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  1. ChickenClaw03

    Strange chicken behaviour

    Thanks for the reply, My hen is 7 seven years old and she hasn’t laid an egg in months I believe since it’s winter where I am. Out of all of my hens she’s never had any egg problems. The vet did an X-ray on her last week and she didn’t feel like she was carrying an egg.
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    Strange chicken behaviour

    Yes, I think it’s a crop adjustment
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    Strange chicken behaviour

    Hi, My Phoenix bantam has been exhibiting some weird behaviour over the past week. I’ve taken her to a vet and they’ve drained her crop, since there was a lot of fluid in there and she was sneezing/coughing. It’s been three days since the drain and her crop has filled up and she is doing the...
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    Chicken with flakey skin

    Thanks, It’s worth a try!
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    Chicken with flakey skin

    Hi, My Rhode Island Red hen Ruby has very flakey skin, particularly under her vent area. None of my other hens have anything like this and there is no sign of mites or eggs. The site makes her itchy and uncomfortable. I’ve tried to wash the area, but haven’t had any luck removing it. Does...
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    Funny egg

    Maybe this isn’t available in some countries? I’m in Australia and this is quite common implant that is given to chickens, along with other avian species to aid recovery or stop reproductive health problems. If this was in any way too invasive, painful or traumatic for my pet, I would never do this.
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    Funny egg

    The implant is something that has been recommended to me by multiple local bird vets, which stops eggs from being produced. The only reason I want the implant is because she has some sort of infection (or possibly a cancer). The implant wears off in 3 months, so it’s not permanent. I had a hen a...
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    Funny egg

    She’s getting the implant to prevent her from laying. Had one for my other hen a year ago and she hasn’t been sick since. This hen is 3 years old.
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    Funny egg

    Hi, My hen Queenie the Barnevelder has been acting lethargic after laying a soft shell egg yesterday. I’m worried she hasn’t fully passed the fluid as I found more in her poo today. I’m taking her to a specialist bird vet to get a hormone implant in two days, however I’m not sure she’s going...
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    Comb fungal infection or just dryness?

    I’ve also used petroleum jelly on the comb for two weeks with only slight improvement. I’ll look into favus
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    Comb fungal infection or just dryness?

    Hi, One of my hens has had a dry and flaky looking comb for about a month. I was wondering if anyone could identify if it’s just dryness in the comb after moulting or a fungal infection that I need to manage. I’ve been treating it with vetericyn spray currently, but maybe I need something...
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    Chicken grooming behaviour

    Hi, I’ve noticed that my chicken at the top of the pecking order likes to clean the other hens when they have food on their beak. The strange part is that the hen with the dirty beak will stand still like a statue and let the dominant hen clean her (she isn’t distressed). Is this a dominance...
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    Help with my silkie hen

    Normally lice are found around a chicken’s vent area, so I would check there in case. If you find lice you can use something like this product
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    Help with my silkie hen

    The dandruff can come from lice biting the skin of the chicken or it can come from the growth of new feathers, acting as a protective layer. Is she growing or losing feathers? For the legs use petroleum jelly to kill the scaly leg mites.
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    Trouble Breathing

    Is their breathing more heavy or raspy sounding, is their crest changing colour to purple? Sounds like they may have a flu or infection as it’s affecting multiple birds. If you have any chicken vitamins or electrolytes you may want to try that and see if there’s improvement. If symptoms...
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    Tidbitting moulting hen

    Thanks, she’s a sweet bantam Phoenix cross with a unique comb. She follows me around the garden looking for bugs to hunt and is very talkative. She has taught the younger hens how to behave in a flock.
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    Tidbitting moulting hen

    The funniest part is my higher ranking hen is the smallest in the flock. Good to know her behaviour is normal.
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    Tidbitting moulting hen

    Here’s the little scrappy hen
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    Tidbitting moulting hen

    Hi, My hen, Phoenix (first in the pecking order) has started tidbitting behaviour when food she perceives as ‘yummy’ is present (the other hens come and steal the food). The strange part is I have no roosters, who I thought only did tidbitting behaviour, while the other hens lower in the...
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    Red leg scales

    So far the other chickens haven’t seemed to even notice the red leg marks. I don’t currently have Neosporin, but to do have vetericyn spray and petroleum jelly.
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