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A dear chicken friend of mine had been spoiling her flock with handfuls of sunflower seeds everyday. Her flock came down with Fatty Liver Hemmorhagic Syndrome (FLHS). One of her chicken passed away quickly without warning. She decided to send it for a necropsy. It was then that she learned answers to her questions. She had a few remaining birds in her flock and had to make some changes. She had been loving and spoiling them to death.


My chickens’ dream- a field of sunflowers down the road from my house.
Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome is a non-contagious illness that is caused when chickens ingest fatty foods, too many calories, and have a sedentary lifestyles. It can also arise from a lack of available Vitamin B7 and Choline chloride. Toxic chicken feed has also been the cause, but often it is multifactorial. Overtime, fat deposits in the liver. A once dark, healthy, red organ appears yellow and greasy from fat deposits.The liver becomes enlarged and looses it’s structural integrity. When the chicken strains, such as laying an egg, the liver begins to hemorrhage. Once this happens, the condition can be fatal.


Cantaloupe is a great source of Inositol that aids fat metabolism.
Dietary changes are key. It is important to feed your flock a well-balanced chicken feed with a source of biotin. Biotin is found in soybeans, broccoli, cauliflower and spinach. It is best to avoid suet (rendered fat) and excessive amounts of sunflower seeds. It is also important to be sure they get plenty of exercise and activity.

There are average weight guidelines for hens and roosters of each breed. If you are concerned, research those and you can even weigh your chickens. Or you could just implement healthier changes in their diet and lifestyle.

I am happy to share that once my friend received that terrible new as to why she lost one of her favorite henny girls, she was able to make some changes for the flock that was still alive. They now get plenty of exercise, less fatty foods and plenty of vegetables and fruits. It has been over a year now and the others are still alive and thriving.
 
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Suzi18 said:
I found this article interesting...............

A dear chicken friend of mine had been spoiling her flock with handfuls of sunflower seeds everyday. Her flock came down with Fatty Liver Hemmorhagic Syndrome (FLHS). One of her chicken passed away quickly without warning. She decided to send it for a necropsy. It was then that she learned answers to her questions. She had a few remaining birds in her flock and had to make some changes. She had been loving and spoiling them to death.


My chickens’ dream- a field of sunflowers down the road from my house.
Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome is a non-contagious illness that is caused when chickens ingest fatty foods, too many calories, and have a sedentary lifestyles. It can also arise from a lack of available Vitamin B7 and Choline chloride. Toxic chicken feed has also been the cause, but often it is multifactorial. Overtime, fat deposits in the liver. A once dark, healthy, red organ appears yellow and greasy from fat deposits.The liver becomes enlarged and looses it’s structural integrity. When the chicken strains, such as laying an egg, the liver begins to hemorrhage. Once this happens, the condition can be fatal.


Cantaloupe is a great source of Inositol that aids fat metabolism.
Dietary changes are key. It is important to feed your flock a well-balanced chicken feed with a source of biotin. Biotin is found in soybeans, broccoli, cauliflower and spinach. It is best to avoid suet (rendered fat) and excessive amounts of sunflower seeds. It is also important to be sure they get plenty of exercise and activity.

There are average weight guidelines for hens and roosters of each breed. If you are concerned, research those and you can even weigh your chickens. Or you could just implement healthier changes in their diet and lifestyle.

I am happy to share that once my friend received that terrible new as to why she lost one of her favorite henny girls, she was able to make some changes for the flock that was still alive. They now get plenty of exercise, less fatty foods and plenty of vegetables and fruits. It has been over a year now and the others are still alive and thriving.
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So add exercise and everything in moderation. Think of treats such as Boss, scratch , etc as chocolate and cake in human terms. Only a small amount. Chickens are very small animals so a tiny bit will suffice.
 
Molpet said:
yeah some people have them lay in the morning... mine didn't get the memo or they are just rebels :he
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Last summer/ early fall I'd go let them out early on weekends so they could run around more. The days I let them out before early afternoon I would only get a couple eggs. IDK why, I'd expect they'd go in to lay when the urge hit them, but if I went over before noon to let them out I'd only get the eggs that were laid before I got there.
I occassionally get someone who will lay on the floor, but normally they use the nest. One-freaking-nest. We have more than one, but that's the best one & everyone wants it.

FlyingNunFarm said:
I did some cleaning, including laundry and dishes. Picked a chicken nose and got a big dark blob out of it. I’m sure she feels better. Not even the weirdest chicken thing I’ve done. Checked on rooster oil gland and it seems ok. I compared it to his brothers and they actually look the same. I can see the lump of the gland under their skin so it must be their normal. Looks different then the girls. I’m still going to keep an eye. I’ll have to be quick to check it when I see his tail is dirty looking.
Got bit by a false lady bug, in the house. Hurt like tater and left a welt. Who gets bug bites in February?
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Do you have an attic space? Those bugs often form a mating ball in attics. They can get pretty big. http://www.asianladybug.com/asian-lady-bug-control
 
My giant human had her 2nd competition this weekend. It's shocking to see what's all involved w/ this. 408 routines over 2 days, luckily she's only in one routine so it was just 1 long day for us. Her routine got high gold & she got her first pin for her jacket. Her team sent her up to collect their special award for outstanding in dance division. She's the 5th from the left in the photo.

My tiny human bought a harness for her chicken. We tried it last night. The strap that goes along her back too short so we're going to have to modify it a bit. That poor chicken.. Olive is kind of large, it would probably fit on another bird just fine, but it HAS to be Olive. We're supposed to have nice DRYYYYY weather for the next couple of days so they'll finally get to leave their mud pit and go explore other mud pits for a little bit at least. Yesterday I could year the worm moving through the mud, but it was super windy so I didn't want to sit out and supervise them.

I finally got my new trail camera put up. In one night I saw what appears to be a raccoon, a definite possum, what appears to be Tubbs the cat, a chipmunk, what I believe is a rat, and several bunnies. I had a branch that was being blown in the way so I removed it & will hopefully get better pics. I'll be setting the trap tonight.
 

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