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    FREE Chicken Brooding Box/ Quarantine Enclosure in 07853

    I have a chicken brooding/ quarantine enclosure that is insulated and has a side opening and top latches as well. Currently, I am not keeping chickens and would love to see someone get use out of it! I am located in zip code 07853 and can be front porch pick up. Rough dimensions are 4 feet high...
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    FREE Chicken Insulated Brooding/ Quarantine enclosure in 07853

    I have a chicken brooding/ quarantine enclosure that is insulated and has a side opening and top latches as well. Currently, I am not keeping chickens and would love to see someone get use out of it! I am located in zip code 07853 and can be front porch pick up. Rough dimensions are 4 feet high...
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    8 laying hens 1.5 years old, free to a good home!

    I am located in zip code 07853 and have 8 laying hens free to a good home. I have one barred rock, one ameraucana, and two araucana which lay "easter eggs" The other five are rhode island reds. All are excellent layers and are fed Purina Layena I am re-locating soon and cannot take my hens...
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    8 laying hens about 1.5 years old

    I am located in zip code 07853 and have 8 laying hens free to a good home. I have one barred rock, one ameraucana, and two araucana which lay "easter eggs" The other five are rhode island reds. All are excellent layers and are fed Purina Layena I am re-locating soon and cannot take my hens...
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    Hen with swollen eye

    should i treat with terramycin ointment and flush the eye with saline for a few days and see if anymore symptoms (respiratory) appear?
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    Hen with swollen eye

    yes it is still swollen shut, i have her isolated from the others but I'm unsure of what to do for her... could it be eye worms?
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    Hen with swollen eye

    thanks for the reply...I've looked and cannot find anything in there, her eye seems fine
  8. nkacerek

    Hen with swollen eye

    Good morning, noticed one of my hens has an eye swollen shut, no crust, no discharge, no bubbles... no other symptoms and she seems to be fine otherwise. Just wondering what I should do to remedy her eye and ensure she is not singled out by the other hens Thanks for your suggestions
  9. nkacerek

    Shaking hen with head down

    I only had a chance to see her last night after it was dark and she was roosting...seemed just fine. she is eating the warm oatmeal I made her along with baby salad greens. i mixed up some electrolytes in a dish of water but she doesnt seem too interested. has pooped in the tub once when i first...
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    Shaking hen with head down

    Thank you for the advice! I have her on/in a towel at the moment but she is still shaking and just seemed uneasy on her feet this morning almost dizzy...
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    Shaking hen with head down

    Went to the coop this morning and my one RIR hen who is 2-3 year (not really sure) was acting funny. Has head down and is just backing away from everything with her breast near the ground. She is also molting right now and when I picked her up she is shaking. Saw her eat and I treated her with...
  12. nkacerek

    Hen losing feathers. What do I do?

    What a beautiful hen! I would seperate her for a bit and see if she starts growing feathers back. If she keeps losing more, then I would say it's a molt One thing I have heard is good to do while they are molting (or anytime) is to provide electrolytes in their water which you can get at any...
  13. nkacerek

    hard knot in crop

    1.5 year old Grey Ameraucana with hard knot in crop. Feels like a bolus about the size of a nickel of the grit I have available in their coop She also is losing feathers, not sure if this is her first molt or being picked on Isnt laying... Trying to get her to eat something (salad greens...
  14. nkacerek

    Hen losing feathers. What do I do?

    How old is she? Could she be molting? Photos may help! Hope your chickie gets better
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    Cocci or something else?

    After a month or so of back and forth, we lost the RIR this morning. The other 11 look to be in fine health, but I'm worried it could spread. I did notice one of my EE's hunched and squinty towards dusk this evening, but she was also roosting, so maybe I'm being paranoid. I've also been...
  16. nkacerek

    What's wrong with my RIR?

    Gertie's been having issues for the past few weeks. Hunched over, standing on one leg, vent area red and raw, lack of spunk/lethargic, and she seems to stay in the coop or one spot all day. Really watery/runny poo I've tried corid thinking it was cocci based on her posture and symptoms... but...
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    Cocci or something else?

    RIR about 1.5 years old, was exhibiting Cocci symptoms of being puffed up, hunched over, and eyes squinting with pain as well as a poopy vent that looked really raw as she has been laying very very bloody eggs (on shells). So, I treated all 12 with Corid 1 tsp per gallon for 5 days and she...
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    Bloody egg shell/vent

    Have a 1.5 year old RIR hen that has been laying very bloody egg (on shell only) recently. Well the one she laid on Monday was overly bloody and now she stays inside the coop still eats and drinks water but her vent is all bloody and the tissue around the vent looks broken and purple. I brought...
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    Frost on inside coop door & floor

    I know there is a similar post below this but my specific question is what can I do to minimize or release excess humidity in negative degree temps? What % humidity is considered dangerous? I have core drilled holes in the tops of the coop but still get condensation/frost on the door which is...
  20. nkacerek

    Treating with Tylan 50... give eggs back to chooks?

    Hi everyone! You all have been so helpful in getting my girls back to health. I am treating with tylan 50 for another day or two...and i know to wait at least 14 days if not a month before consuming the eggs myself. However, the eggs now and up until the 14 days are up, should those be fed back...
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