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    One hen eating own egg...peepers?

    I have this one hen who has started eating her own egg AS SOON as she lays it. The past couple of days I have tried to get out there when she is laying but have gotten distracted by something else by the time she actually lays it. I've tried to isolate her a couple of times but each time seemed...
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    ADVICE PLEASE--Only one hen left after dog killed the other

    Just trying to figure out what to do now....Already gone into the details in the Emergency forum but my dog killed one of our two hens earlier today. We have never had a problem w/the dogs because we always keep the dogs up while chickens are out and chickens up while dogs are out....but this...
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    Need Advice--My dog just killed one of my two hens

    I'm just devastated. I accidentally left the gate on my dog pen where the latch was not fully latched. My 2 dogs got out, one of which always has seemed to be the "killer" type, the other one just along for the ride and didn't seem to know what to do, always very sweet. I always let my two...
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    Hen attacked by dog. When will she start laying again?

    I have 2 barred rocks that we've had for about a year. They came together and are inseparable. We let them out to free range w/supervision around our house and they stay right around the property. About 3 weeks ago I made the BIG MISTAKE of leaving them out while I went to pick up my kids from...
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    Introducing new birds--need opinions.

    I've been here mostly in the 'emergency' part of the forum. We just lost my first hen who happened to be our favorite, Daisy. Has totally broken my heart of course as she was such a sweetie. We think she had some kind of underlying issue that was untreatable. Tried for 2-1/2 weeks to save her...
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    Safe worms for chickens to eat?

    Trying to figure out what I can get my sick hen to eat to get some protein in her, tried eggs, etc. I've seen where earthworms are not good for them. Can they eat any of the other live bait you might get at a bait/tackle shop. I know mealy worms are ok but she won't eat the dry ones any...
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    What do I feed her?

    Ok...gotten myriads of advice on what to do w/hen w/impacted crop. Believe me I have tried practically EVERYTHING recommended. Again, I do not smell an odor on her breath so maybe not sour. Things she will NOT EAT: Yogurt Eggs--boiled or scrambled Tomatoes Applesauce bread soaked w/olive oil...
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    Could this be lymphoid leukosis?--need opinions.

    As you may have noticed, I've made several posts about this hen that I'm really not sure what is wrong w/her. Had been sitting off to herself less active more and more. Head/neck down into her breast, feathers puffed out. To sum it up: Thought maybe worms: Dewormed her 3-4 days ago. Dusted...
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    How long do you keep a sick hen confined?

    I've been several days now trying to help my hen. She seemed to improve some yesterday, more perky wanted to eat and ate a good bit of soft food because was afraid she had an impacted crop. Something I've probably done wrong because today she is less perky and her crop is more full this morning...
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    How long do you let a sick hen go? NEED ADVICE PLEASE.

    I've written on here several times about problems w/the same hen. Appreciate what advice has been given. Her symptoms are: Not moving around much, standing in one spot, head down into breast w/feathers puffed out. Not eating a lot but scratching and eating once in a while. This has been going...
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    NEED HELP ASAP--hen w/impacted crop...HOW TO GET OLIVE OIL DOWN HER?

    Have finally figured out my hen has an impacted crop. She's definitely not been feeling well for quite a while. Her crop is distended. I have seen to give her olive oil in an eye dropper. How is this done? I'm afraid this is going to go down her airway. A link or suggestion on how to...
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    How do you keep mice and birds and out of your coop/run?

    Getting ready to treat one of my hens for mites/lice and worms. She's not acting herself/not laying and it was suggested this could be her problem. I have noticed a lot of birds around her run/coop and have seen this could be spreading these issues to her. We also noticed some mice had made a...
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    Hen 'under the weather'---Deworming or dusting for mites or BOTH?

    Hi, I've posted about my hen who has just not been herself for a while now...No respiratory symptoms...not eating as much and has not laid in probably 2 months or so. She'll will eat some grass and sometimes eat a little of her pellets and scratch around for bugs just a little but then you find...
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    Using Safe-Guard Dewormer for Goats

    Ok...I'm fairly new to chicken keeping...Have a hen who has stopped laying and just generally seems like she's not feeling her best. After reading and reading on this forum have about come to the occlusion that she probably needs to be dewormed (which I've never done) or dusted for lice/mites...
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    Hen w/odd behavior...sick?

    Have a hen that has been a lot less active. She has not been laying in a number of weeks now. She almost acts like she's depressed. Even when I let her out to free range she may eat a little grass and dig for a few bugs for just a few minutes then starts just standing around while my other two...
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    At a loss....What could be wrong with my hen?

    Our hen Daisy had been a really good layer until a few weeks back when she stopped laying...we thought because of the winter. She seemed to stop eating her laying pellets much but weren't too alarmed because she still seemed to enjoy her scratch and ranging for bugs, eating grass, etc. Her...
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    Hen not laid egg in almost two days

    We're pretty new to this chicken thing. We've had our barred rock girls for around 2-3 months. "Lisa" the chick in question started the whole process off and was the 1st who started laying and has been quite a faithful layer, maybe save a day. She skipped yesterday totally and has not laid one...
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    Newbie--Broody hen or sick?

    Well, we've had our chickens less than 2 weeks and have ANOTHER crisis. Last week our RIR that was pecked bloody by our barred rock girls we took out, put her in another pin. She has seemed happy and healthy, healing up from her trauma. All this time we have gotten NO EGGS from any of the 3...
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    Deworming--ADVICE NEEDED

    Well, one more thing I found out I should be doing for my chickens...giving them a dewormer. Can't believe how much work this is getting to be. My husband and I are new at this and he would rather do as little research as possible and I'm the opposite. Therefore we have the 3rd chicken...
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    Hen being pecked on--new chickens--ADVICE PLEASE--UPDATE

    Got some blue-Kote for Daisy to put on her neck and have put it on her. Her bottom is also raw but was not able to get much on that part. Those other hens just got her coming and going!! Really not funny. . She still seems happy, though, especially when we go to see her. How long does it take...
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