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    Bumblefoot

    I noticed my hen limping a little last week. When I checked her foot I found what I'm assuming is bumblefoot. We soaked it in Epsom salt and my husband popped the scab off. A small amount of blood came out but no other drainage. We applied vetericyn spray and some triple antibiotic, then...
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    Gapeworm vs heat stress

    Approx 10 week old hen has been stretching her neck out and breathing with her mouth open off and on for a day or two. no other symptoms. Eating, drinking and acting fine otherwise. None of the other birds are acting sick. It has been hot where we are. The barn they're in is around 100 degrees...
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    Free range chicks

    I have two 8 week old chicks that mama hen had hatched and is raising. She's a very good protective mama. The rest of the flock free ranges during the day but I've been keeping mom and the chicks in the run during the day. Are they big enough to let them free range with mom and the rest of the...
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    New chick

    I have a mama hen who hatched and is raising 2 chicks that are almost 2 weeks old. She was sitting on one more that hatched this morning. Mama showed no interest in this little guy. I took him in the house and warmed him up. He's drying under the heat lamp and so far so good My question is IF...
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    Help getting hens to accept out rooster in the coop at night

    My hens don't like our rooster in the coop with them at night. When he tries to go in with them at night they tend to freak out. They all free range during the day and get along fine. Right now he goes into a separate coop at night. He's not aggressive but is also not cuddly and I've never been...
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    Combing flocks

    I originally had a small flock of 3 hens and 1 rooster that free range. Two of the hens have died and my husband got me 7 chicks. We have a separate coop for the "new" girls but they all free range together during the day. The new hens are all over place and have kinda separated into two groups...
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