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  1. kmfriend

    Chicken with brown/yellow diarrhea; also slow to move

    I am happy to report that she seems much better. She is moving around like normal. I let her back with the others. :)
  2. kmfriend

    Chicken with brown/yellow diarrhea; also slow to move

    I went back out and she is standing, moving slow still. I will keep her quarantined see how she is in the morning.
  3. kmfriend

    Chicken with brown/yellow diarrhea; also slow to move

    I checked and cleaned her vent. It is not blocked. While holding her so I could clean her vent, her head was down and liquid came out her beak. I turned her right side up and could hear gurgling. Her crop is not impacted. I have quarantined her and she now can’t stand up. I tried to take a video...
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    Chicken with brown/yellow diarrhea; also slow to move

    I just went to feed my chickens and one of my gals who normally scoots away from me, was just sitting down. When she moved, I could see what appeared to be diarrhea under her. While still in the coop, I saw her go and it is definitely hers. The diarrhea is brown and yellow in color. I looked at...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    12 years ago my daughter's third-grade teacher incubated eggs as a class project. I was the only parent who agreed to take chickens. I love my gals! When teaching at a continuation school I incubated eggs and started a flock there. I now teach in corrections and am trying to figure out a way to...
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    Bare butts

    I hatched her last year in my classroom. She is a black maran. I rarely give treats. My girls eat laying crumbles and some veggie scraps from our kitchen. When I need to get them back in the coop I sprinkle scratch and they come running. I will try to determine if she is laying. I only have two...
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    Bare butts

    I will have my husband add more roosting space. Thanks for that. The bulge is water balloon like. I believe she is currently laying and I'm unsure of when she last laid an egg. I would guess within the last week. She is a little over one year old.
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    Bare butts

    I have 7 hens and 3 have bare butts. I have had hens do this over the years and cannot figure out why. They still lay regularly and act normal so I have not been overly concerned. One hen however, has a bulging area. Any idea what the cause of the bulge is? And why the bare butt? I realize some...
  9. kmfriend

    Bloody beak

    Thank you. I will do that now. It is just baffling how it happened. No other chicks have any sign of pecking this one. I just checked on the turkey and it is happily sitting in the shade in the quarantined coop.
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    Bloody beak

    I have hens and my neighbor has chicks and two turkeys. I am asking for her, for one of the turkeys. This morning she noticed a turkey has a bloody beak. We sprayed it with Blu-Kote (which is actually purple) and put it in a coop by itself. We do not see any other wounds. Other chicks were...
  11. kmfriend

    Hatching at school

    I recently accepted a long-term substitute teacher position at a continuation high school. I decided to have my first unit be incubating chicken eggs. I have to tell you, what a satisfying endeavor. I started with 30 eggs I purchased from a family on craigslist. Five were not fertile, and 2...
  12. kmfriend

    Dropped egg that was about to hatch!! Help!!!!

    So sorry to hear that. I know it is heartbreaking. Once after candeling I cracked one of my eggs. I also saw blood and quickly put a wet paper towel on it. I searched forums here and learned that melting candle wax can seal a crack. It worked! I know you are sad now, and I totally understand...
  13. kmfriend

    What happened to this egg?

    That makes sense. She is older. Thank you!
  14. kmfriend

    What happened to this egg?

    I am not sure which hen laid this particular egg. All seem fine. Whenever I walk towards the coop they all come to the front. Temps are cool now. Today I did get 5 eggs. All were the normal size but I did notice one had a thin end and was compromised so I gave it to the dog. Fingers crossed it...
  15. kmfriend

    What happened to this egg?

    Two hens hatched June 2017. The other four are older, probably 4 years old. I am getting between 3 and 5 eggs a day. I feed them laying crumbles and periodically I scatter scratch in the coop. I give them their egg shells back (I have never had an issue with them eating their own eggs) and I...
  16. kmfriend

    What happened to this egg?

    I was checking my coop this morning and found this egg in a laying box. The worm looking part is hardish, probably shell. Any ideas what could cause this? Another egg had some yolk on the outside of the shell. I have 6 hens and they appear healthy. I have noticed at night one does not roost but...
  17. kmfriend

    Broody Hen off eggs, cold, day 12

    I posted this morning that two made it. I guess our posts crossed each other. :-)
  18. kmfriend

    Broody Hen off eggs, cold, day 12

    Of the 5 cold eggs, 3 were not fertile. The other two hatched! One is not walking much but squatting. Otherwise the chick appears healthy. Any ideas on how I can help? I tried to upload a video but it was too big. It is the chick on the left.
  19. kmfriend

    Broody Hen off eggs, cold, day 12

    Ready for lockdown today. Eggs are developing! Looking forward to chicks in a few days.
  20. kmfriend

    Broody Hen off eggs, cold, day 12

    I will let you know what I find tomorrow when I candle. I am encouraged!
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