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Caramel is being super obnoxious at moment.

Poor Jillian looks so done

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Hey, I apologize if this is unsolicited but I know you’ve answered questions like this before so I figured I might give it a shot. The reason we haven’t immediately gone to a vet is because of our current financial situation.

One of my hens today seems like she did something to her beak. The part near her comb seems to have been pulled up a bit, creating a gash. Something probably fell on it, as we have a pressure plate feeder or whatever it’s called, something probably occurred and it damaged her beak. I’m ashamed this happened so easily, as they’ve had no issues before. As of today, it will be removed from the coop.

She can open her beak, and I believe she can eat and drink. However, it is bleeding a lot (at least now, as of today, when the injury was found).

We’ll be giving her the care we can provide for her right now, but I would really appreciate it if you have any suggestions. She’s quarantined and in a safe space.

It seems sort of a minor— I can provide pictures if needed— but is there anything you can suggest? Veterinary care will be provided if needed, too.

Once again, I’m sorry if this is the wrong place to ask and I don’t mean to bother you.

Stop the bleeding with kwikstop or something similar. You could also use cornstarch or flour. After the bleeding stops gently clean it a with a wound cleaner or soap and water and that should be all you can do right now.

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Is this right I never carried a purse before

Recently everytime I change her diaper Beeper thinks it is ultra snuggle time. I'm glad she isn't stressed by it but I have things to do Beeper.

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Do the diapers stop them from laying eggs? Sorry, was curious and debating eventually acquiring a chicken

They just lay it in the diaper. If I catch them wanting to lay though I just take the diaper off since they don't normally poop when they need to lay an egg.

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Recently everytime I change her diaper Beeper thinks it is ultra snuggle time. I'm glad she isn't stressed by it but I have things to do Beeper.

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Recently everytime I change her diaper Beeper thinks it is ultra snuggle time. I'm glad she isn't stressed by it but I have things to do Beeper.

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Is there like a rough age at which most hens start laying? Our four hens are all roughly the same age, and all but one (The largest of them) have been laying one a day for over a month now. Is a there a point at which we should start worrying about her?

4-5 months of age is when most hens start laying. Some heavier or slow growing breeds can take much longer.

You shouldn't worry about your hen to much as long as she doesn't show any problems like looking sick or sad before and after laying, laying soft shells, not molting, ect. She should be on a good diet and have free access to a calcium source like oyster shell. Both of my leghorns had negative reproductive symptoms like the above and that coupled with their breed ment they were higher risk for developing reproductive issues compared to other birds.

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From Poultry DVM

"Suprelorin is a sustained release subcutaneous implant that releases slow doses of deslorelin acetate to suppress the hen's reproductive endocrine system by preventing the production of pituitary hormones. It temporarily stops hens from laying eggs.

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Stopping egg laying helps in the prevention and treatment of the following reproductive diseases in hens:

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👉 Cloacal prolapse

👉 Egg binding

👉 Egg yolk peritonitis

👉 Fatty liver disease

👉 Ovarian cancer

👉 Ovarian cysts

👉 Oviduct impaction

👉 Salpingitis

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The product was originally created in Australia for use in dogs and has been available in Australia and New Zealand since 2007 and the European Union since 2008.

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In the USA, this product is sold only for use in ferrets for treatment of Adrenal disease. It is used off-label in birds and illegal in chickens, ducks and other poultry since the FDA considers them "food animals"

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The implant comes pre-loaded in an insertion device and administered while the bird is sedated or under anesthesia. The duration of effectiveness ranges from 4 to 6 months depending on the size of the implant (4.7 mg or 9.4 mg) and the particular bird."

(Yes it is illegal to use this implant in a food animal. If it's a pet chicken a lot of vets will prescribe it to your bird anyway. This is because you don't want to use hormones with potentially food producing animals despite the implant stopping egg laying.)

My leghorns have used these for years and it definitely lengthened their lifespan. Unfortunately they can stop functioning with chronic use but it can still save your birds life or lengthen their lifespan for a few years.

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do you have fake eggs you use for broody hens :o

My silked girls are on fertile eggs but the rest I'm discouraging. I do put fake eggs in the nest to encourage laying in the nestboxs though.

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4/6 of my serama hens are broody and don't worry the other two are starting to act broody as well 😮‍💨

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Morphing into the pine

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Beeper is mad

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I had to give my chickens away a couple years ago because I was moving a thousand miles away and even if where I was moving to could have chickens they wouldn't have survived the trip

But in any case, I adored those girls. I raised each one of them by hand in my bedroom and I was their rooster when they went to live in the back yard

Do you think they miss me? I know I miss them

I can't be certain that they miss you right now but it's likely they can still remember your face

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I do 128x128 pixel icon commissions for $20

I will need references and the background color you want.

You will be given the icon and a scaled up version of the art.

I am best with birds and cats but can do other species just fine.

I work quickly and in a timely manner so you don't have to wait for your art for long.

Here are some of my favorite examples

Noticed I got some new followers from my pen sketches who might not know I offer these and I cannot find my old post 😵‍💫

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The way she shifts her body weight

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It's her favorite diaper I think lol

Beeper hugs