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This is not an emergency, but my question still fits in this category I believe. I'm looking for people who have had experience with the hormone implant. I've done some searches on the forums and I'm not finding many firsthand accounts or details on how the implant is working out for...
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Our Speckled Sussex, Winifred (roughly a year and a half old) has been acting rather strangely lately. We're not sure how long this has been going on for (maybe since August?), but she has taken to sitting in the nesting box, turning around, and acting as if she is going to lay an egg...
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I continue to have trouble with my Plymouth Blue Rocks. These poor girls have their trouble. I’ve dealt with EYP already with the first one I had lost. She was emaciated but definitely full of fluid and was able to drain pretty consistently until it was time to let her go. I have...
Over the last month, over half of my 2.5 y/o mixed flock has started laying softshell eggs. 4 out of 7 of my hens have been doing so frequently--it's not uncommon for me to get at least one softshell a day. Even the intermittent "normal" eggs from the culprits are often wonky--bumpy, pale...
Hello everyone, I have posted this issue multiple times, hoping that maybe the right person will see it.
I have a hen with chronic laying issues. It goes on a while but I’d appreciate all the help I can get.
-she is an isa brown, 2 years old. Access to laying pellets and poutry mix, grit, egg...
Earlier this week when I took a head count at roosting time, I was one bird short. No, no! A chicken keeper’s worst nightmare. I quickly figured out (with the help of a list of my birds on my phone) which bird was missing and set out to find her. It was Millie, my 3 year old Amberlink. She knew...
This morning I noticed my CW, Blanca, breathing very strangely, very noisily, with little sneezes interspersed.
A little background: I have a free range flock of 35 and 12 3-wk old chicks inside. I have been keeping chickens for three years and have no history of any respiratory disease in my...
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My sweet 2.5 year old RIR hen, Oia, had a swollen abdomen for at least a couple months that had her having soft poops, eating less, and loss of muscle mass. Her sister died in November from reproductive illness :( Oia seemed to be getting more unwell as her abdomen enlarged, and...
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I posted earlier about my three year old bantam chicken being eggbound however I was told that she might actually have a reproductive disorder. For a couple of days she’s been waddling around, dragging her tail and she can’t stand up correctly. She uses her wings to stabilize her but...