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    Into 2nd week of treatment for sour/doughy crop; next steps?

    I got the papaya enzyme chewables from Amazon. I just use a mortar & pestal to crush them & put it on her food. We keep oysters & grit in the coop, plus they go out foraging most evenings. I keep grit & a few oyster shells in the sick hen’s cage too… that was in case she ingested too many...
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    Into 2nd week of treatment for sour/doughy crop; next steps?

    The nuke option got a couple of good poops out of her, but it’s still about the same. Just got back from the trip. And yes! I wrote a one-page typed instructions guide for my hubby! He followed it well enough, other than letting her out with the other chickens to forage for 3 hrs! 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️...
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    Into 2nd week of treatment for sour/doughy crop; next steps?

    Also bought some papaya enzyme chewable pills. Should arrive tomorrow. She is so lively… wants to eat & drink constantly, regardless of her huge crop! Hoping she will eat the papaya enzyme pills willingly.
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    Into 2nd week of treatment for sour/doughy crop; next steps?

    I gave my hen the “nuclear option” today. I tried all the other things. I’m hoping we’ll have a major blowout (the best kind) and her crop will finally be emptied out! 🙏🏻 She’s been stuck inside for about a week now. My mom is coming here for my birthday & we have a trip planned for just two...
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    My hen is not drinking much water on her own. Do I need to syringe her water too? Since it’s going to pull water to get things moving?
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    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    Thank you for being so proactive on our behalf! That is so sweet of you. 🙏🏻
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    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    Also, these were not hard. Soft, like chunks of meat. But not writhing, like a pod of parasite eggs. The Fenbendazole should have taken care of it, if it was parasites. Instead it got bigger after the treatment.
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    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    That is so fascinating. Because I’ve always been told that cancer is from DNA that has gone out of control inside of our cells. Splitting when they shouldn't, and too often. At least that was what I was told about cancer. I’ve never heard about a cancer that is free-flowing. Like a free-flowing...
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    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    Interesting! So you can see cancer that is not attached to a part of the birds’ body? That’s what makes me think it wasn’t cancer. What are your thoughts about that? I really appreciate your input!
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    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    So my dad had a hen (out of about 70) he found had a large lump in her throat. At first he thought it might be a bad case of canker. We ruled that out, because there was no plaque in her mouth. Then we thought gapeworm. Was the same symptoms as gapeworm. He treated her as though it was gapeworm...
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    (Update!) Dominant hen or roo question (Meet Butter!)

    Nice! I just responded to the other Butter thread. 😋 Glad you figured it out.
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    Dominant hen or roo? (Meet Butter)

    Pullet, totally. Is Butter laying yet?
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    Should I add a Rooster to my flock?

    Lol! They def have to learn how to be the man the hens want & accept. I also learned through hatching under a broody that he has favorites too. One of our prettiest hens is not one he likes! None of her eggs were fertilized. 🤷🏼‍♀️
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    Rodents nest in my hen house

    I tried using the bucket traps, but it was clear even if we caught one, the rats are too big for the buckets (they just knock them over), or the squirrels were knocking them over, if it wasn’t the rats.
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    Rodents nest in my hen house

    Yes!! This is my problem too. Rats! I can close up known entrances to them, but I don’t want them stuck in there when I do it! (My husband also bought me a high-powered pellet gun! Such a good hubby. 🥰) I was thinking I could maybe spray a bunch of DE in their nesting area (it isn’t very large...
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