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    Update Rooster crop object

    The drooling foaming silkie rooster has a thing in his crop. It's small, but not small enough! Vet tried enzymes so we hope the object dissolves. If not, it gets "removed" surgically on Tuesday.
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    Weird symptoms

    Suddenly, a few days ago my silkie roo started experiencing a frothy saliva. No swollen face no drippy eye. It's like viscousy post-nasal drip. It isn't crop stuff as there is no smell and it is clear - just a bit frothy. He eats, but it's not pleasant with all that stuff in his beak. He...
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    Older hen/shelless egg

    I have a 7 year-old bantam hen that repeatedly lays soft shelled eggs. We tried A D E vitamins which didn't help. She has free access to calcium so I doubt it's that. She free ranges and is in perfect health otherwise. Anyone experience this. It's not a one off, the eggs are always soft. I...
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    Food in nose (silkie)

    Just had the vet out to remove food wedged in my silkie hen's nose. We're not sure how to prevent this, very weird. There was a bunch of stuff in there, and waaay up in there, gross. Anyone have this happen? Apparently, it's the shape of their nostrils, we're guessing, as they are narrower...
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    Rooster help

    Does anyone know of a RIR or large fowl chicken group in New England? We have 2 RIR cockerels that were rescued (long story), and ended up in the barn (in MA) where I board my horses. I have banties and roos and can't house these 2 really nice and gentle reds. We are looking to find a home...
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