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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    Poor Clover, though it sounds like she is still living the good life. That's great she stays in one spot for easy clean up. I am so paranoid of poopy butt as our hen that had the loose stools years ago eventually got hit with fly strike because we were constantly cleaning her off, or she had...
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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    Thanks! I've looked at that article many, many, many, many times over the years :)
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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    Thanks for the info! I do suspect the egg quality issues might have to do with stress. She is a very nervous and shy hen. Being at the bottom of the pecking order, she gets pecked, corrected and chased off quite a bit. As big as she is, she is always trying to get under our head hen for...
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    Built a Step Ladder Roost for Run

    Made an upgrade to the step ladder this past weekend, adding a swing. Yes, the overhead poop bombs are still a possibility, however, they really use this almost like monkey bars in a playground and not a long term roost. They are quite entertained with this thing. Also started working on a...
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    What Pattern?

    Last update, I swear 😁 It is hard to get a good pic of her these days as she is always on the move, but I got a somewhat good shot of her in the sun this afternoon ☀️ Her official name is now Katniss Everdeen. Her coloring is pretty much on the posters for the first three movies 😏
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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    Had to look up her age, seems she is a little over two years now. She doesn't feel fat and I haven't noticed her being thin. She is, and always has been, a relatively large hen, giving our Buff Orpington a run for her money, but without the girth. The vet also noted she seemed in very good...
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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    One additional note. I was watching her for a bit before going to work this morning and she was drinking a lot of water. We have multiple watering stations available at all times with clean water, she visited one station three times before I left for work and drank quite a bit. It is warm right...
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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    Alright, here is this morning’s poop pic and as well as her recent inconsistent eggs. She sat in a weird spot on the roost last night and hit the back wall / edge of the poop board. I can tell you, there is a lot of clear liquid with the poop, soaking the pine shavings. It was interesting to...
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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    Thanks for the response. No respiratory illness that I am aware of. I’ve never seen signs or symptoms of IBV. We’ve tried multiple sources of probiotics, as well as supplements like Hydro Hen and Chicken E-lixer at the recommendation of the vet. Poop is getting picked up off the poop board...
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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    The flock is currently on grower feed because there are some newer pullets. Otherwise, they are on NatureWise Hearty Hen layer. Always available free choice oyster shells. They occasional get fresh leafy greens. Crop feels somewhat mushy this evening on the roost. I’ll check in the morning to...
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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    Update: The hen was run on a round of CORID, then dewormed with Safeguard. No noticeable difference in the diarrhea, it is still extremely watery with liquified solids. Took the hen to a vet and had a fecal done, the vet actually got to witness the diarrhea first hand in the office. Fecal came...
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    Built a Step Ladder Roost for Run

    I am considering building a platform for the dirt bath kiddie pool to help with drainage and our old hen who is getting up in age. The kiddie pool has holes drilled in it, but it almost needs to be raised a bit above ground. Maybe I’ll add a diving board.
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    Built a Step Ladder Roost for Run

    They poop in it anyways, lol. We clean it out regularly. We’ll be monitoring the usage of the new roost, if it becomes a problem, easy fix. I literally just threw it out there last night after completing the build, knowing that I wanted it towards the middle of the run. The kiddie pool just...
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    Built a Step Ladder Roost for Run

    Dirt bath. It allows us to provide loose dirt for them to bathe in. Sometimes we’ll mix in some DE, sand or ash. It’s funny when all of them are in there swimming around like a pool party.
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    Built a Step Ladder Roost for Run

    I would have too, but the logs I was working with were only so wide. If I ever do come across some wider logs, I can easily swap out and make it wider.
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