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    My hen is making a weird sound like a long hiccup

    This made me giggle ... I have a hen who does this, Im almost positive she’s trying to crow. My dominant hen does this. Apparently it’s a thing lol. A friend of mine who’s very experienced and breeds chickens wasn’t concerned when he heard my hen and agreed with me on the crowing thing. I...
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    Very sick respiratoray chickens, please advise

    I totally agree with you 100%. :)
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    Very sick respiratoray chickens, please advise

    As hard as it is to make the decision to cull and send for testing it was what I had to do. I got the results I needed. If I hadn’t do this I could have been living with a nightmare. You have to remember even if you decide to keep your birds and deal with the sickness it still puts others at...
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    Very sick respiratoray chickens, please advise

    This sounds EXACTLY like what I am currently going through. I gave a 10 day cycle of tetracycline and they improved but I now have a flock of chickens that are forever carriers of MG and MS. I now have to live with a zero in/zero out policy or cull them all. I’m so sorry you are going through...
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    Respiratory Infection Info needed ASAP

    Very interesting! I never once thought about these chicks contracting it from the “pet birds” in the store ....I have been in touch with our vet, we are in Canada, and I’m expecting to hear from him today again after reviewing the diagnostic report.
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    Respiratory Infection Info needed ASAP

    Thank you for your words, much appreciated. I have cried A LOT! But i have come the decision to cull and start over. I have a new larger coop coming that I purchased a month ago and I am not going to let this get me down from my enjoyment. I have 2 3 month old Muscovy ducks that I am going...
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    Can Ducks Catch MG and MS?

    Thank you very much. I love my ducks too much, I am going to have them tested and go from there!
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    Newbie :)

    Ugh, that’s unnerving! We have tons of coyotes as well. I rebuilt my coop this spring with 6 foot 1/4 inch mesh wire cloth, buried into the ground and then the electric fence around that and then another fence around that lol. ...I can deal with bears ...I HATE wild cats, they scare me
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    Newbie :)

    Hello :) I’ll take the black bears any day as well!! The Brown and Grizzly are not scared of us and can be a bit intimidating to scare off. But I’ve since installed the strongest electric fence zapper I could purchase....time will tell as we enter their get fat time, if it will work or not.
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    Newbie :)

    Thanks for the welcome! We have those too but so far (knock on wood) they’ve left us alone.
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    Can Ducks Catch MG and MS?

    I have two Muscovy ducks that have been exposed to MG and MS. Are they susceptible to these infections? They show no signs of illness, and incredibly healthy, happy and beautiful.
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    Respiratory Infection Info needed ASAP

    The hens I had prior were ones either myself or my girlfriend hatched and we've never had a health concern ever between our flocks so I assumed it was from the chicks. I do suppose though that anything is possible. My whole purpose of having chickens was to sell fresh eggs and I need more than...
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    Newbie :)

    Hello everyone. I am relatively new to owning chickens, about a year ago. Since starting I have sure had my share of difficulties, including grizzly bears, installing electric fencing and respiratory infections. I have joined because I am very interested in learning all that i can and i...
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    Respiratory Infection Info needed ASAP

    Hello, I am desperately looking for some opinions on my current situation. Long story short, I purchased some chicks from a hatchery as i wanted to grow my flock. I kept them separate. They started coming down with respiratory infection symptoms. Vet said to cut losses and cull all chicks...
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