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    Chicken not walking much, laying down mostly

    To post a video to BYC, post it first to YouTube. Then copy the URL and post that in the comment window, and it will automatically embed and we can all then view it. At age five, it's possible she could have a reproductive infection or cancer of the oviduct. These are very common. But there...
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    Extra large egg

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/stuck-egg-collapsed-egg-hanging-from-vent-prolapse-oh-my-what-to-do.76124/ In this article I wrote, I discuss the problem of giant double yolk eggs.
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    Sorry this’s long. Is this an issue on the bottom of silkies feet ? I need advice. Is dusting ok for 6day old chicks ? Thx

    Baby chicks can dust bathe practically right out of the egg. But do not mix DE with the dust medium. It's extremely hard on their respiratory systems. Adult chickens, as well. Any advantages just are not worth the risk. You can use peat moss or fine play sand for dust bathing. Or even fine...
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    Chicken antibiotics

    Two times a day for seven to ten days.
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    gizzard problem? How to fix?

    You will be doing the Epsom salt flush two times a day for three straight days. As soon as the solution clears out of the crop, she can be fed. Encourage her to eat her regular feed. Too much reliance on tube feeding can reduce her ability to feel hunger and want to satisfy it by eating. I'm...
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    Hen's nostril eroding without respiratory symptoms

    No danger of any liquid getting into the lungs from irrigating the nares. Nares are open all the way from one nare to the other so fluids squirted into one nare will go out the other nare. Use a squeeze bottle, it won't hurt anything. Any antibiotic ointment will work as long as it is free of...
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    Thin/untidy feathers on 8 month old hens

    Lymphoid leucosis. But the feathers would look very weird, not how your chickens look. I think you're looking at normal wear and tear preceding molt.
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    Thin/untidy feathers on 8 month old hens

    Several separate causes of such feather degradation come to mind. One is depluming mites. Ivermectin can treat them. Another is simple wear and tear approaching molt. If it's summer where you are, these hens may be getting ready to molt. Another cause is feather picking abuse from other...
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    Question over impacted crop

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-treat-sour-crop-and-impacted-crop-and-how-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/ This is my article on everything you need to know about treating a crop issue. Impacted crop can lead to sour crop due to the crop contents fermenting from...
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    Hen's nostril eroding without respiratory symptoms

    Nares can get clogged with fine dirt or dusty feed and need cleaning out. This chicken likely has had this foreign matter stuffed full of decaying matter and this tissue may now be infected. As with any infected tissue, it needs to be cleaned out and the nares stuffed with an antibiotic...
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    Illness or injury?

    Where are you located? Is it summer or winter there? The symptoms you described could be from heat sickness, moldy food or bedding, petroleum distillate poisoning, or an avian virus such as Marek's or leucosis.
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    Complicated egg bound case

    The calcium is the single most important thing to do. Too much is better than too little. If this form is calcium carbonate, it will take a little longer to work, so doubling or tripling the dose is okay. Calcium has to be given in large doses for an extended period to be toxic to the kidneys...
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    SOS- Infected leg

    Yes, cancer would make the leg swell as it grows into the tendons. But we don't know for sure it's cancer yet. You've done very good wound care by debriding the affected tissue. I suggest you repeat this procedure each day for one week. Fill a wash basin with water that's just this side of...
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    Complicated egg bound case

    This is one of the most critical issues we can have with our hens. Here are the most important things to do. Calcium. Call a neighbor or relative and borrow some Tums. Break a tablet into four pieces and feed each piece directly into her beak. Put it into the right side of the beak and it will...
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    Pecking Injury - Temporary Loss of Bloodflow

    Does the lobe feel colder than the other one? The only reason normally red tissue turns white is when it's lost all blood circulation, as in frostbite. During cleaning of the wound, did you use something that could severely chill that skin? The only other possibility is that the injury caused...
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