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    Paralyzed leg through injury

    Align the bone and tape it at the break to provide stability, promote healing, and prevent re-injury. Take care that the wrap is not too tight and change it as needed. She may only be letting her foot dangle because it is painful to move it. I had a goose who did this and I thought for sure he...
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    Chicken ate a staple!?

    I think your chicken will be fine. Chickens eat some crazy stuff when they get the chance, but most of the time it passes harmlessly. The staple isn't monstrously huge which means a small puncture could heal quickly, and its shape almost guarantees that it won't fully perforate the intestine. I...
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    My baby chicks are dying!

    I recently hatched out 25 chicks from my mixed flock and today when I was closing up my barn and checking on my chicks two were dead and a third is in bad shape. The odd thing is, its only my barred rock crosses that are getting sick. Conditions are sanitary, no new foods have been introduced...
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