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    I force fed betadine to my injured hen.... What to do?

    My coop was attacked by a raccoon tonight. One dead, one injured. I had some solution in the hen first aid kit that I thought was an antibiotic for drinking water. I put it in a syringe and forced hen to drink it (which is what I did with that solution last time, in addition to letting her...
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Good luck to your chickadee... I tried splinting my chicken's leg last year, but couldn't find the right support structure. She healed enough, however, to hop around quite effectively. She's even managed to roost with the other girls a few times (but with only one leg I dont' think she got a...
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Thank you for the compost advice.Alas, I'm still muddled -- and I"m gonna have to buy compost for this year's garden! (after buying eggs for Xmas -- I am in awe of my pioneer farmer ancestors!) I have 4 commercial tumblers (and 5 hens). Each tumbler is different. And flawed: 2 of the stands...
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    DIY Thread - Let's see your "Inventions".

    Like the homemade composters, but I'm wondering how the compost process is going? I have store-bought composters that I've been loading with manure, the hay I can't extract from it, kitchen greens, coffee grounds, lawn clippings, thin twigs, etc. along with some starter soil and a few...
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    What information do you wish you had known starting out?

    Things I wish I'd known: I live in a neighborhood with an HOA that probably does not allow chickens (I haven't officially checked -- but there's no rule against pet birds). I originally thought I'd be able to keep my birds "under the radar." Not possible. Hens (not just roosters) are NOISY. I...
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    Bollywood hen?

    I have one hen inside recovering from a wound. We were watching an Indian movie, and I swear Helga was dancing to the soundtrack! While standing up on her one good leg, she bobbed her head and neck, then shook her head when she was sitting down.... If only I'd had a video camera at hand! Was...
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    composting hen urine?

    Thanks, y'all - Cobrien, it helps to know I'm not the only one who's experienced this. The stuff is definitely more than just wet sand. It's under a layer of wet sand, and I can carry a chunk of it around. It only smells when I disturb it. Can amonia distill down into sand so quickly and...
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    composting hen urine?

    Thanks -- fun photos... : ) Could there be enough cecal poop to produce a whole layer (3/4 inch thick) of "cementy" sand? And if so, what should I do with it? Is the cecal poop a good thing for compost? Is sand a bad thing?
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    composting hen urine?

    Hi -- I'm new to chickens and composting. I have 3 hens in a 4x12 foot run with about 2 inches of sand. The ground is hard clay and there's weed barrier (plastic I think, but porous) under that. The garden is raised bed with compost that I bought a few years ago. I just bought a compost...
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    re-habbed hen can hop on remaining leg -- now what do I do for her?

    Hi -- My EE/Maran hen, Helga, was injured by a predator 12/30 and has been indoors ever since. Thanks to much help from the forum, she has made a pretty fair recovery. She is alert, eats, drinks, purrs and even chuckles when she gets favorite foods. She has returned to tossing her food around...
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    young hen with possible broken leg -- need advice

    Sling update: I made a towel-stretched-over-a-box sling, and it worked beautifully, for about 20 minutes. Then Helga pulled her legs up thru the holes in the towel and was getting ready to make a break for it! She definitely could not touch the bottom or sides of the box with her legs. She...
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    Hen with broken leg

    Have a look at my posting "Young hen with possible broken leg"and the advice I got about meds, splints, food, etc. There are some good links to ideas about slings and a cast. For every answer, there seem to be new questions, but there are lots of things to try to make your hen more...
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    young hen with possible broken leg -- need advice

    Thank you Don/Ivan for inserting the photo for me, and readers for your guidance! -- I feel a little less clueless today. Helga is much more alert and I am feeling hopeful. I have a few questions, below, if anyone can add any more clarity. There's an overwhelming amount of wisdom in these...
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    young hen with possible broken leg -- need advice

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    Is this leg broken? Please reply!

    I've had no replies to my previous post (3 hours), so I'm trying again with a more urgent subject line. I"m new, so site won't let me post a photo. I hope this info will help you find the photo I uploaded. Thank you. Connie /forum/uploads/75439_helga.jpg
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    young hen with possible broken leg -- need advice

    It won't let me post this as a url, so I hope someone out there can figure out how to access the photo I uploaded... /forum/uploads/75439_helga.jpg Broken? Anyone??
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    young hen with possible broken leg -- need advice

    Sorry: I'm a luddite. How do I upload a photo?
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    young hen with possible broken leg -- need advice

    Hi, All -- BYC has been a great source of info for me (Thank y'all!!), but it took a trauma to get me to post. Here goes: A week ago, some sort of predator took a swipe at my chickens thru the chainlink fence. They had chosen to roose atop their re-purposed doghouse "coop" (ala Snoopy)...
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