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This is great advice! We are trying it now.

Where do you find those spirlena powder and dehulled sunflower seeds? And the vitamin A? I want to give my chicken healthy food.

What was the outcome?

Thanks for posting about this. Just discovered my hen had eaten a bunch of styrofoam from a lamp I unpacked. I was so worried.

Found out yesterday at the vet that my hen has a heart murmur. I didn’t want to pay for X-rays and blood work though. Now I wish I had.

Can I soak her foot in an epsom bath every couple of days and just wrap her foot up after with some antibiotic ointment (Silvex or Polysporin)? Or does that black scab/plug need to be dug out?

Hello. My Cornish Cross hen of 1 1/2 years old suddenly got a raspy voice and is being extra clingy. By that I mean she wants to be by my side all the time and normally she does her own thing, free ranging all day. She is a lone chicken so that’s partly why. Do you think that raspy voice is...

Hi there. Did you ever find out what it was? My chicken looks similar and has a very dirty upper tail area (right around the preen gland) but is clean everywhere else. I could not see anything moving after looking carefully at her skin all over several times. Here are some close ups of the dirty...

My hen keeps stepping on /laying on and crushing her own eggs! Then her sweet white feathers get all yolky and turn sticky and yellow. Currently she lays in a plastic bin turned sideways which is not efficient and flips over on her sometimes. This nest box would be perfect for her!

Does anyone know what the difference between the Valbazen and Wazine is?

Are you going to soak a piece of bread with it? I was thinking to put it in the water but it probably tastes awful and they might not drink it.

I’m curious to know some details about treatment for worms too. My hen shook her feathers on the porch and after she walked away, I noticed a couple of little sesame seed-like worms where she had been standing (still alive and moving). What happens if you don’t treat them? Also where do they get...

Hi Audra. I realize this is an old post but I’m curious to know if you still have the Cornish X hen. I have one of these hens (she was given to me) and I’ve become so attached. She’s 7 months or so and has no health issues. I just give her a little less than 3/4 cup of layer pellets every day...

Hi Nate. So do you have an update on how they are doing now? I know this was way back in May when you posted this, but I’ve heard of people having that breed live for up to 4 years. I currently have one and she’s 7 months or so old, very healthy and happy. No problems whatsoever other than she...

That’s awesome! I have a meat bird hen as a pet as well. She’s about 6 months now. Kinda random how I got her. She was just given to me. Here’s a pic!

Oh this makes me sad. I’m sorry to hear about your hen dying. I’m glad to hear that you gave her a fun life while she was alive though. As many others said, most meat birds have unfortunate and terrible lives. Yours wasn’t lucky. I have a cornish hen too. This summer she had a lot of trouble as...

Hi Eggcessive, is there enough Vitamin D3 and phosphorus in regular layer pellets? (That’s what I feed mine who also is having soft shelled eggs currently) Also, what would be some warning signs that there could be Mycoplasma or E.coli bacteria in ther oviduct? Do you happen to know what is a...

I hope she doesn’t continue to lay soft shelled eggs. Keep us posted. I also have a hen who has layed two soft shelled eggs. I need to start giving her calcium from oyster shells ASAP.

Keep us posted on what happens with your soft shelled layer (assuming it’s only one of your hens laying them and not multiple ones). My hen has laid two softies since she started laying a couple of weeks ago. This morning her lower feathers were covered in yolk from having accidentally sat on a...

My boyfriend brought her home from his friend’s house, who raises these types of birds in his backyard for meat. She was about to be slaughtered and apparently my boyfriend was going to slaughter her for himself but he didn’t so now she’s my friend. He has never brought home a chicken before so...