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    Ascites treatment?

    Thank you for the info! Is there a specific size needle that should be used to drain? What would be considered too quick? Is there a maximum amount of fluid that should be drained at once? Once the chicken has been drained, should the needle’s entry point be bandaged or left open to encourage...
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    Ascites treatment?

    Hi! I have a chicken that appears to have ascites (water belly) based on her sagging belly, trouble breathing, waddling, and a little lethargy. What can be done to help relieve her of this condition? Thank you!
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    Whiting True Green has been penguin-walking for a couple weeks now...

    Layer feed (Dumor or Layena depending on what’s available) from Tractor Supply - she still eats enthusiastically. I can try. Her abdomen feels fairly firm but still somewhat palpable - I’ve tried gentle massage, which she seems to enjoy but hasn’t reduced the swelling. I can try to find...
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    Whiting True Green has been penguin-walking for a couple weeks now...

    Hi! I've got a Whiting True Green hen, either two or three and a half years old, who has a very swollen abdomen. She’s been walking around penguin-style for a few weeks now, and I’m pretty sure she’s the one in my flock who’s been laying shell-less eggs. I’ve given her Tums for calcium for...
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    What is wrong with her legs?

    Hi! I have a young hen (her name is McLaren) who I found on the floor of the coop with her legs splayed out two days ago. She was extremely lethargic, had occasional spasms, and did not exhibit any interest in food or drink for most of yesterday. I put her in my 'illness cage' and expected her...
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    Is this an internal layer??

    So after a week, the hen is still alive. She's still eating and drinking fairly enthusiastically, she's had a couple calcium citrate pills, she can still poop, but today she's waddling around badly. Her abdomen is still very swollen, I last found one of her eggs (broken) two nights ago, and...
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    Is this an internal layer??

    Thank you for your replies! I do, and we also crush eggshells for them. This hen and her sister are usually fighting over the eggshells - maybe another sign that she needs more calcium. I'll be out of town for the next week... Hopefully the hen will be alright with oyster shell until I get back.
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    Is this an internal layer??

    Hi! I've got a White Leghorn hen, about a year and a half old, who has been laying odd eggs for about a month now. Sometimes they're shell-less, sometimes fairy eggs, sometimes oddly shaped, and she hasn't been roosting this last week. She seems pretty heavy for a Leghorn, but I don't know if...
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    What size flock do you have?

    I've got 23 hens (various breeds, ages, and abilities), eight six-week-old pullets (hopefully), and two roosters (1-year-old bantam frizzle Cochin and 11-month-old White Leghorn). 33 in all. I've had as many as 37, but they got pretty grumpy with the roosts, so we had to cut back. I would...
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    What breed are these hens?

    Hi! We got six hand-me-down chickens last summer. We were told that they were Easter Eggers from a hatchery, but they don't look much like the EEs I have had in the past. Most of them lay blue, one lays pink. Any ideas? In order: Peppy, Chicken Little, Snowflake, Speckles
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    Show Me Your Isolation Areas

    My coop has a divider wall made of chicken wire with a doorway - one side has the roosts and nest boxes and the other is mostly storage, and the chickens have access to both. When I have chickies or a mama hen with babies, I'll use a puppy exercise pen to portion off part of the storage side for...
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    Reputation of White Leghorn hens?

    My White Leghorn pullets and hens (I've had five) have tended to be pretty loud, and they definitely fly! Though I've heard that that can be mitigated by clipping their wings (which I haven't tried). They aren't the friendliest of my birds, but the current two were raised by a hen rather than...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Six yesterday... out of twenty-five hens 🤨😂
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    White Leghorn pullet with chronically bleeding comb

    Thanks for your reply! I watch the chickens every morning to see how they're doing, and I haven't seen any signs that she is being bullied. She's one of the younger chickens, but she definitely isn't the smallest. It does seem possible that it just keeps scabbing and getting pecked open. The...
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