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    White leghorn rooster lifespan?

    such Prolific egg laying as seen in layers like leghorns greatly increases the risk of ovarian cancer or peritonitis or egg binding, etc., so that’s why their lifespan is reduced. I imagine if you put a leghorn hen on birth control, she would have a much greater chance of living a normal...
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    Cornish cross seven year lifespan possible?

    If you raise a bunch of Cornish chicks together, all they will do is eat and sit after a certain age. If you raise a single Cornish chick with other breeds from very young, ideally a day old, its FOMO will be strong enough that he will run around to keep up with them, and that increased activity...
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    Leg or foot issue

    This is a mystery! Not bumblefoot, no bone injuries. It could be a muscle injury but then we would expect to see improvement over three weeks of rest and we didn’t. Presumably a joint infection would’ve been apparent to the vet and on the radiographs and even if they weren’t, the doxy would have...
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    3-week old chick with a bad leg - any advice please

    That was way too long, sorry. Also I love your brooder setup, especially the use of vertical space. Very jealous. Regarding trauma origins: by trauma I mean to refer to any external physical force causing damage, even when the animal looks otherwise intact without diagnostic imaging...
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    3-week old chick with a bad leg - any advice please

    RoyalChick, you’re so dedicated! I could not find a video of avian neurological exam, but the following link shows a dog neuro exam - the foot flipping in particular can be seen starting around 2:54. I can try to film it with my own birds tomorrow to give a better idea. I apologize if I...
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    How can I get suprelorin without a prescription for my chicken?

    Suprelorin is a prescription only medication in the US (and most other countries). Labeled use is for dogs and ferrets, but it’s used off-label for birds. However, a couple years ago FARAD banned the use of this implant in food animals. This unfortunately includes pet chickens as well as...
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    3-week old chick with a bad leg - any advice please

    This looks very neurological. Her brain is not communicating with the leg. Which isn’t to say the ultimate cause isn’t viral or bacterial or nutritional in origin, but from the videos, she’s lost proprioception of that leg. Part of a neurological exam in birds, and other animals frankly, is to...
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