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    Full Crop In the Morning & Not Eating

    My 1 1/2 year old black Orpington was vibrant and healthy until she started her first molt. That was when the liquid excrement started. And she was unsteady on her feet .We took her to the veterinarian and she tested negative for parasites. X-rays showed no blockages in her digestive system...
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    Comment by 'JLB' in article 'Fermenting Chicken Feed: A Straightforward Method'

    Pipin and Lillie, I do both sprouted lentil/grains and I ferment organic scratch as a snack for my 4 hens. They love it all. I haven't had a problem with salmonella - I just make sure I rinse the sprouts well at least twice a day. (I sprout grains/lentils in mason jars with cheese cloth or...
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    Dark red lump under wing

    I can't tell a lot from your picture... what I can see is that the "lump" looks like bare, pink skin and elongated? My 9 month old Orpington had a similar looking protrusion of pink skin, but hers was just above her cloaca. I took her to an avian vet who said it was a hernia. He did surgery...
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    Comment by 'JLB' in article 'Reasons To Grow A Chicken Garden'

    Fencing off your veggie and flower garden is a must if you don't want your flock to devour and scratch everything up in a couple of days! That being said, I have a large raised bed with artichokes and sunchokes and a few mature salvias that the girls like to roam in (it is their own secret...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Often Do You Clean Your Coop?

    I have a 5'X4' raised henhouse for my 4 hens and I clean out the droppings from the night before on hardware area of the floor poop daily. The floor is half hardware cloth (Just under their roosting bar/ the other half is wood). I have a drawer that fits into a slide a few inches underneath...
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    Has anyone here felt guilty after euthanizing a chicken?

    cheepcheepnash, I feel your anguish and doubt. Thank you for sharing your experience. I just had a similar situation, needing to the same, due to suspected Marek's - Patience was the most docile and beautiful of our 3 chicks (my first(and last ) time raising chicks - I'm sticking to pullets...
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    California - Northern

    I live in Sonoma County and usually describe it as northern California. But I don't subscribe to hard and fast boundaries. I say "northern CA" so that my southeast Louisiana relatives can get some idea of where I live. I tend to think more in regions and microclimates (given I'm a gardener...
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    my chicken looks like her organs are falling out urgent please help

    I'm so sorry you and your chicken are going through this. I had a very similar incident with one of mine and ultimately she didn't make it. I was able to take her to a Veterinary and he had to put her down. I hope that your were able to get her to a professional. I know how horrible an...
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    Suggestions on how I 'bathe'/clean a disabled chicken please

    WYorp Rock, thank you for posting this (I realize it was a long time ago) question of how to help a disabled chicken that is unable to dustbathe. I have a sweet pullet who suddenly lost ability to scratch the soil with her legs. She can also no longer perch.(Vet suspects Marek's disease)...
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    Deslorin hormonal implant treatment for internal layer?

    Thank you, Charlie Baby and Lilith 37 for sharing your experiences with the hormone implant. Your support is much appreciated. Now I don't feel so alone in this . After 3 days of anti-biotic and anti-inflammatory that my local Vet prescribed, Mimi perked up a bit but is still not her total...
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    Deslorin hormonal implant treatment for internal layer?

    My beautiful 6 year old Ebony Belgian Maline hen Mimi has just been diagnosed with internal laying. Her body was able to reabsorb the fluids for probably months, and she seemed herself except I had noticed intermittent labored breathing at times. Now I know why, as the build up of fluids was...
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    Wildfire evacuation

    I have 4 backyard hens and have evacuated them twice during fire warnings here in N. California. I have metal folding fencing and 4 medium sized dog crates and a large metal folding dogcrate. We evacuated to a Costco parking lot (bathrooms available). I assembled the dog crate, covered it with...
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    Comment by 'JLB' in article 'Using Sand In Your Chicken Coop'

    The construction sand I purchased has cancer and respiratory warnings on it. Can you please be more specific about which types of sand are safe?
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    Comment by 'JLB' in article 'Using Sand In Your Chicken Coop'

    RE: using sand: the construction sand I got has a cancer and respiratory warnings on it . Can you please be more specific about what types of sand are safe?
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    Review by 'JLB' in article 'Dust Baths: What they are and why they are important'

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