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    Bobcat Killed My Flock

    We live in Southern CA in a canyon where we often see coyotes and bob cats. Our setup is a fenced in 20x20 run which is about 6 feet tall, with a then mesh netting on the top covering the entire run. Inside the run is their coop, which we never close. Yesterday we had to put one of our four...
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    9mo and No Eggs!

    * Ameraucana
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    9mo and No Eggs!

    A lemon brahma and an Americana
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    9mo and No Eggs!

    Our chickens had a battle with respiratory issues and coccidia at a young age, and were on doxycycline for a long time in order to recover. Only one has been laying eggs as she should, but the other 2 have not followed suit. Is there a chance they may never lay?
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    Help with Doxycyline dosing...

    1 tbs per 4 cups of water
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    Respiratory illness?

    I am treating sneezing with doxycycline both in their water, and given orally. The vet we have been seeing has us on a 21 day cycle of this. It's getting pretty expensive to continue these meds.
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    Coccidiosis, Worms?

    I had 3 4mo old's that were diagnosed with coccidia, and had it for amount a month before I finally acted on treating them. I fed them corrid for a week and luckily they overcame it. Now though they are sneezing, which I am working to treat with doxycycline.
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    Sneezing - 3 weeks on doxycycline

    They are around 4-5 months old now. We took them to a vet, which diagnosed the coccidia based on a stool sample. We 1st treated that for a week, and then began treating the sneezing using doxycycline.
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    Sneezing - 3 weeks on doxycycline

    And still nothing is working! I am administering .5ml with a syringe, and using the powder version in their water. Any other tips? They are also coming off a battle with coccidia as well.
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    Does anyone know where I can buy a small bag of the special earth for the dust bath please

    I was just looking into this too. I found DE, and wood ash for sale on amazon which I plan to use. What other types of sand, dirt, are people using when constructing these?
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    Corid, Cocci?, Not better after 5 days...

    chicken 4 was the host then correct?
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    Help Please - Doxycycline Dosage

    Hey - this might be way past, but I am treating using doxycycline currently for coccidian. The measurements in water are 1 teaspoon to 4 cups of water. And if giving it to them with a syringe, if under 1 years of age .5ml and if over 1 year of age, then 1ml. Those were based on weight, but will...
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    Ants in Coop

    I am always seeing small black ants in the coop bedding. Is this normal? They don't seem bothered by them, but I notice them when I am cleaning it out and putting new bedding in.
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    Doxycycline + Water = Red Water?

    My water turns red, is this a normal reaction?
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    can someone list the symptoms of Coccidiosis?

    Will do. Right now the vet has us administering .5ml of doxycycline with a syringe, and then also adding the 1 teaspoon into their 4 cups of water for the next few weeks. Will update as things progress.
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