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    Proper dosage of Duramycin 10?

    What I can't figure out is how to get the right amount for A chicken?! My hen certainly isn't going to drink a gallon of medicated water 2x daily. Am I missing something here or does this info seem to be all about treating a flock rather than a single sick chicken? I suppose you could just do...
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    Chicken Pecked Nearly to Death

    *Update* Unfortunately Chipmunk (the name of the bird that was pecked) is no longer with us. I'm not sure if there was something internal going on or if he was just never able to recover from the shock but the wounds did not seem fatal. In any case I think we're going to spend tomorrow finishing...
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    Chicken Pecked Nearly to Death

    Thanks for the response. They've definitely got enough space. We have them in a large fenced in area but I wonder if feed may be an issue. We've been officially feeding them mostly at the end of the day to encourage them to forage more which they have been doing. We have a crazy grasshopper...
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    Chicken Pecked Nearly to Death

    Last night when I went to put the chickens to bed I saw what I thought was a dead chicken. When I went over it was still breathing but lying on it's side and already a little chilled. It appears that the other chickens had pecked it so badly it had gone into shock. I brought him inside and...
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