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    Baby chick losing its skin?? Exposed backbone and keel bone, can't stand, seems near death!

    I would treat for coccidiosis, give it ground beef or tuna in its food, electrolyte water, yogurt. Make sure it has access to grit and minerals
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    Help while I wait for vet appt 🙏🏻🐓💜

    Sounds like water belly. I had a hen do this intermittantly. I brought her inside, withheld water in large amounts, moistened her feed, and gave her extra protein in her feed. You can reduce and control her access to water. It sounds like water belly from heart or liver failure. I saved a hen...
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    How do you go on vacation with chickens?

    Sounds like your best bet is to hire a house sitter
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    How do you go on vacation with chickens?

    Ive hired the neighboor in the past and used auto waterers and extra feeders.
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    Poop stuck to chicks feet. Peeling off with chicks skin! What’s happening here?

    Update, this chick never grew normally. She is 1/4 the size of her sibings and her feathers are ratty looking like she is not absorbing nutrients. When she was 6 weeks old I hatched a couple chicks to keep her company and now they are 8 weeks and they are bigger then her at 16 weeks. I thought...
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    Molt, mites, or..?

    Looks like my feather eaters. I’m doing a process of elimination. I wormed them. I treated for mites. Now I suspect feather eaters. I’m also feeing protien supplement and no change … Following
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    Necropsy photo - is this the thymus gland or tumors?

    What a relief! Normal thymus glands
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    Can someone help identify the breed, please?

    Does he have an injured leg?
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    Day old chicks in outdoor brooder?

    Yes and no. It’s warm enough if you have a thermometer to track temps and a ceramic heat lamp or radiant heat. I avoid artificial light. No don’t add new chicks to 3 week olds. It could end with blind chicks and blood.
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    BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

    My little Bresse darlings love their ceramic heat lamp with natural light. I use a smooth surface for the first week like paper towels or similar. Then we switch to pine chips after they are walking well and no splay leg. My favorite brooder is the tent. I raise the most docile birds because we...
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    BROODER thread! Post pics of your brooders!

    Do you remove the feeders to clean the whole thing out? Wondering if there is a way to make clean out easier.
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    Calculating dosage of Safeguard (Fenbendazole) pellets for flocks

    You worked part of you flock but need to work the ducks? Can you separate them add it to their mash or a treat?
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    Calculating dosage of Safeguard (Fenbendazole) pellets for flocks

    I just put it in their water. They all get enough.
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    Necropsy photo - is this the thymus gland or tumors?

    They were 20 weeks old. I hatched them. I usually only ever hatch chickens but broke my rule and brought live birds from a breeder. I swear if we get confirmation this is not tumors … I promise to never ever again… wait this reminds me of when I bargained with God asking that I was not...
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    Necropsy photo - is this the thymus gland or tumors?

    First I’d like to change my name to chicken worrier. Next I’d like to thank @Wyorp Rock for helping me identify and treat sick chickys. Lastly, I was wondering if anyone can take a look and tell me if this thymus looks normal. I was processing and happen to notice these in all the BCM. I...
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