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    Dog attack

    How did your Buff Orpington heal up? I am searching this site because two of our girls just got mauled by a neighbors dog. Their backs are chewed and punctured, tail feathers almost gone. We cleaned them thoroughly and used veterycin to disinfect + triple antibiotic ointment. The girls are in...
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    Mad with a broken heart

    I am so sorry for your loss. We just had the same thing happen to us. 2 of our hens got mauled by our neighbors Rottweiler who jumped our 5 foot fence. The girls are still alive BARLEY. I hope they will make it. We talked to the neighbors who said they are sorry but did not know what they could...
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    Parasites?

    Ha, so glad to hear that. I had just replied to your thread but I guess things seem good
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    Parasites?

    I do agree it sounds like trichomonaisis, http://www.pet-informed-veterinary-advice-online.com/trichomonas.html. We just had one of our hens diagnosed with it, which probably means all of them will need to be treated. We took a feces sample to the vet and they found Roundworms as well as trich...
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    FINAL NECROPSY RPT GO TO LAST POST --NIGHTMARE with CANKER

    I am so sorry you had to go through all of this, it is painful and it was painful reading it. I wanted to thank you for sharing Jet;s story. It was very helpful. We are going through some stuff with our flock of 6 and while doing some research I saw your post. One or more of our hens was...
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    CALIFORNIA The Whole State thread

    Thank youI will check out the breeders that you listed. I hope something will come up. If not I will get baby chicks again next spring, they are so fun to raise
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    CALIFORNIA The Whole State thread

    This is a great idea. I like the links. Thank you for putting in the extra work and effort for us fellow Californians. I have been looking for anyone in CA who might be breeding Dominiques. We would really love to add a mellow rooster to our flocks of 5 hens. Not sure if anyone out there in...
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    My Pet Chicken?

    We ordered 5 females and one male last year in March and all of them arrived healthy and alive. We got exactly what we ordered. No issues whatsoever.
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    California Hatchery

    I just came across them as well and was wondering about the same thing. Thanks for the input, I am not liking the fact that there is no address or phone number it makes me a little nervous. I wonder if anyone has had positive experience with them.
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    One of our almost 6 months-old hens started limping, using only 1 leg

    Update: It took our girl at least 3 weeks until she got better. I am not 100% sure what was really wrong with her but we did change their diets and added extra calcium rich foods (treats) to it. All the chickens are getting the treats. We did give her Hypericum Perforatum (St. Johns Worth) as...
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    High Desert, California!!

    Quote: Sorry that I didn't see this sooner. Dr. McClaine at Desert Care Animal Hospital on Main Street at 9th (NW corner) will see chickens....and anything that you can get into her office. GREAT VET!! We have been going to her since 2001. She recently added Dr. Keith Dan to her office...
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    hen not walking

    This sounds very strange. But our hen isn't walking , either. It started with her limping on one leg, then she stopped walking. There doesn't seem anything wrong with her. At first we thought she was egg-bound but she is laying. We have her in a cat carrier and try to feed her extra nutritious...
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    One of our almost 6 months-old hens started limping, using only 1 leg

    So we ended up taking the girl poor chick to the vet after all. We read up all kinds of info from Bumble foot to egg binding to Mareks disease and it turns out she was EGG BOUND ! I had read up on different sites about egg-binding and read the suggested remedies. One of them said to have the...
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    High Desert, California!!

    Hello High Desert People We are in Hesperia and I was curious if anyone knows a good vet for chickens. One of our girls is limping and we are completely clueless as to what could have happened. No sign of broken bones. In order to give her rest she is separated from the others for now and we...
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    Anyone do lots of home canning/food preserving?

    There is also a FACEBOOK site called Canning, Preserving and Dehydrating Food and then there are many other urban homesteading sites and blogs out there http://growitcookitcanit.com/ is one I like I am new to this, too and I have been freezing most of my excess veggies and foods that I...
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