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    Okies in the BYC The Original

    Thanks for the info, I am excited to check some of those places out. I think I read a little about some of those auctions on another post but I wasn't sure if they were for commercial type chicken farms or if I would see many types/breeds of chickens. Are there certain times of the year that...
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    Okies in the BYC The Original

    kaacres, Thanks for the info, I will check them out. My chicks are still on medicated starter. I think I paid $12.50 for a 50# bag. Their shavings are really high, the feed does not seem too out there but I would like to support the locals in Noble if I can. The Chicks are about 4 weeks old...
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    Okies in the BYC The Original

    I work in Downtown Norman so I usually get my feed from the feed store on Porter a few blocks south of Main St. I think their prices are high so I might check out the Noble Trading Post, Where is it located? Thanks for the tip.
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    Okies in the BYC The Original

    Greetings all, I am in Noble, just south of Norman, I am a fairly new member of the forum, it is nice to see some other contacts from around the area and state. Currently I have a garage full of mail order polish chicks. ( that sounds a little scandalous) They are my first chickens to raise...
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    Chick with Swollen bleeding Vent

    I stopped and got some antipeck and when I got home I made a really close inspection of the chick I have been describing. It turns out it is not a cut or a swelling of the vent but it appears that the chick has a condition that resembles a miniature version of a prolapse (based on what I have...
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    Chick with Swollen bleeding Vent

    Thanks for the advice, I'm not the real boss, just living vicariously through his likeness on the chicken forum. I admit I am guilty of having had a little trouble getting the pasting off of some of the chicks and have ended up accidentally pulling a few feathers out. None of the ones that...
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    Chick with Swollen bleeding Vent

    Thanks for all the responses. I am by no means an expert at identifying things like this but it appears to be external. What type of symptoms would indicate a possible internal issue? I am assuming it would be some type of abnormal discharge or blood coming out of the vent. I will definatly...
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    Chick with Swollen bleeding Vent

    The others will occasionally take a pick at it but very rarely, mostly thet get a little interested when they see the chick itself picking at it. It appeared to clear up for a day yesterday, the swelling had gone down and I didnt see the chick picking at it itself, but then it opened back up...
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    Chick with Swollen bleeding Vent

    I can see the blood on the outside, the chick appears to have normal solid poo, I am at work right now so I cant take another good look until this evening. I saw a little blood on some of its poo last night but it appeared to have come off of the external blood spot and not integral with the...
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    Chick with Swollen bleeding Vent

    I have a 1.5 week old polish chick that appears to have a swollen vent with a little blood. It is not bleeding much like a drip or anything. The area right above the vent appears swollen about 2x normal. My thought is that perhaps it pasted up a little and pulled the dry paste off which...
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    How old to tell gender of Polish Chicks

    I have 5 golden laced, 5 silver laced, and 5 white crown black polish chicks 1 week old. I can only keep 3-4 of them and I have someone who is going to buy the rest from me but I need to pick out hens (they were ordered straight run) not having any experience with sexing, I am wondering how old...
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    Baby chicks died symptoms are unclear

    Wow, three more responses while I was writing my last one. Thank you all so much for your advice, It puts my mind to ease a little more but I still hate to think of losing any of the little guys for whatever reason. My little Polish friends and I are much appreciative.
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    Baby chicks died symptoms are unclear

    This is my first time to ever order chicks and I did not know exactly what to expect. I was pretty sure that the first one that died either had something wrong with it from birth or it just had a really tough trip. The one that died today, about 5 days after they arrived was as energetic and...
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    Baby chicks died symptoms are unclear

    I ordered 15 1 day old Polish chicks 1 week ago, 5 Silver laced, 5 white crown blacks, 5 golden laced. I recieved 16 from the supplier, 1 golden laced chick died a few hours after delivery. The chick seemed very groggy, could stand up but was always falling asleep and did not walk around...
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