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    Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 9 in Conn- in my news today

    Simple. Wash your hands and wash your equipment. There isn't a source mentioned to be blaming backyard chickens. Doesn't salmonella have to an introduced source? New chickens/chicks or human transmission from coop to coop. I personally think it's easier to blame a group as a whole then a single...
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    Chicken leg injured by leg band, abx for over 2 weeks, still not looking good. Help?

    Vetericyn I've not had to use it on chickens but successfully used it on dogs, cats and horses. Iodine wash: soak in a tub to penetrate the wound.
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    Soft egg problem

    Since calcium is the subject..can you provide too much calcium? Can hatching eggs receive too much calcium making it difficult or impossible for a chick to hatch?
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    Chicken leg injured by leg band, abx for over 2 weeks, still not looking good. Help?

    Could you explain your nail polish method. I have rubber bands and leg bands to keep my BCM's chicks seperated. I not fond of of the above mentioned or zip ties either. I want to try wing bands that go around the wing but that's months away. So I would like to try another method, like yours. Any...
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    Smart Chicken Coop Monitoring & Control System! We NEED your input!!

    #12 with joy stick control. I'll have to let :bow DH/mechanical wizard know all options desired.
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    Sad Day - Lost 14 Muscovy babies to a rainstorm

    I'm so sorry you lost all those ducklings. I would think lightning also by your description. If not lighting, could an underground electrical wire be faulty? We all do our best to keep are charges safe. I hurt for you and mamma duck.:hit
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    Dog chat!

    Rottweilers but adopted an older Argentine Dogo 1 1/2 years ago.
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    New to BYC from central Florida

    I live in central Florida with my husband. We have horses, dog, cats, and of coarse chickens. I have old stock Orpington, RIR, a Cornish hen, and verious roos destined for the pot. New stock is French Blk Copper Marans, Sussex, Cornish, and quail. I'm tired of being sick from GMO fed, hormone...
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