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    I need some help ruling this out

    The other day I found one of my hens fluffed up and sleeping in the middle of the day. I picked her up to check her out and noticed her crop was mushy. I separated her, gave her food and water. she drank normally and was fine afterwards. The next day she look/acted normal. The next day she came...
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    Questions about Guinea Fowl...

    I am known as the "Bird Lady" in my family. Any questions they have about poultry I'm the go to for answers. I don't always know the answers... especially if it's about Guineas. I hardly knew anything about them until a few weeks ago i got asked by my grandparents if chickens would eat the bugs...
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    Chick Emergency. Need some advice please!

    I stayed up with it all night trying to make sure it was comfortable and tried giving it a little bit of raw egg at one point, but it passed away Monday morning while i was out taking care of the other chicks and chickens.
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    Chick Emergency. Need some advice please!

    I need some advice!! I went away for the weekend, and one of my hens was expecting 2 more eggs to hatch. When i checked them for the last time before I left Friday night noticed the last egg had started piping when momma moved. I just got back home a little while ago and when i checked on them...
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    Need help identifying the breeds

    I have 2 chickens a hen and a rooster i would like to find out what breed they are. They're both a year old, and are mature! Harper just started laying beautiful brown eggs. Brown & black is Harper, and Harvey is the mostly white one.
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    Duck with foam like bubbles on his eye.

    I was looking eye infections in ducks up, and saw something about Foamy Eye decease.. could that be it? How do I treat it? Is it contagious to the hens and chickens?
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    Duck with foam like bubbles on his eye.

    I have a drake that's 11 months old, i went out to let the flock out this morning and noticed something white on his eye so I caught him, and saw foam like bubbles on it. I separated him immediately from the rest. Other then having to rely on his right eye to see, he's acting normal. I'm...
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    Where do I start?

    Wow lots of great information, Thank you! I would like to start out with them as pets, and see how that goes. Will definitely start looking more into what all i need to get them. 1 more question, what about during the winter, will they need special heating, or just a closed in coop with a...
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    Where do I start?

    I'm usually here on the chickens & ducks side of things, but I've been have seriously thinking about adding quails to the mix soon! It will still be a month or two before I'm able to get things set up. at the moment I'm the middle of moving, just thought maybe i should have a few questions...
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    Hen with respiratory symptoms!

    She is sneezing and has a watery nose, and sometimes gasping for air
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    Hen with respiratory symptoms!

    I have an old English game bantam/serama, i don't know how old she is, a neighbor gave her and a small flock to me back in spring, anyways, she start molting about a month ago, temperatures here started cooling down about a week ago, and around that time i noticed her fluffed up and not...
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    Weird bump on eyelids...

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    Weird bump on eyelids...

    They are breathing fine, I haven't noticed any wheezing, and they all seem to be acting normal. I have not seen them peck each other, but I haven't been outside with them much in the last week. No bees, but there are Hornets around here.
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    Weird bump on eyelids...

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    Weird bump on eyelids...

    Last night I posted about this and got no response I don't know what it is or what to do for it I have a flock of about 40 chickens and 3 ducks. 2 of my pullets a Black Astrolorp who is 6 months old and a Speckled Sussex who is 5 months old, they've been doing really good, yesterday noticed...
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