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    Hen's sudden decline: weak legs, can't stand, mouth breathing, disinterest in food/water

    Hello, One of my hens is suddenly declining fast today. She's about 3 years old, not quite but close to it. Just 6 hours ago, around noon, she was fine in her run. I let everyone out at that time to free range, as I do. This hen is known to hang out in our shed and on the shed porch. I often...
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    How long do fertilized eggs keep, how to store them, best cheap incubator, etc:

    Hi, I wasn't quite sure what to title this post. I usually prefer doing a lot of research and only ask if I'm having a hard time deciding or can't figure something out. But my rooster died around noon. Very very sudden, perfectly fine and no signs of any issues. I think it was just one of those...
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    Early signs of dry fowl pox - looking for added advice (like should I quarantine?)

    Hi everyone, After Hurricane Helene hit us, it brought a huge swarm of mosquitoes (and some very, absolutely large striped ones at that). I did as much as I could for the chickens with fans and whatnot, but they were still pretty swamped. Anyway, I had hoped we were in the clear since the...
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    Speckled Sussex Roo & Hen pair needs home, 1yo, Augusta GA area

    Rehoming two Speckled Sussex chickens age 1yr 2mo, a rooster named Truffles & a hen named Hazel. Truffles was supposed to be a pullet and I already own another rooster. I had to split my flock to accommodate both boys, but each having only 9 hens isn't enough. I'm choosing to rehome the SS...
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    Looking for liver-friendly diet for my hen

    Hi, I have a hen with recurring ascites. Her thread with more info: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hen-panting-heavily-24-7-reproductive-gapeworm-or-respiratory.1625922/#post-27792841 I'm looking for info on a liver-friendly diet for her. I do have milk thistle that I'll begin giving...
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    Hen with Chronic Ascites After Lash Eggs

    Hi, I'm looking to see if there's anything I'm missing that I could be doing for my hen, Cleo. She has been showing reproductive issues this past month, but I don't know if her symptoms are related. Would it hurt to deworm her again? Get another antibiotic? Though I fear her time is limited...
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    Rooster helping hen rise to top of pecking order; allowing her to bully others?

    Hi, I'm new to having roosters. Honestly, new to chickens. June marks the 2 year mark since I got my first 6 EE hens. And by June I'll have had my 2 roosters for 1 year. I'm still learning so much. There's a behavior I've been seeing from one of my two roosters, Truffles. I officially added him...
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    Bumblefoot on toe - should I cut open or not?

    Hi, ever since the rainy winter and spring, I've had bumblefoot creep up in my flock. Likely due to the constant wet conditions, I assume. It's been a tough time keeping anything dry and I'm trying to get some wood chips as bedding since erosion and lots of moisture doesn't work well with a lot...
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    A very white lash egg...? Just need confirmation.

    Hi, I browsed around but most lash eggs looked like brownish funky eggs with layers in them. What I found kinda looks like that? But very white and more dry than rubbery. This is my first experience so I'm just looking for some confirmation. I was cleaning out my Crested flock's chicken run...
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    Egg inside partial egg - tail down, lethargy - looking for some advice please

    Hi, I have a Polish hen named Peaches who is about 9 months old. I think she started laying sometime around October, if memory serves. She has been laying nearly daily since, as far as I'm aware. I had a bit of a situation where she and several others had to stay inside so they had light for a...
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    Eyes closed, lethargic, tail down, falling asleep standing? Crop empty, just dewormed. Need advice please!

    Hi, I need some help on what my first step should be to help my hen. I don't know if I should give her aqua mox or flush for toxins or what. Edit: Just gave her a calcium tablet just in case, since I know 3/6 of the EEs did return to laying after their molt and perhaps she's having some trouble...
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    Hen - lethargic, tail down, drinking a lot, refusing food

    Hi, my girl Cleo was fine this morning. I've got a rooster I've been working into the flock and often the girls who don't like him that much (including Cleo) tend to hang out on the roof of their coop. I don't pay it much mind, as during the day I'll see them walking around with him in the run...
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    Part of lower eyelid torn off - looking for advice on treatment

    Hello, my feisty little Leghorn got hurt today. I doubt this taught her to stop seeking out trouble, but anyway I could use some advice please! She got part of her lower lid ripped off. I noticed it probably about an hour after it happened. Seems to still be bleeding very lightly. I just...
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    Crop emptying very slow, full in morning, likely blockage - looking for advice.

    Hi, my 7.5 month old Crevecoeur girl (Helga) suddenly came down with a strange problem. She just started showing signs that she might lay soon. Every morning I interact with all my chickens, one by one and again in the evening. They had been let out into our grassy yard to forage for a few days...
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    1 of 4 chicks (oldest 2wk old) has coccidia; treat all 4 or not?

    To further explain, I just got 4 new chicks on Friday the 9th: 2 Polish - Days old 2 Speckled Sussex - Estimated 1 wk old when I got them but possibly older The Polish were reserved so the local feed and seed store had just gotten them in. The Sussex was a bit of an impulse purchase. I saw...
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    Panting and lethargic; need help identifying cause

    1) What type of bird, age and weight: 11mo Easter Egger. No noticeable weight gain/loss. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Lethargy, pale comb, and abnormal panting (temps are low 60s inside and outside). Symptoms started yesterday afternoon before clearing up in the evening. They started again...
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    Wheezy breathing, congestion caused by sour crop or something more? 8.5wk old RIR pullet.

    Hi everyone, I could use a little help identifying what's wrong with my young pullet. Hopefully I summed everything up well enough: The sick bird: is an 8.5 wk old RIR pullet named Marcy. The other birds who are exposed but showing no symptoms: Flockmates: six 8.5 old Crevecoeurs who live in...
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    Chicken Tales - My First Year (and more!)

    2022 First Flock: So last year I got my first chickens ever! June 6 I bought 6 Easter Egger chicks on impulse when I went to TSC. I had been wanting chickens and meant to get some Rhode Island Reds but at the time they didn't have any. I was absolutely not ready so I pretty much ended up keeping...
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    Cause of sudden onset bright green poop, slightly decreased appetite? (1 yo Polish hen)

    Bird affected: Tuesday I noticed my 1 year old Polish bantam hen (Ella) didn't eat very much. Later in the day while she was foraging, I fed apple slices to everyone. Ella ate every piece I gave her and didn't seem to have any lack of interest. I'd definitely say she seemed 100% normal at the...
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    12 day old chicks respiratory issues after playing in dirt?

    I'm trying to figure out if the dirt caused this or the straw or something else as well as the best methods for treatment. I hope everything makes sense. This started right before my bedtime and I would've been asleep over an hour ago but I've been doing everything I can and wanted to post this...
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