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    Red sexlinks molting?

    Hi I know this is an old post but did yours ever went into molt? Mine are “molting” at very slow rate. An older gal I got it took her a year and half maybe to get back all her feathers. And my two left are missing feathers since last summer and haven’t grown them back. I give. 16% layer feed now...
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    Suggestions for ISA Brown longevity

    Around when did yours molt? I think one of mine who passed recently went into a slow “molt” took her like over a year for feathers to grow back. When I got her she was looking really rough with barely any feathers and had blood in her stool. Poor thing. I think she was an ex battery hen. But I...
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    Bio security question

    You can, you will need to take more than 1 silkie and slowly integrate them so they don’t get bullied. If you have a rooster it’ll help with integrating. You’re supposed to quarantine the new chickens Ina separate(but secured) living area for a month where the other chickens can see, if they are...
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    Suggestions for ISA Brown longevity

    Thanks for that. What brand of feed did you feed them? Do you have pictures of them? Do they go into molt? Mine never went into molt but their wings are all broken off and missing on feathers on their backs from the rooster. It’s been over a year and it’s not growing back. I give electrolytes...
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    Suggestions for ISA Brown longevity

    Also what kind of oatmeal do you give? And what kind of thyme vinaigrette?
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    Suggestions for ISA Brown longevity

    Hi there. Can you give me updates on your ISA brown? How long did she lived for? Did they lay everyday? Is there any advice you can give me, I have 2 left that i am very attached to. I don’t know what i do if i were to loose them. I give them Grubbly Farms and Nutrena. They get mealworms, frozen...
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    Natural herbs for reproductive health for hens?

    I read that flaxseed and turmeric prevents ovarian cancer/reduce tumors for hens. There are articles and tests that have suggested/proven so. Is there anything else anyone knows besides in terms or diet and natural remedies? Is there any other suggestion anyone else have to prevent...
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    TX- any vets that does contraceptives for hens?

    Please do! Thank you!
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    Limp got worse after bumblefoot removal

    Hi did the limp ever improved? I got a hen going through this and it’s been a month maybe a month and half and she is still limping after I did the bumblefoot surgery…
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    How can I get suprelorin without a prescription for my chicken?

    Did you happen to figure out a way to get it in the US? Here in TX. If so PM me! Thank you!
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    egg yolk peritonitis, ascites or something else?

    Their feed has probiotics on it, I ferment their feed sometimes and give them chicken elixir almost everyday it has probiotics and electrolytes oregano and vitamins. She’s still alive a year and half later. I think it has calcified inside her, she shows discomfort from breathing but still eats...
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    Egg Yolk Peritonitis and Natural Remedies

    But for the “sour crop” treatment which was really internal laying I gave her small cat medicine syringe of a mix of garlic, oregano and apple cider vinegar and water. I boiled it and let it cool down before giving it to her in tiny syringe slowly ant the end of the so she doesn’t aspirate. And...
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    Egg Yolk Peritonitis and Natural Remedies

    Well I have a chicken that I guess now a year and half later I figured it’s internal laying. Long story short she had laid soft shell eggs when she was living at someone else’s house who wasn’t caring well for her. She couldn’t walk and barely ate anything. I took her home and treated her for...
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    TX- any vets that does contraceptives for hens?

    Hello, I am in Austin and cannot find any Vet that does any Lupron injections or any type of contraceptives or hormonal implants? i called all the local ones and none will do it for chickens. Does anybody know of one ? Willing to make a drive few hours away. Or even more. What is the price for...
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    Swollen foot (no scab, possible internal bumblefoot)

    So a little update in case it helps anybody in the future— after trying to get more of the kernal out at the bottom (where there is no scab eventhough I managed to get a very small piece out earlier by lancing it)…, I couldn’t find anything else at the bottom of the foot. However the area...
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    Limiting Sunlight to Slow Egg Laying (and to prevent EYP)

    that is AWESOME. So glad she’s currently in her 6th year. I’m currently limiting 3 ISA browns/Red production sex linked to 8 sunlight hours per day. so far the younger ones are laying an hour later each day. The “elder” one hasn’t laid an egg in 2 days so far. Still eating and drinking/foraging...
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    How do I reduce egg laying and bring her nutrition if high production back

    I'm reducing their lighting to give my hens a much-needed break. Some hens suffer from reproductive issues like internal laying, and this is a common solution. I'm not depriving them of light entirely; they still get 8 hours of outdoor time with the rest of the flock. Honestly, the egg...
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    Hormone Implant in Chickens

    Hi thank you for the information. I will call around to see the cost. I am in Austin,TX USA. Most ISA browns only live 2-3 years bc of the greedy industry and I think mine are at 2.5 year mark and I’m very worried. One lays soft shell eggs, or broken egg shells on and off for a few months. I...
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    Her eggs are too big

    Hi any updates on this? What did you end up doing? I got 3 ISA brown/production red sex linked hens and they lay an egg everyday even though the winter. Sometimes double yolked. I have heard reducing light for emergencies to help hopefully stop laying. People do it when their is an prolapse...
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    Limiting Sunlight to Slow Egg Laying (and to prevent EYP)

    Hi I know this is old but how did reducing light work for your hen? I have 2 ISA brown/red sex linked production hens who lays massive eggs everyday even through winter and I want to slow them down to give them time to recover. They did not even molt this winter. They are my pets and I want to...
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