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    Senior Hen flicking leg, seeking pain management

    My oldest hen has been flicking her left leg behind her as if she was stuck on something. This started over the summer, so I moved her to my handicap run. At that point it was only occasional, and I wasn't too worried, figured it was aging. As of a couple days ago, the leg flicking has increased...
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    7(ish)yr old hen with very bad fowl pox

    Recently my flock has had my first ever infection of fowl pox. As soon as we figured out what it was we vaccinated the unaffected flock members, and isolated the few who had it bad. One hen (about 7yr old) has her entire face covered in pox, where her eyes and ears are blocked. She has a couple...
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    Senior hen with inflamed joints, what to supplement?

    Hello! I have a senior hen (roughly 9-10 yrs) who seems to have minor inflammation in the joints of one leg. She is walking fine, just seems uncomfortable, she flicks her leg back occasionally as if it was caught on something. I don't want to put her on long-term meds yet, is there any...
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    Young Cockerel with twisted leg (plz help!)

    I have a roughly three-month-old cockerel with a fully curled foot and a leg twisted at the ankle. He is a mix that I hatched myself, and he was born with the foot issue(assisted hatch due to foot). When he was little, I braced his foot to straighten his toes, but it did not work and ended up...
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    Hello fellow chicken nerds

    I first got chickens in 2012, and as of now I still have one hen from my first batch! I don't really know how many chickens I have exactly, but it's between 60-80. The breeds I have are Ameraucanas, RI reds, naked necks, silkies, cochins, booted bantams, wyandottes, welsummers, california...
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