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  1. R

    Crop Problem, hen wont eat!!

    Hi everyone, I have an 8 year old hen who doesn’t seem to be doing too well. last year she had to come inside every few weeks for sour crop until she finally got pendulous crop. I put a crop bra on her and it seemed to help. Ever since then though, she has been having problems. The bra was...
  2. My1stChickens

    Multiple concerns with tiny flock- seeking advice please

    I only have six hens, so I'm baffled as to how I have multiple concerns but here we go. 1. Red sex link hen, always the picture of health, lays 13 eggs every two weeks. 8 days ago, she did not look right- puffed up, lethargic, comb not quite straight and perky, and darkish/turning purple. I...
  3. ZedikerStation

    17 week old Pullets in 30 day quarantine

    Hi All...! We are going to add 5 Barred Rock Pullets to our flock. That will bring our number back up to 12. We've had a bit of bad luck recently, more about that here... https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/second-sick-hen.1445783/ These five will be going in a very large kennel with a...
  4. Eddie12109

    Sour/pendulous crop

    Hi everyone, my eight year old hen seems To be having some massive crop problems. throughout the end of last year into this year she has been having to come in to be treated for sour crop and about two weeks later she would be back in for it. at the beginning of last week, she started to show...
  5. J

    HELP! Possible EYP and need to know how long to wait before taking a new antibiotic

    Hi everyone! I NEED HELP/a ADVICE! Does anyone know how long I need to wait inbetween giving my girl a new antibiotic (Baytril) after giving her 10 days of her first antibiotic that didn’t work? (sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim) Sorry for the long post, BUT...... I seem to be having an issue...
  6. Vicki B

    Swollen bloody feet. Mites?

    I noticed my chickens feet on Sunday was a little bloody and swollen. I have researched and looked at pictures. Thinking scaley led mites? I have soaked them in Epsom salt 3 days now. Been putting vetericyn and vasoleen on them every day. I have treated all three chickens in case of spread. I am...
  7. Paula321

    Swollen head syndrome?? Please help!

    Two weeks ago we had a hen with eyeworm that we wormed and had to debride the eyeball. She recovered. A week ago this hen woke with a massively swollen head. Her eyelids had no running puss but there was yellow under them that was like soft globs under the tissue of her eyelids. That seems to...
  8. C

    Eggs not formed!!

    Hi again everyone, My poor flock just can’t catch a break. One of my chickens laid this egg this morning not all the way formed maybe a few hours of formation and then was laid. Then I found an egg a few days before that was formed but had no shell. I’m not sure what’s wrong I’m worried for my...
  9. Bamabexchicks

    Rooster suddenly very ill!

    My big concern is my poor rooster is acting very sick, very suddenly! He was acting normal yesterday,.maybe a little clingy but still chasing the girls and eating. Noticed last nite when we put them in the coop that his comb looked darker than usual. Today he seems dizzy,lethargic, not eating...
  10. LoveMyChickenBabies

    My Chicken Has Mites Now What?

    I was looking through my chickens feathers because I saw something moving and it turns out she has mites. How do I get rid of them?
  11. Kathy Golla

    Bumblefoot-end stage healing

    Hello, I have a BO that has bumblefoot on both feet. Both feet luckily were not bad and we are currently in the healing process waiting for the hole the scab/small core was in to heal completely up. I have a question about the healing process. I'll talk about the foot that was treated first. It...
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