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    Cannot drain ascites (water belly)

    I have a hen that has water belly, no question. I bought an 18 gauge, 3/4” syringe and attempted to drain the fluid as in the video below. It would NOT drain and all we encountered was resistance when trying to draw the syringe. After examination of the little we did extract, it appeared to be...
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    Broody but not broody! So confusing.

    I have this Barred Rock hen that keeps going in the nesting box and staying. BUT she doesn’t do the ruffled feathers/growling thing. So I put her in broody jail (coated hardware cloth as a floor and fan blowing through). She stands most of the time (not broody behavior). Had her in there for...
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    Impacted crop, complete and total lethargy

    I have a hen that seems to have an impacted crop. She’s completely lethargic, eyes closed. I’ve massaged her crop sever times today but there’s no way she’s taking any oil to help. She seems to far gone to hold upside down. Should I just put her down or is there anything that can be done?
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    Is hemp TOO absorbent?

    We had water blow into our 12x12 coop about two weeks ago from a big storm. It was pretty wet inside but I turned over the bedding thoroughly to mix it up. Today I was doing some work in the coop and I discovered that the bottom layer of hemp was still soaked. I would think that mixing up the...
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    Wyandotte Wasting Away

    I have a Wyandotte hen that we noticed getting smaller and keeping to herself. We isolated her and gave her Valbazen as a dewormer. When we brought her into the garage, she was ravenous and ate the heck out of fermented grain. Then she wasn’t eating much, so I started making scrambled eggs for...
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    Spreading Respiratory Disease & Coop Cleaning

    I have had to put two chickens down last weekend due to severe wheezing. Got another one wheezing today. We only have about a dozen chickens and a big 12x12 coop. Lots of roosting space. They spend almost zero time in the coop except to roost at night and when the hens go in to lay in their...
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    Almost no eggs...Marek's the cause?

    I am not good at brevity, but I will try my best. Bottom line is that I am reaching out to others who may have Marek's in their flock whose birds aren't displaying any symptoms of being "sick" but have extremely poor or non-existent egg production. Is this a thing? New to chickens in Sept of...
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    What in the blazes is in this egg??!!

    We have an Orpington that’s been laying very long (oblong) eggs. I just cracked the first one and holy crap what is this? I cracked two more and tho not fertilized, there’s a little more there than just the white and yolk. I put them in the fridge and didn’t eat them in case there’s something...
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    RACIST MOMMA HEN!

    First I want to say that we have a flock that gets along super well. So well, in fact, that it's difficult to discern that there even is a pecking order. We have a Silver-Penciled Wyandotte hen that hatched just two chicks in one of the coop laying boxes last week. She started foraging...
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    Are you supposed to check under your broody hen if you don’t want dead chicks?

    We have a broody hen hatching our first set of chicks (so, she’s new at it, too). Day 21 was yesterday, and today a fluffy chick emerged from under her. We saw her stand up and saw another chick. A few hours later we saw a beak emerging from an egg. We decided after a few hours to check on it...
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    Is a sinker guaranteed dead (two weeks incubated)

    For eggs incubated approximately two weeks, is it a guarantee that sinkers are 100% dead eggs? I have ten eggs candled that look good, but float tested a couple of them and they sank. I know you are not supposed to do this, but we had to stagger sets of incubated eggs. We were incubating six...
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    Molting Hen Serious Skin Infection

    My flock is about 6 months old and they are going through what seems to be a minor molt. One hen has been getting picked on so we isolated her, which I read was normal. When everyone is settled in the coop we put her in with them and isolate again in the morning. I noticed something looked...
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    Nothing is going right...I feel like they are all gonna die!

    Got 29 chicks from local reputable breeders back in mid Sept...9 Wyandottes and 20 Lav Orpingtons. I cannot say that finding my chickens locally has made any difference...I have lost 4, going to euthanize one tomorrow (more details later) and now have several with slight wheezes and sneezing...
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    Pullet w/ prolapsed vent, hard tissue and wry tail

    Me again...not having the best go at this chicken thing. Found 22-week old Wyandotte pullet picking at her vent and discovered it is prolapsed. No eggs from any of our flock yet to our knowledge. We just isolated her in the dog crate...her vent is relatively clean but the tissue is hard. I...
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    Lethargic Chicken, Yellow Diarrhea, PLUS regular droppings?

    Not sure if this is a pullet or cockerel...approx 19 weeks of age, we think cockerel. Last one out of coop this morning, moved slowly, entire backside caked with yellow paste. While getting buckets ready for a bath, it pooped a brown turd surrounded by yellow liquid, then pooped a normal turd...
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    Sick chicken - puffy face and lethargic, no visible respiratory symptoms

    I have a Wyandotte about 4 months old. We noticed she had an injury above and back her right eye (about an inch) and treated it a few days ago, but I think it might be a coincidence. The left side of her face is puffier than the right, and that eye is definitely not as open as the right. She...
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    7-week chick suddenly stopped moving this morning

    We didn't notice anybody being lethargic yesterday, and everyone piled into the brooder as usual before dusk. We have twenty 7-week old Orps and nine 12-week old Wyandottes that kick the leaves in a small space in our yard (50'x20') and file into the outdoor brooder nightly. When they are...
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    I submit my framing and design to you for approval...

    Hello! Never framed anything before so I want to make sure things are up to snuff before I order materials. Please let me know if anything is underbuilt...or overbuilt! I'll gladly swap a 2x6 headers for 2x4s if that's sufficient. Also same with rafters. Height of the base is 3' and overall...
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    A few Q's: Roof Pitch, Sheathing...

    In designing my coop, I am wondering if the minimum 3-12 pitch is sufficient for a lean-to style coop (no A-frame). The coop will either be 8 or 12' wide (sides) and 12' long (front/rear). Roof will slope from front to back. It will be located in a small grove of trees, and a gutter will run...
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    5-week chick w/ bloody tail getting picked on

    We’ve separated her into a dog crate just now, but have read they should be separated within the brooder. Our brooder is an outdoor brooder (4x8) with two heating pads, and they all pack together really tightly at night as part of their routine (cute!). I think it might be difficult to separate...
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