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    Dead Chick, Blood coming from Vent

    I’m going to get a bag of proper chick feed. Thank you for your help.
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    Dead Chick, Blood coming from Vent

    The peas are ground but still a bit gritty. Could this be causeing anything?
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    Dead Chick, Blood coming from Vent

    Yes I have chick grit in with them in a separate container.
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    Dead Chick, Blood coming from Vent

    I have a week old turkey chick which died this morning with blood coming from vent. I found another poult which I found dead yesterday as well but I didn’t notice any blood. I have been feeding them 40% chick feed 40% Maple peas ground and 20 % Flax seed. To bring the protein to about 22%. I...
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    Watery sounding chicken

    Her crop feels like a watery ballon. No she is not laying at the moment. I have had her about 5 weeks. I lost another one which was going the same way a few days ok but she was a lot worse.
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    Watery sounding chicken

    My chickens breathing sounds very watery, like a gurgling noise. Does anybody know what this is?
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    Turkey breast feathers falling out.

    No , no feathers on the ground. I think you are right about the protein, going to up it and see what happens. Thank you
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    Kelp?

    Thank you , very helpful
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    Turkey breast feathers falling out.

    I have 1 male and 2 female broad breasted whites. The males breast feathers are falling out quite bad and now the females are starting to fall out as well. I have checked for external parasites which I can’t see. There getting 17% protein and they have free range over an acre so they would be...
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    Kelp?

    What sort of ruff quantities should I give per hen?
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    Kelp?

    Should kelp be given free choice or added to meal?
  12. David13-5

    Sick Chicken

    Thanks and yes I will continue to use BYC, it’s been very very helpful a lot of good threads.
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    Sick Chicken

    She’s doing good now, back in again with the rest of the flock. I don’t know what it was, probably parasites. I give her a good dose of raw garlic and electrolytes in her water and picked her right up. I thought I was going to lose her at one stage.
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    Broody Hen Garage?

    I was going to have her in there the full hatch. I take it this is a bad idea?
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    Broody Hen Garage?

    I have a very broody hen who I want to separate from the flock and move her to the garage. Will this be to stressful for her being completely separated from the others? I know if I’m doing anything i must do it at night.
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