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    Is my rooster a bad lay?

    Still pretty young - about 6 months. he’s been crowing for a couple months and was the first Roo to start crowing and mating. He’s been persistently trying to mate for over a week now.
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    Is my rooster a bad lay?

    I have a Polish Crested rooster who recently had begun attempting to mate with our hens. I say attempt, because the vast majority of copulations are unsuccessful, even if the hen had the squat response and he manages to mount. It seems like he can’t keep his balance very well and usually “misses...
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    Vitamin injection for wry neck?

    Another off the wall idea - what about alkyl nitrates (i.e. poppers) as a muscle relaxant?
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    Vitamin injection for wry neck?

    I have a chicken who is showing symptoms of wry neck - difficulty keeping head raised, neck often assuming a twisted appearing posture or tucked downward, but she can move a bit and occasional has brief periods of greater neck mobility and stability. From what I've read, wry neck is a symptom...
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    Deep litter method for run area?

    Thanks everyone, this is very helpful! :D
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    Deep litter method for run area?

    Hi everyone, I live near Sacramento CA, so the winters are chilly and sometimes very wet, but no snow. I usually rake up poop every week or so when it's dry, but it's not feasible when it's muddy. To avoid getting a muddy poopy mess in the chicken run, I usually throw piles of dried leaves back...
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    Something coming out of vent (graphic pic)

    Got the necropsy results! Missed them in my inbox somehow last month, but I called and got them re-sent. I'm attaching the medical report for anyone interested. I'm not a vet and the report is pretty jargony, but it appears she had an infection in her reproductive tract - swollen fallopian...
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    Something coming out of vent (graphic pic)

    She didn't make it through the night :( :( Took her in for a necropsy...I'll post back the results when I get them.
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    Something coming out of vent (graphic pic)

    Thanks so much for your help!!! She does get layer feed and I occasionally crush eggshells and give them back to them - I'll have to do this more often!
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    Something coming out of vent (graphic pic)

    Like, a lot of egg yolk (pic below). I'm thinking I'll give her another warm bath to relax her in case there is more to pass?
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    Something coming out of vent (graphic pic)

    No sign of shells...I felt around inside the vent and only pulled out more egg white. Here is the inside of the mass - it was baggy with fluid inside.
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    Something coming out of vent (graphic pic)

    Update, it was able to pull it out, and then a bunch of egg white came out after it. Any other tips about how to proceed?
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    Something coming out of vent (graphic pic)

    Thanks - I'll look into that! The more I read about prolapses it doesn't look or seem like that, and seems more and more likely an egg thing. I was just concerned about pulling out an organ or something, but it doesn't seem like there's anything there in chicken anatomy that looks like that...
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    Something coming out of vent (graphic pic)

    My ~17 month Golden laced Wyandotte took a quick downhill turn today - was fine this afternoon then this evening wasn't roosting, and was extremely lethargic (she usually wakes up and jumps down when I go to put them up at night). She wouldn't walk, and kept falling asleep. She appeared to...
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    Wood chips for OUTSIDE the coop

    Thanks! I used all our fallen leaves for the last few months which has worked really nicely, but they are starting to break down and become muddy/poopy too. Debating between trying to find more leaves or wood chips.
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    Wood chips for OUTSIDE the coop

    I'm looking to lay out some wood chips or mulch in the chicken's yard OUTSIDE the coop to help deal with mud during the rainy season. I understand that some wood chips are not good to use inside the coop due to oils/fumes, but what about on the ground outside? Should I be worried about them...
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    Buff Orpington Has Red Legs and Feet

    I just noticed this on my buff orpington as well. It has gotten a bit colder recently (but California cold, so like 50 degrees), and she is also going through a partial molt which could indicate hormones. Otherwise her behavior is normal.
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    Buff Orpington with weird saddle feathers

    Ah, nice! We have one barred rock in our flock and we love her...she's our alpha bird even though she's one of the smallest, and has by far the biggest personality :P
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    Buff Orpington with weird saddle feathers

    I don't have a rooster, but I have seen the two most dominant hens mount our most subordinate hen. This chicken is fairly high ranked though (probably #3 of 7), and I haven't seen any of them mount her.
  20. K-Finn

    Buff Orpington with weird saddle feathers

    Hi Everyone, My buff orpington, 'Tall', has had weird wavy/stringy looking saddle feathers pretty much since she reached maturity (so several months now). She seems in good health otherwise, and is regularly laying eggs. Is this normal for this beed? Or possibly indicative of some...
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