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    Best Products to treat Mites

    Thanks welasharon! Sevin dust seemed like a favorite treatment, but I thought I read it is prohibited in animals producing food for human consumption. Since we eat their eggs, can we still use the Sevin dust?
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    Best Products to treat Mites

    Hello folks! I was draining the ascites from one of my chronic 'poor-doer' hens tonight (she is very happy and eats well, so I'm giving her as much time as possible) and soon found nasty little mites crawling all over my arms! I assume that they are the red roost mite since I've never seen...
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    What does this sound mean?

    Thanks guys! This was great info! BTW, they just did the same vocalizations this morning because I didn't let them out in the yard today (it's storming all day) . . . they were so loud! LOL! I love these little ladies :)
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    What does this sound mean?

    Yay! I found another link! It took me FOREVER to find the first one ... this is exactly how my girls sound after I've already opened the door of the coop and they are still roosting.
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    What does this sound mean?

    Cool! I was hoping it was a good sound! Even the most quiet hen does it (she seems to whisper it ...so cute! :) ). It sounded to me like impatience, but they always say it after i have already opened the coop door in the morning and they keep doing it when they are outside. Maybe they are...
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    What does this sound mean?

    After I had to euthanize my rooster, my hens make this noise in the morning (the sound the very first hen is making in this video)! You can also hear another hen making the same sound in the background right after the first hen quits. What does it mean? Thanks folks!
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    1&1/2 Year-old Hen - diarrhea, lethargic, only eats treats

    Thanks for the reply, ChickensAreSweet! =) I've read that coccidia and many other parasites can shed their ova intermittently, so they might not be seen on a fecal float even if the bird is positive. I decided to treat her for coccidia just in case and today I finished a 1-week course of that...
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    1&1/2 Year-old Hen - diarrhea, lethargic, only eats treats

    Howdy folks! I have another sick bird . . . her name is Maime. in mid-July I found Maime, a 1-and-a-half-year-old Jersey Giant hen sitting in the coop and acting A.D.R (a technical term, the letters stand for " 'Ain't Doing Right", lol) =). She was laying under the roosts and not outside with...
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    Poor Egg Production

    I'm starting to think it might be my roo . . . I inspected the feathers well tonight and found no sign of lice or mites, but many of the feathers were broken and the girls with the bald backs looked very raw. I have seen nice big feathers coming back in on one of the hens, but when I looked at...
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    Naughty Rooster

    Well, naughty rooster is being naughty again . . . only this time I think it might be toward the hens! My girls have dropped in egg production and many are missing feathers on their backs and top of their heads. I thought maybe they started molting, but I have seen new feathers begin to grow and...
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    Poor Egg Production

    Thanks Ellie! I feed Purina Layena lay-ration crumbles and supplement with Omega Ultra Egg, Kelp Meal, and Pullet-Sized Oyster Shell. They get fresh feed daily and they have constant access to fresh water. I scrub their feeders and waterers clean on a weekly basis. I also give them some scratch...
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    Poor Egg Production

    I hope this is the right forum for this question. My 13-month-old hens are laying very poorly lately! I have 8 hens and a few months ago I was getting 6 or 7 eggs daily . . . now I'm lucky to get 3. I'm seeing a lot of feathers, so I was wondering if they might be molting, but I've had their...
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    Broody or Egg Bound?

    Thanks Flockwatcher! She normally roosts, but she has been staying in the nesting box the past two nights. She does growl at me when I come in the coop and the growl turns into a sort-of shriek when I approach her nesting box. She also tries to peck me when I reach in her nesting box, but that's...
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    Broody or Egg Bound?

    Hello Folks! I've got a 1-year-old BR hen named Rita who has been one of our most consistent layers since the group has started laying. Her eggs were often the largest of the bunch and sometimes a tad misshapen, so I've been on the lookout for egg binding in her since day 1. Well, for the past...
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    Naughty Rooster

    Thanks PharmGirl! I have one that I can use, but the guy has never done anything as aggressive as charging or attacking. I think he just got spooked when I picked him up. I guess I was hoping for a more 'positive' method to train him, but if that's not possible I'm definitely up for the squirt...
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    Naughty Rooster

    Ok . . . Hazel was a little more than naughty tonight. Actually, he's been a very good rooster up until a few weeks ago. Since then he started occasionally pecking at my boots when my back is turned, but no other signs of aggression. Tonight, he pecked my at my hand when I went to pet him...
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    Limping Hen

    Happy Holidays folks! Thanks so much for responding to my post! Hmm . . . I didn't mention anything about mites. I haven't had that problem yet, thank goodness! Leukosis/sarcoma is definitely on my list of panic-situation differentials. I am slightly (very slightly) encouraged because no...
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    Limping Hen

    Hello. I've got a 8 month old RIR pullet who has been limping for a little over a week. I took her to work (at the vet) and x-rayed her the day after I saw her limping and we could see no fractures. The doctor I work with examined her and could find no palpable injuries, wounds, bumblefoot, or...
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    *UPDATE- Necropsy Results* One Pullet Dead, Now Two Possibly Sick

    Thanks ridgerunner! The coop is a converted shed and I put four windows in for ventilation. It is a little dusty, but I clean, dust, and change bedding (wood shavings from TSC) every 3 weeks. I also have handy "Poop Boards" under the roosts that collect the bulk of the poo every night. I...
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    *UPDATE- Necropsy Results* One Pullet Dead, Now Two Possibly Sick

    Thanks sherylreno! =) I wish I was convinced that it was the heat . . . especially because it was around 8pm and 60 degrees in their coop at the time. They seem ok this morning . . . still some respiratory effort on the pullet's part, but at least she's not panting like yesterday! I don't have...
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