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    Old hen acting sick. Do anything?

    I have an australrop that's about 6.5 years old. Normally she's our most active hen - jumping for treats and such. Found her laying on her side in a run this morning on the ground - not normal. We put her in the coop on some fresh bedding with a handful of BOSS in front of her. She ate a...
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    lethargic rooster with bugs and discharge from beak

    I have a rooster (a silkie/frizzle or sizzle if that matters) that is so lethargic he can't get up. My wife found him with his head propped up near a waterer. We brought him in and found he definitely has mites or some bug so we dusted him with Sevin just a few minutes ago. Now we notice when...
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    Where did my chicken go - pile of feathers?

    I'm missing a chicken tonight - a full grown buff orpingtion. We found a small pile of feathers and a few scattered feathers leading away from it into the woods. Our yard is fenced though, so it's not a dog or coyote. It's too dark to find if the chicken is still hiding somewhere, or...
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    Black Australorp dead mysteriously

    We just came home from vacation and found our 8 month old black australorp dead. She had rigor, but her body core was still warm (warmer than the 47 degrees it is here anyway). No evidence of any physical damage and she was inside the coop with the other 13 birds and it is very secure. A...
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    Flock with a cold that doesn't seem to bother them - treat it?

    We have 14 five month old mixed standard size breeds (13 hens and a rooster). They've acted like they have a people cold going through them - occasional goopy eyes in a few of them that lasts a day or two, sneezing, gaping (is that where they open their mouths wide and stretch their necks up...
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