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Yes. I leave out oyster shell and egg shells. I usually get all flock feed but I got egg layer feed for her since she has her own coop.

One of my older hens is struggling to absorb calcium, I think. She was laying shell less eggs even when I was giving her two tablets of calcium with 600mg and 10mcg of Vitamin D per tablet. When I started dosing her with poultry cell she started laying full shell eggs again, so I'm thinking she...

Maybe I can put a board on the top of the cage... I was going to cover the cage with a tarp.

Yeah, that's why I'll cover her with a tarp so she won't be seen at least. I don't know what else to do at this point. She's flighty by nature and freaks out easily.

My hen became broody two to three days ago. I tried kicking her off the nest but she bit me. Their coop is full of shavings right now and I don't have time to clean it and put the dog cage inside. I read that it's better for her to get more light anyway so I put the dog cage on cinder blocks and...

She is not. She actually seems back to normal now.

Two days ago, my almost 3-year-old RIR was sitting in the nest for 20 hours. I thought she was egg bound so I gave her two 600mg calcium tablets. I was getting ready to give her an Epsom salt bath but I saw that she got up out of her nest and started walking around, eating and acting normal. I...

It's been 20 hours and I was getting things ready to give her a bath but when I went to check on her I saw that she got up from her nest and is walking around and eating and seems normal. Her vent is a little dirty though and still no egg. I'll keep an eye on her and continue giving her calcium...

My hen has been in the same spot since I put her to bed last night, so it's been about 15 hours. I think she's struggling with laying an egg. I can see her vent breathing a bit heavy, like she's trying to push an egg out. She's also making a trilling noise. She did the same thing this time last...

I had this container around my chickens but it was on something high they can't reach. It had been sitting collecting rain water for about two weeks and I found this worm today. What is this? Should I be concerned my chickens may have worms? I did worm them a few weeks ago already.

Update: she gone :(

I kept her inside over the weekend, giving her 1/2 inch vaginal cream twice a day. She seems a lot better today, even yesterday. Her tail lifted a bit and she seems perkier. I put her back outside to see how she'll do and 30 minutes later when I went to check on her she's already bleeding a bit...

Hello all, I'm trying to rehome my pair of rooster and hen. They were from a flock of 4 chicks and unfortunately two of the chicks were eaten by rats. The surviving two cling to each other and are inseparable so I'm trying to give them away together. Both are 3/4 cream leg bar and 1/4 Rhode...

My 2.5 y/o RIR hen has sour crop this morning, I think. I found a pile of liquid in their coop and when she came out her tail was droopy and she had her head down. She also seemed tired and not eating. The first thing I thought when I saw her was that her crop looked like it didn't empty. I...

I had a flock of 4 chicks hatch this summer and unfortunately two of them got eaten by rats. The remaining two is one hen and one roo. Both are 3/4 cream leg bar and 1/4 Rhode Island red. They're really shy but pretty sweet and are inseparable. We already have a rooster and can't keep another...

How much did you give her at a time? The recipe I found says to give 2-3 tsps 3x a day.

How did you give this to your hen? Did you just make a fresh batch everyday and leave it out for everyone to drink?

I'll just mix it in her wet feed. I think she may be overweight so I'm going to avoid giving her fatty foods and treats. I'm tempted to limit the amount of time I let them have food free choice too.

She's definitely walking normal now. I'm currently separating her and keeping her inside. My plan was to keep her in here until Thursday morning, but she seems pretty bored. Would it okay to let her back out as soon as tomorrow?

Thank you! I actually ordered amoxicillin after reading a post from Wyorp Rock. Hopefully I won't be needing it though. It'll get here in about 2-3 days. I'm going to get Chlorhexidine too and wash the area 2-3x a day until it heals.