able to go pick them up in the morning. Should I wait until tomorrow night to...
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    Ok to give broody hen already hatched chicks?

    So... Tawanda, my 8 mo. old gold sex link, has been broody for the past 2 weeks or so. I thought I had broken her because I saw her outside one day acting normal, but the next day she was right back in the next box sitting on everyone else's eggs! I know it's probably too late to slip some...
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    Is this a comb fungus?

    A few of my chickens have been developing some scabby spots with small lesions on their combs and some on one of their wattles. Does this look like a fungus or favus? They are completely healthy otherwise, except they have the occasional sneeze I've noticed.... Any help or advise on what this is...
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    cedar posts in run???

    Hi- I know cedar shavings are a big no-no and are toxic to chickens, but does just plain cedar wood do the same thing? We are getting ready to build our run and were considering using cedar posts. Also, does cypress have the same effect as cedar? Thanks for any advice!!
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    has anyone seen this before?- chick with swollen vent- PICS

    So, one of my chicks has a very swollen vent- I don't think it's a prolapse though. Has anyone ever seen anything like this? It had pasted up and when I cleaned it off a few days ago, its vent was extremely swollen. I had posted before and have put some preparation H as recommended. I've stopped...
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    grit for chicks?

    Hi- I know a few people have already asked about grit, but I couldn't find the answer to this on the other threads. I was wondering- when chicks are little (mine are 2 weeks) is it okay to use dirt as grit? I put some dirt in their pen and it had ants in it- they went wild! Should I go get some...
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    chick with swollen butt after pasty butt cleaned off- please help

    Hi, I have a 10-day old chick- either a Black sex link or a banned plymouth rock- who had some poo caked on to her bottom for a day or two. Today I washed it off under warm water and worked the whole thing out to discover her but had swollen- It looks like the skin from inside her colon has been...
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