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Black astralorp 3 yrs old. Sak had has been the not bothering her for a over a year. Today was letting another hen eat from her. There was blood not a ton. She's calm. She had been laying eats and doing normal chicken things. I'm in Milwaukee if anyone is local. What is it? What can I do?

My 2 year old rhode island red has an injured foot. I did not see it happen. It's day 3 now and she's inside and still not putting weight on it. she's eating, i've been soaking it in epsom salt. no protruding bones. It just kinda lays there limp. Have you experienced this before? any advice...

great story - happy to hear that she is living well. i'd be interested to see a sketch of your new crop bra design. i've tried a few different things in the past with no luck of it actually staying on ;)

very easy to catch. she's a total lover and the door is her way to the grass so she'll be there. today the other three girls had time in the yard and she had quiet time in garage. ill try the kennel in coop and the fennel tea. I'll also post some pictures of the coop. recently it was split...

i just read about this recently, im going to try the tea tomorrow.

i learned the hard way that i should have had my plan in place prior to an illness. im all set now, but at the time, it added a lot of xtra work and stress for me and the girls.

Thank you for the information and. That will work well for me. How the heck can you break them of those bad eating habbits? It's maddening, mine is also the lowest. I caught it early this time at least.

Looking for feedback on whether or not you separate your birds when treating for sour crop. We just had a blissful month of healthy girls. This morning Blacky (Australorp 1 1/2 yr layer) has a watery swollen crop once again (crop was checked before and after keeping her in a cage overnight)...

Curious question an d looking for feedback on whether or not you separate your birds when treating for sour crop. We just had a blissful month of healthy girls. This morning Blacky (Australorp 1 1/2 yr layer) has a watery swollen crop once again (crop was checked before and after keeping her...

i ended up using corn/callus pads on their feet (the hole is already cut). all 4 girls have bumblefoot. so I needed to shave off some time. curious if that has been attempted / successful? i used a combination of treatments based on each foots condition. i was also able to cut this down to 2...

thank you for this info! did the vet apply or spray anything on the wound before the cushion was secured?

did the vet apply or spray anything on the wound before the cushion was secured?

excellent! ok, i'll give it a shot and see how it goes. i appreciate the help :)

the dirt gets really hard packed and the sand i add is pretty rocky... this gives me something to think about. thank you.