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    Help I think I have a respiratory infection running through my flock!!!!

    So just an update on my sick rooster and hen...I have been giving my rooster tetracycline in pill form and initially he wasn't eating or drinking but after a day or two he started eating and drinking again. Initially my hen was eating and drinking, now she isn't so I am now giving her the...
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    Help I think I have a respiratory infection running through my flock!!!!

    OK so I went to Tractor Supply and they didn't have the Tylan 50....Any other suggestions
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    Help I think I have a respiratory infection running through my flock!!!!

    Thanks...what if it is viral? And would this illness cause them to lose feathers?
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    Help I think I have a respiratory infection running through my flock!!!!

    Ok so here's what is going on and I really hope and pray someone can help me. This all started with my rooster 2 days ago now I am finding something similar with one of my hens. The other day I found my RIR rooster is losing feather, acting lethargic, had watery eyes and had gurgling noises...
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    Please help, my hen is acting strangely.

    Thank you. I have given her a bath and let her soak for about 30-45 minutes. I washed her butt really good and still couldn't get all of it off. Her vent itself is clean and pink its the spot just below her vent that is still somewhat crusty but I rubbed and scrubbed so much I was afraid it was...
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    Please help, my hen is acting strangely.

    Thanks for the feedback. She hasn't laid an egg in quite a while. I will give her a bath and inspect her and let you know what I find today.
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    Please help, my hen is acting strangely.

    Hello, I have 7 hens and one rooster. I have 2 Buff Orpingtons, 1 White Rock, 4 Golden Comets, and my rooster is a RIR. The Orpingtons, white rock and rooster are about 3 1/2 years old and the comets that were added to the flock a month ago are about 1 1/2 years old. During the last few days my...
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    How do I know that my new chickens are accepted by my established flock?

    She is still the head hen in the group and is aggressive, but she is getting better about chasing the new hens. I have developed a strategy where feeding is concerned. I feed them in the morning and since the established group won't let the new ones eat I let the existing flock eat and lay then...
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    How do I know that my new chickens are accepted by my established flock?

    My parents gave me 2 buff orpingtons, RIR rooster and what I believe to be a white plymouth rock hen (she said it was a leghorn but she allegedly lays brown eggs) that are all 3 years ols or so. I added 4 golden comets last week and they recently started laying dark brown eggs. When I first...
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