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Otherwise she seems healthy. I've not seen any mites (though have not examined her REALLY closely - will do that). I just assumed that if she had mites, the others would too. She's definately not broody - wanders around the yard all day long with the other chickens. I believe she's still...

Hi all. I have one Black Osterlorp who, for months, has had some very specific feather loss. She has some very red irritated looking skin with no feathers surrounding her tail area. If it was just that, I'd think it was the roosters - however, her entire breast is virtually bare as well, and...

I have dealt with a prolapsed vent with success. One suggestion I'd gotten from this forum at the time was a warm sitz bath for the hen. I felt awfully silly doing it, but I think it was soothing for her. I applied preparation H twice daily for about 5 days. On day one, I did try poking the...

Good News! After a couple of days of leaving her alone, Lola Leghorn is doing great. The first day after her accident she didn't fly at all - just hopped around the lower part of the coop, but day after day she held her wing a little bit higher (I didn't tape it - figured I'd give it a few...

Yesterday I arrived home to see the top of our stone birdbath facing upside-down on the ground. When I flipped it over, my poor leghorn was lying underneath. At first I was sure she wouldn't make it - she was bloody and woozy, but after a bit she stood up, and drank a bit of water. She walked...