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    Sour crop

    It is strange you are having so many with crop issues. When that happens, you need to consider they may have an exposure to mold. Check the feed supplies. Mold smells bad even if you see nothing. Another source of mold exposure can be compost piles. You'd be surprised what chickens will dig up...
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    Welsummer Issue

    Would you say the leg is getting more lame than it was? It's too early to jump to conclusions, but paralysis shouldn't be happening with a sprain. Let's try vitamin B complex. Get the B-100 from the Walmart pharmacy and give her one tablet each day. If this is happening from disuse from the...
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    Welsummer Issue

    Sprains take up to six weeks to heal. Are you giving her aspirin for pain? It also helps to restrict her movement by reducing the size of the area she has to move around in and making it easy for her to access food and water with minimal physical effort.
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    My hen won't go in at night

    Your idea to pen Honey with her friend for the few days you'll be away is actually what I would come up with. Just be sure your caretaker will see that the two have adequate food and water. Sometimes the most obvious and simplest solution is the best one. The simpler it is, the less chance...
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    Dual coops

    I have two coops, and have had two coops since very early on in keeping chickens. It has been nothing but a huge advantage. Originally built to house two roosters, it now houses one rooster and two little hens that voluntarily moved in after roosting competition became too exhausting in the...
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    Cockerel Aggressive to Dog ???

    My experience with problem cockerels is that with consistent attention and training, most can be rehabilitated. It is, however, a daunting task that many may not be up to, because they may not have the time and dedication. I had two problem cockerels. One would melt down into a puddle of...
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    Cockerel Aggressive to Dog ???

    Is it spring there? Is this cockerel around five or six months old? If so, he's coming into his hormones and can be expected to start acting like a bit of a lunatic. Cockerels will start to throw their weight around and act, well, cocky. They do require guidance during this stage. However, your...
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    Tail injury with swelling.

    I can sympathize with you. Many years ago, not long after I began my flock with two adult chickens from a friend's flock, I found out from a necropsy that they had an avian virus. I was as depressed as you are, thinking it was the end of the world. But there are ways to deal with it and keep...
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    Major behavior issues within flock (lots of fighting)

    It's actually "pinless peepers". Originally, the peepers were metal and a pin was inserted all the way through the nares to secure them in place. Now peepers are made of flexible plastic with prongs that fit into each nare hole to secure them, and easier to install and remove. A word on these...
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    Welsummer Issue

    I believe @DobieLover has nailed it. Cause, consequence, and treatment. Do it.
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    Impacted and/or Sour crop treatment

    It's great you were able to get her in to see a vet. Actually seeing a chicken is 100% superior to trying to make guess over the internet. You usually see improvement with an antibiotic within the first 24 to 48 hours. Be sure to give all the doses even if she appears to be better. We old...
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    Major behavior issues within flock (lots of fighting)

    Having an automatic chicken door is a big help. Set it to open at a certain time, and you won't need to run outside to let them out of the shed.
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    Impacted and/or Sour crop treatment

    Yeah, those poop pics on your phone could appear subversive to law enforcement peeking at them. Glad that papaya is improving her crop. I haven't tried it, but have heard nothing but positive things about it. You may do the Epsom flush any time. It may seem to be a radical thing, but it's...
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    Major behavior issues within flock (lots of fighting)

    You can do better in providing a proper coop for your chickens. Cleaning it up is a good start.
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    Major behavior issues within flock (lots of fighting)

    A couple things you may not realize about chickens. One is that hens signal to the rooster they wish to be mated by crouching in the split second before he reaches her. It happens so quickly, the human brain usually won't make the connection that it's her choice, not the roo's. If she doesn't...
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    Major behavior issues within flock (lots of fighting)

    Your flock reminds me of my fifth grade class when a substitute teacher had us for the day. By afternoon, the poor woman was reduced to tears and literally ran away. Are you sure these aren't fifth graders disguised as chickens?
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    Major behavior issues within flock (lots of fighting)

    I can't decide whether you live in a zoo or a soap opera. Are all of these chickens in a single run and coop? What are the dimensions of coop and of the run? I suspect you may have a space issue. When we see such conflict, it's often due to over crowding. Shape of the run can also have an...
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    Horrified to find duck frozen to shelter floor

    That is bizarre, all right. I've heard of ducks getting frozen to a pond, but not to their own poop. I'm glad you found her before things got worse for her. Have you inspected her feet for frostbite? The tissue will appear white, later turning black.
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    My barred rock hen got stuck on a chair

    Soak the leg each day for around fifteen to twenty minutes in warm Epsom salts. You can add a wound disinfectant to the water to help with any infection. This will increase blood flow and encourage healing. You can give her one chewable aspirin two times a day for pain. She may also be...
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    At my wits end with this crop situation!

    The Epsom salt flush is one teaspoon Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) in one-half cup warm water given via tubing directly into the crop two times per day for three consecutive days. Syringing just a little does not accomplish anything. The entire one-half cup must be given. My chickens have...
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