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  1. Heatherella

    Severe Diarrhea in Old Chicken

    Thank you for your response. It ended up being a more serious issue than I realized this morning (vent prolapse?) and she was euthanized at a veterinary clinic…at the bargain price of $200. I’m happy to pay the price because she deserved a peaceful passing for being such a good chicken all these...
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    Severe Diarrhea in Old Chicken

    I have a 9 year old hen who is having very strange and severe diarrhea. She’s acting a little lethargic, but is still free ranging and eating with the rest of the flock. I’ve never seen anything like it in all my years of chicken keeping. The rest of the flock seems fine. With her age, I’m on...
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    Sour Crop and Mites

    Thank you very much! The vet told me that coccidia is the most common cause of sour crop. That was a surprise to me but as I was there in the appointment I went along with the things he was saying. I am open to using an anti fungal to help her and it makes a hell of a lot more sense than...
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    Sour Crop and Mites

    In my 10 years of chicken keeping I’ve been able to avoid mites. I became complacent and lazy this winter with coop maintenance. Now I have a hen with sour crop on top of mites. I took her to the vet yesterday. Eeeek! I’m feeling sooooo guilty. It was $170 for her crop to be drained, and I...
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    How to prepare old coop

    You do realize that there is no need to be so rude, right? Coop winterization wasn’t my question anyway. I have raised chickens for almost 10 years, and still have ladies from my original flock, who still lay eggs, btw. My coop is a large shed with vinyl siding and has been winterized. I...
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    How to prepare old coop

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    How to prepare old coop

    No Marek’s, thank goodness. Although, here in Maine we are at great risk for avian flu. We’re advised by the state vet to keep chickens inside all the time but where is the quality of life? Everything wants to kill chickens all the time anyway! Thank you again for the advice. I always over think...
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    How to prepare old coop

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    How to prepare old coop

    It is a shed we converted into a chicken coop and has been vacant for the last year because we combined our flocks into one coop. I didn’t think it was going to work, but it did! We have a few hens left from our original flock born in 2016 and last fall I knew the coop was too big for just a few...
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    How to prepare old coop

    Thank you so much for taking the time to help! I feel silly for not thinking of vinegar and water! I have a cockatiel and that’s all I use for cleaning in the house! Brilliant!
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    How to prepare old coop

    Hi there! We’ve brought home pullets that are 5 weeks. My coop/shed has sat empty for about a year and it’s dusty and full of old dried poop. What’s the best way to clean it, and how worried do I need to be about getting it clean for the new babies? There is poop that is like cement above the...
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    Integrating Flocks

    Hi everyone! I have 2 separate flocks and coops. One flock is pushing 10 years old and we’ve lost a few of our “old ladies” in the last year. Winter is rapidly approaching here in Maine. I’m very worried that my large coop with only 6 hens will not be warm enough throughout the winter and I’d...
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    Ultrasonic Repellents

    After years of avoiding a rat problem in my shed/ coop, I now have an infestation! Ugh! I went out late last night and played an ultrasonic rat repellent sound that I found on YouTube, and omg, it worked! I had two rats run straight by my feet and out of the coop! This never happens. They find...
  14. Heatherella

    Aquila Cockerel??

    Shucks! That's what I was afraid of! I can't keep another roo. Thanks for commenting!
  15. Heatherella

    Aquila Cockerel??

    Oh dear! Yes! I can get more pics tomorrow. Thanks for commenting!
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    Aquila Cockerel??

    Me either...I guess we will have to wait and see.
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    Aquila Cockerel??

    About 3 months
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    Aquila Cockerel??

    It wasn't the same age hens. It was the older hens. We integrated them and had no problems for months until the other day. This sudden change makes me think rooster...
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    Aquila Cockerel??

    I purchased Aquila chicks a few months ago. They were supposed to be sexed pullets, but I'm not so sure. This chick was attacked by older hens and has a nasty wound on the back of its head. I have "her" separate to heal. I could have sworn I just heard the beginning of a little crow. I've never...
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    Attacked Pullet

    I've never tried that before! How do you do it?
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