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  1. K

    Recurring Symptoms of Vent Gleet

    One of my chickens has been getting sick with the same symptoms every few months and I’m unable to see a vet. The symptoms she has is lethargy, lack of appetite, gurgling sounds from her stomach, red, swollen and sore vent with discharge. I think this time there’s been small bits of blood? I...
  2. TwoPitsInaPod

    Embedded band in hen leg

    Today I noticed my easter egger limping around so when the chickens went to bed for the night I caught her and discovered the plastic leg band on her had somehow ridden up too high on her leg and has grown into the leg itself. It's really deeply embedded... I cleaned the leg as best I could...
  3. saym

    A way to deter pecking/ bullying??

    I just stumbled upon an old school remedy for a way to repel other chickens from pecking and or rough treatment. (I have 13 hens, 1yr old +) but one of the slightly older chickens is mounting three of the younger ones to the point they have raw patches on their shoulders. Unfortunately, they...
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