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    Attacked by a red tail!!

    I'm sorry to hear that. Hawks are awful. I'm glad you're putting a cover on your run now.
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    Could I get lung problems?

    It's funny, I think about this every so often. Years ago, there was an episode of House that featured a little boy who was very ill, who was drinking out of a well or playing where there had been a large chicken coop. They said the poop dust had given him an infection. But, I think if you...
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    HELP PLEASE 2 hens now sick and not laying.

    I'm sorry to hear about your girl. What is her poop like? Does she have a yellow cooked yolk-like substance stuck to her vent feathers? How is her weight? Could she have eaten anything toxic? Last summer, one of my BSLs ate spray foam insulation. She had impacted crop-like symptoms. I...
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    Attacked by a red tail!!

    I'm sorry to hear about your roo. Just to clarify, by his insides hanging out, do you mean actual organs and/or intestine, or just badly torn flesh? It's hard to say. Chickens are amazing healers and can surprise you. But if there's major internal damage, that's a different story. Are you...
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    Bumblefoot and drawing salve?

    This is very interesting. It would certainly be far easier for the chicken keeper than surgery (especially when there are multiple birds with infections), and far less stressful for the birds. I will definitely pick some up at the drug store to have on hand. Thank you for the suggestion!
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    leg injury?

    Good morning, I hatched an EE a couple years ago with a slipped tendon. But she hatched that way, it didn't slip after hatch like yours seems to have. Our avian specialist was unable to treat her based on the severity of the condition. This is the site I referred to at that time...
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    New to BYC (and chickens!)

    Hello, and welome from NH!!!
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    New Beginnings

    Hi there, and welcome! I agree with sumi. I have chicks that are 2 weeks today that I will begin transitioning outside. Just be mindful of where you are letting them out (if they're not going in to their outside coop and run). With my first chicks, I let them play around on a patch of sand...
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    New to BYC

    Hello, and welcome from NH! Incubating is so egg-citing! Best of luck!
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    New to chicken keeping and the heart ache that goes with it.

    I'm so sorry to hear about the predator attack. Keeping chickens is not for the faint of heart, and its impossible not to grow attached to them. Definitely post your situation under the Emergencies section, and you will most certainly get some helpful replies. I'm keeping my fingers...
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    Hello from NW ohio

    Welcome! I love the name Cocoa Beaner!
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    New to BYC from Pacific NW

    Welcome! It's nice to have you!
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    Lost a hen today - not sure why?

    I'm so sorry for your loss. Because she sat on the nest all day it sounds like she may have been egg bound. Did you happen to notice if she was walking strange? On the other hand, I lost a hen this past spring to egg peritonitis. She had a very swollen abdomen, refused to walk, and toward...
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    White spots on combs, is this pox?

    Sometimes when my girls peck each other, the injuries on their combs and wattles look like this when they begin to heal. Is it possible that there's some pecking going on?
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    possibly egg bound/not sure though.

    Congratulations on your new egg layer! I believe if your wife saw an egg then it would certainly be far enough down for your pullet to lay. Perhaps she laid it out in the yard in a secret nest? Or perhaps what your wife saw was the pullet's vent after eliminating. When you bathed her...
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    Leg broken on Ameraucana hen, but WHERE is it broken? At the joint?

    Sorry to hear about your girl! How long has it been since her second injury? If you can't feel a a break, it may be possible that she badly sprained her leg. A lot of leg injuries can heal on their own with time. I would do as you did before by trying to restrict her activity. Maybe set...
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    Adding a frizzle to the flock

    I've been searching craigslist for a rooster, and I've stumbled on a 6-month old frizzle. All of my girls have normal feathers. Have any of you with frizzles found that they're picked at due to the different feathers? Thank you for your input!
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    Tips to keeping your flock cool in the summer?

    Hello! I like to feed my girls frozen peas (or any small frozen veg). I plucked this idea from another BYCer and my girls absolutely love it!
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    Which side is the oviduct entrance?

    Thank you for your reply. I've read speckledhen's posts about Olivia over and over, and I suspect I'll have to bring her to the vet to have her abdomen drained (and to show me how to do it to keep her comfortable until she's ready) unless he insists on putting her down, in which case I'll...
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