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    Sick 1-2 week chicks - what disease is this?

    Last week I bought six 5-day old chicks. I housed them in my usual spot for new chicks, a cage with heat lamp/new clean straw in the barn. I didn’t pay much attention to them the first couple of days, but on the third morning, I discovered one had died in the night. The next day two were...
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    need suggestions for duckling who can't walk

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    need suggestions for duckling who can't walk

    Hello, I'm a chicken owner who just adopted some ducklings for the first time. I was only going to adopt four, but there was a little one at the feed store who couldn't walk, and the owner was going to "throw him in the trash." So I of course adopted him. He wasn't eating/drinking. I think he...
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    HELP! Duck has plugged nostril.

    When my duckling's nostrils were plugged, I gave him a warm bath, and then another, and worked at the nostril with my fingernail. Eventually it cleared. He liked the warm water and I think it helped him to be more active in the water, dunking his head and such. Good luck!
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    Chick has watery eyes and lethargic

    Update, in case anyone is interested: applied bacitracin ointment to her eyes, and gave her liquid antibiotic via water. I had to dip her beak in the water to get her to drink since she had no interest on her own and couldn't see the water dish. She showed improvement within 24 hours - eating...
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    My baby is ill-- repeated head shaking and weight loss

    I hope you find an answer soon. Did she see a vet?
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    Chick has watery eyes and lethargic

    She just acts like her eyes are seriously bothering her.
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    Chick has watery eyes and lethargic

    No, breathing is normal, as far as I can tell.
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    Chick has watery eyes and lethargic

    I just bought some 5-day old chicks, and one looks sick to me. Her eyes are half-closed and watery, and she seems just a bit lethargic. Is there a treatment I can try without involving a vet? Maybe antibiotic ointment to her eyes? She's already on medicated feed.
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    Hen stopped laying and died

    My Sicilian Buttercup stopped laying about six weeks ago. I've never had a Sicilian Buttercup before, so I just assumed they just didn't lay as much as other hens. But yesterday, she died. I hadn't noticed any health problems. What kind of illnesses could cause a hen to stop laying for such a...
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    Turkeys Stomping

    It's a mating-related thing. But I don't know if it's to look sexy to a hen or to attract her attention.
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    What kind of roo is this?

    mobile isn't letting me upload the hen's picture. Sorry!
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    What kind of roo is this?

    This guy is about 8 months old. Originally he was marked similarly to a female bantam who is probably a sister. She is buff with black speckles (below roo in 2nd picture). Any ideas as to breed?
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    Is myxomatosis harmful to chickens?

    Our rabbit population has been wiped out by myxomatosis. Any danger to chickens? Dogs/cats?
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    Five Beautiful Laying Hens, that need a home

    Hi, yes we would be happy to. I can't figure out how to message you but if you can message me I'll respond. :)
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