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  1. Attila the Hen

    Bumble BUTT

    I know this is weird but I have a rooster that seems to have a bumble in his vent. I’ve soaked it and removed the plug several times. It looks raw and bleeding after I remove it. I have been treating him for vent gleet and using an athletes foot cream daily. Eventually the fecal plug forms and...
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    Does my rooster have vent gleet

    My rooster has been unwell for at least a month. It looks like he is impacted with feces. I have soaked his bottom and removed the plug and sprayed him with athlete’s foot medication once a day. He recovers well for a couple days. Tonight I removed another plug of feces and it appeared to have...
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    Swollen eye treated

    My hen had a very swollen eye. I looked through the threads here and found the solution. Thank you BYC!! I soaked off the outer crust with warm water on cotton balls and pulled out gobs of nasty cheesy puss. I then rinsed with saline solution and put in antibiotic eye cream. I feel hopeful she...
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    Would hens be happier with mates or in their familiar home

    Greetings: I have 2 midget white hens. Sadly, I had the tom put down this week so they are without a mate. He had an injury--not disease. The older hen (5 yrs old?) keeps squatting near me to mate. I feel badly that I can't help her. I know of a good home that will take the hens. There are lots...
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    Gout or stroke foot bent wrong way on turkey

    Greetings: My Midget White turkey who is about 5 years old has been unable to walk for a week. He came out of the coop today for the first time. His right foot is bent completely back and is swollen. He is walking on the top of his foot. His legs have always been a bit gnarly. He is eating and...
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    All eggs under hen non viable

    I am posting this because I couldn't find the information I needed so went ahead with my instincts. I have a hen who was sitting on 13 eggs for far too long. I finally went in and did the float test on all and opened several. They were all a jelly mass inside. Not sure why this happened. I have...
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    Sebright roo feathers turning white

    I have a Sebright roo that has several feathers that have turned white. He is keeping to himself away from the other roosters. Does anyone have any idea why he might be getting white feathers and what I can do about it. I don't care that he has white feathers -- just want to make sure he is...
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    36 days under broody hen no sign of hatching

    Greetings; My first time broody hen has been sitting on 5 eggs faithfully for about 36 days. I'm wondering if I should remove them. She is as devoted as ever. There was a thread I posted describing how I had to move her nest to the coop from the neighbors yard so there was a lot of moving...
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    May have solved problem of hen laying in the wrong place

    I have a young hen who insisted on laying her eggs over the fence in the neighbor's yard. I collected them but this didn't dissuade her each time she returned and found the nest empty. I've put her and her eggs in a large dog cage in the hopes she will sit on the eggs. She appears to be doing...
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    Bathing chicken for mites

    One of my hens has a VERY bad case of mites. She is sick and lethargic as a result. I have dusted her and bathed her vent area which was very poopy. Have also put Ivermectin on her over the past couple of days. Has anyone bathed their bird for mites? This may seem extreme but the mites and their...
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    Anyone seen growths on feet of turkeys?

    I have a midget white tom who is about 4 years old. He has really ugly feet that look like there are growths coming out of his toes. I don't believe it is bumblefoot as I have dealt with that in a chicken. I wondered if it was leg mites but no one else has them. He has been this way a number...
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    What do you think of this coop?

    Greetings: I am planning on buying the coop pictured below. It will be delivered as it is 8X10 I believe. I was wondering what people thought about the openness at the bottom. Do you think it will be too windy? I'm in the GA mountains and it can get cold here although not for long periods. The...
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    VERY Loud Breathing

    It seems like out of the blue one of my hens was making a lot of noise is a rhythmic manner. It was hard to tell if it was loud breathing or a vocalization. Four hours later it seems to be related to breathing. My research here suggests impacted crop-- but in fact her crop was pretty empty and...
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    Turkey Hen Suddenly Growing Beard

    My 2 year old hen who has produced several clutches of chicks is suddenly growing a beard!! I've heard of chickens that start crowing. Why would she change like this? I have a tom and a jake currently. Rehomed 2 poults last week. I have midget whites and so it is sometimes difficult to tell...
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    How I'm Treating Bumblefoot without cutting/surgery

    I have a hen who has bumblefoot on both feet. One "came to a head" on its own and there was a hard lump that I was able to pull out after soaking the foot. This was on the top of the foot and easier to manage. I continue to get dried pus out of it by digging out the scab and squeezing it gently...
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    Need Advice on Broody Hen

    My midget white hen is an experienced mother. She has raised turkeys and chickens well. However, she has left the eggs for hours and gone to bed in a different location. When she did this before I moved the eggs to her. This has happened about 3 times. I did it again tonight. I wonder if I...
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    Need advice Please

    My midget white has laid 7 eggs in the coop. The temperatures are going down to 21 degrees tonight and will be below freezing from 11pm to about 10am. The hen is not broody yet and so is not sitting on the eggs. The laying box is in a large half open wooden box with tarps on the outside of the...
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    Hen lifting leg and shaking

    Hi. My midget white hen is lifting her leg and then shaking. I think she is in pain and I have given her Rimadyl which was prescribed at another time for pain. She has just hatched 7 chicken eggs and is getting around okay. I wonder if anyone has some idea what might be going on with her. I have...
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    Turkeys make excellent parents

    I have a pair of midget whites who have hatched 3 babies. What's interesting is what a wonderful dad the tom is. He doesn't hang out with mom and kids but if there is a problem he is there in an instant. Like today when the puppy started to chase the chicks, I was screaming at the dog, mom was...
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    Tom more interested in me than hen. Why and will it change?

    I recently bought a tom and hen midge whites that are less than one year old. They both clearly want to mate. The hen calls out and presents herself but the tom is not able or interested. He wants to be with me all the time and struts about, of course to no avail. I feel sorry for the hen as she...
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