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    infectious bronchitis and thin shelled eggs

    my 3.5 year old blue australorp has infectious bronchitis and has started laying thin shell, breakable eggs. I have been giving her calcium for 10 days straight. 400mg a day plus D3. the eggs have improved but are thin just on the fat end now. I do not want to overload her with calicum and cause...
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    new tattoo

    I got a new tattoo yesterday. theses are my girls. 6 on the dandelion are with my currently and the 4 floating away are the ones that have left too soon.
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    Feather pecking??? MG flare up

    is this feather pecking? It is back of her head, i only found 3 feather in the run. They are broken off, not pulled out. Only on back of her head. I have not seen her flockmates do this. No wounds. She is having a flare up of MG. Do i give her antibiotics every time she has a flare up? She hasnt...
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    Is this scaly leg mites or just natural

    RBG is 3.5 year old waster egger. Her feet are only ones in the flock that look like this. Thank you.
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    middle toe not responsive to stimuli

    I have a 3 year old easter egger that is acting normal, no limping, no pain. I noticed her middle toenail was sticking straight out and not touching the ground. it does not appear swollen, no bumblefoot or obivious injury to the foot. I pressed on the bottom of each toe and they curled around...
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    Egg abnormalities question

    I have infectious bronchitis virus in my flock. I had one of the girls blood tested to confirm. They are 6 weeks post infection. Only 4 out of 6 were affected. My 2 buff orphingtons have no symptoms or egg problems. All were laying normal eggs prior to the virus. My black australorp...
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    Is this intestinal shedding???

    If you zoom in I seperated the pink mass to the right that was in her droppings this morning.
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    What is dosage for baytril 10mg tablets?

    My hen weigs 4.5 pounds. I've been using liquid batril, but she is very difficult to give liquid in a syringe without aspiration. Tablets will be much easier and less stressful. Thank you!
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    treatment for coccidia before results harmful?

    i just want some opinions. Ophelia, my 3 year old blue australorp has a respiratory infection. do not know if it is viral or bacterial yet. she just had a culture today, but her droppings have some blood in the urates this week. Cannot send in a sample for fecal for 3 days and then wont have...
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    Is this tissue or hardened pus?

    My 3 year old hen has not been feeling well. Stopped laying after rubber egg and empty membrane , then 4 days later laid sandpaper texture egg with this hard piece in the albumen and some spots on the yolk. Antibiotics? Will baytril work if it's an infection? Thank you.
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    does this look like mareks poop?

    Ophelia, my 3 year old blue australorp hen is sick. I'm getting a pcr test for mareks done tomorrow, but probably wont have results for 2 days. a flock mate that was 1 year old just passed a month ago from marek's per a necropsy. she has similar symptoms, but different poop. this is breaking my...
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    What is this ring on eggshell?

    What is this ring from? It looks like blood up close. Another weird thing it was in the run, not the nesting box. Haven't had either of these scenarios before. Normal size.
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    Birthday Cake Celebration

    My Girls turned 3 years old and 1 year old yesterday. We had a birthday celebration and thought I would share a recipe safe for them. Cake: 1/2 c flour 1/2 c water 1/2 c peanut butter, no sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 peeled and diced apple 5-6 strawberries diced mix all ingredients and bake...
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    swedish flower hens

    i am interested in swedish flower hens. I live in california. I have never had chicks shipped, it really makes me nervous. I would like to find some in california so I could drive and pick them up. Any recommendations for chicks in california? I had google searched and not much I could find...
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    Emergency!! one year old pullet egg bound or internal infection?

    Lily is almost 1 year old. she has had rough start. she only weighs 3.75 pounds. her sister weighs 7 pounds. she laid eggs fine when she first started in sepetmeber. stopped in december and had a small molt and was just going to start laying again. her comb has reddened and she would squat when...
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    does this poop look suspect?

    this is from my one year old buff orphington, charlotte. she is acting fine. eating and drinking fine. laying eggs. the color is concerning. I have not seen any of my other girls have this color poop. the last 3 days right before she goes to bed, she does this. I think during the day its normal...
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    Molting hen posture

    Ophelia has had a very hard molt this year. She lost all her tail and wing feathers and lots of body feathers. She is 2 months in i think. Just this week she can get up on the roost. Before she was sleeping in nest box on the floor. She doesn't ever have her tail feathers up like everyone else...
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    green, dry poop from 2.75 year old hen

    RBG has been feeling off for the last couple days. she started pooping this green, dry poops and is not eating as much. she is not her normal self. not laying eggs right now. abdomen feels fine. eyes are clear. I started her on a antibiotic today after reading on here that green poop, not from...
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    can tetracyline and baytril 10% be used at the same time?

    my 8 month old hen appears to have respiratory illness. she was open mouth breathing, lethargic and eating very little, but drinking well. took her to the vet and had an xray because we thought it could of been other things as well. xray was good, fecal was negative. yesterday her crop stopped...
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    Deworm annually or only when a problem happens?

    I have not had a problem with worms with my girls ever. Should they be dewormed as a preventative or not. 4 girls are 2.5 years old and 4 girls are 7 months old. Internet says yes, but I trust opinions on this forum more. Thank you.
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