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    Looking for advice regarding how to reintegrate a sick hen.

    Hello everyone, I am in Michigan, and I have a flock of three hens, all Isa-Browns, approximately 1.5 years old. They all grew up together from the same batch. About a month ago, during an inspection, I discovered that one of my hens, who has had bumblefoot multiple times, had developed it...
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    Help identifying an insect in poop board/tray.

    Hello, as I was cleaning out the poop board/tray, I saw these incredibly small insects. Instead of using pine flake, I recently switched to medium coarse sand. I have attached a few different pictures and angles. I tried the reverse image search, but it was not reliable. They are about the...
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    Bumblefoot potentially? Any help or advice is appreciated.

    @Wyorp Rock Thanks for the Thorough instructions. Just to confirm, you don't think the area might appear as a scab because of the blu-kote? When I was touching the area, it did not have much of a texture as a scab. And when you say to soak it, do you mean in unscented epsom salts? Or would you...
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    Bumblefoot potentially? Any help or advice is appreciated.

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) She is an Isa Brown who is approximately 15 months old. She does not feel lighter or thinner than the other two chickens. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She has issues with her feet...
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    Potential infestation. Please help me with identification and treatment options.

    Thank you both for the replies. So for the permethrin based sprays and dusts, are those safe for chickens to be around? And do either of you potentially know what kind of mite it is from the picture? Would you also recommend giving them a bath of some sort? Or would a dust bath of sand, dirt...
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    Potential infestation. Please help me with identification and treatment options.

    Hello everyone, Last night, I performed an inspection of the nesting boxes in the coop, and I saw these small insects crawling around on the eggs. I placed the eggs inside of an egg carton, and it looks like some hitched a ride, so I took pictures of them. Based on these pictures, could anyone...
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    Suspected Grade 1 Bumblefoot

    Good evening, I have given her a few epsom salt baths, but I am not sure if it has formed into a scab yet. When I look for a spot, it just looks discolored in that area. There is also a similar spot on her other toe as well that I discovered during one of the baths. Would blue kote allow her...
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    Suspected Grade 1 Bumblefoot

    Thanks again for all of the help! Regarding the scab on the toe, should I slowly remove it with tweezers? Or do you recommend using something else?
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    Suspected Grade 1 Bumblefoot

    My apologies, I did not see those two questions. I am in southwest Michigan. We have had weather get below freezing within the past two weeks. Thank you for your insightful advice. Tomorrow, I will get some epsom salt. Should I also wrap her foot with vet bandage? Would frostbite cause the...
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    Suspected Grade 1 Bumblefoot

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) She is an Isa Brown who is approximately 11 months old. She does not feel lighter or thinner than the other two chickens. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. She has issues with her feet...
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    Emergency - Lethargic, antisocial, hen refusing to eat food.

    @Wyorp Rock good morning, I checked the crop and it felt the same. The gritty and almost sandy/squishy feeling is there. I also checked her breath and it did not smell irregular. She did end up eating some of the mashed food as you suggested. Other than that, she seems pretty disinterested in...
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    Emergency - Lethargic, antisocial, hen refusing to eat food.

    The chickens never get outside of the chicken run, and I do not think any of my neighbors have placed out rat poison. When I see my droppings, I will see what color they are. It could have been the flash. I was able to get her mouth open. To me, they appeared to be white.
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    Emergency - Lethargic, antisocial, hen refusing to eat food.

    They are the powdery looking ones.
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    Emergency - Lethargic, antisocial, hen refusing to eat food.

    I am not sure if it is relevant, but her eggs also look vastly different compared to the other two.
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    Emergency - Lethargic, antisocial, hen refusing to eat food.

    Thanks for the input, I greatly appreciate it. I will remove the sources of grit. I will give her a soupy feed mixture and will see how she handles it. As for a picture, here is one attached.
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