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I'm sorry to here that your birds are not doing well. Can you explain a little bit more about their condition? I would recommend doing a thorough look over on each bird and look for things like snot coming from the nose, bubbly or swollen/crusty eyes, and lethargic behavior. Other symptoms...

Thanks, I'll look into it. And good informational link by the way. -Roxyblue

Has anyone ever had MG in their own flock? if so can it be treated? and is it deadly? I'll do some research on it but I'm having a little bit of difficulty understanding all the medical terms.... thank you dawg53 and FlyHigher. -roxyblue

I know that a couple of my hens turn their noses up to oyster shells. Thats why I also add egg shells to thier diet. Your birds are lucky to be receiving all of the good attention that their getting. I might also add (because I have researched this a lot) that it can sometimes just be the layer...

Hello! I have a hen who used to frequently act like she was about to die and then a few hours later pass an egg that was soft/deformed/ broken. The first time it was so severe that i actually had to retrieve a piece of membrane from inside of her vent that she wasn't able to pass even with a...

Thank you for the reply. I really hope for my girls sakes (and mine really!) that its not coryza. I heard that its deadly, but I'll go and do some research on it before I make decisions. Thanks again and I'll post any new symptoms that they may start showing. :) xoxo -roxyblue

Hey Everyone, I haven't been posting in a while because lately my four lovely ladies have been fine and dandy. However for the past week or so I have noticed that one of my hens has been coughing. at first it was just every five minuted but now its almost constantly. A few days ago another one...

4/4!!!!!! :)

Thank you guys! I massaged her crop a couple times today and am not seeing much of a difference. I did go and by some plain yogurt with all of the probiotics in it, she ate a couple teaspoons of it willingly. She has drinken a lot of water and been up and moving around much of the day...

Hey everyone, I haven't posted in a while, but this is a real emergency. This morning I noticed that one my girls, Stella, was acting very slowly and not eating much. when I locked the girls up after free ranging she went to the corner of the run and sat down, her tail was down indicating...

4/4 yesturday, 2/4 today.....

1 super huge, super amazing double yolker yesturday.

I got play sand, and am actually liking it a lot! It is a really nice consistency and very easy to shovel through. Each morning when I am feeding the girls I open up the door to the coop and sift through it all, then I dump the poo into the compost. It works very well and there is literally no...

I would say that is normal, My girl Roxy took quite a while to settle in. You don't have to keep exact record of the amout of food they are eating I guess, more of "do they eat like hungry beasts" or like a normal chicken, scratching around and occasionally going to the feeder for a snack. Up...

Hey ! Welcome to BYC!!! Many times when hens are placed in a new environment it takes them a while to get used to things. Often times they shut down for a week or two before producing again, I know mine always do. I wouldn't worry two much about the feather loss, it could be molt, or from being...

Well.....On really cold mornings my girls refuse to get of the roost in the mornings. When I walk out with their feed they all peer over the roost and start begging for breakfast. So they get breakfast in "bed".

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yup, makes perfect sense....i'm bet your chooks love the deep bedding in winter.

I fully understand your perspective, however please note that I live in the city, have neighbors that live in very close proximity to the coop and the coop its self is very small. I really don't mind taking a minute a few minutes in the morning to take care of my animals and do a quick clean up...

3/3 that are laying (total of 4 hens.), miss old granny hen is taking her sweet time......But I'm happy!