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    Chick with congenital feet issues

    I have a 3 day old chick who needed assisting with hatch as it was shrink wrapped. Its feet are also facing towards each other. Not malleable or able to orient in correct anatomical position. Toes are also hyper flexible. It can walk but.. how do I help it? I’ve got it on B12 supplements and...
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    Chick with spastic/weak leg

    Alright thanks! I don’t think it’s bowed in any way. I just feel like the structural integrity of the leg isn’t there and only just seems very unsturdy. None of the other chicks had this kind of issue. I’ll get some rooster booster. Would eggs be good as well or do I just need one or the other.
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    Chick with spastic/weak leg

    Hey all, I have a chick who I hatched from a Cemani breeder who was born with deformed legs. This isn’t slipped tendon, it isn’t spraddled legs. The leg itself will actually position correctly and everything is anatomically correct besides the right leg and foot facing inwards but it can...
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    Hen with abdominal buildup

    Yea, I’ve been washing it but it’s constant cleanup. I’ll deworm and get her to try and eat some probiotics. Thanks a lot.
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    Hen with abdominal buildup

    I can grab and feel the mass, and it doesn’t hurt her. It feels like how a slightly squishy impacted crop feels if you know what I mean. She’s drooping over and her vent is straining a little. Well it’s opening and closing but she’s producing waste and she’s not backed up. This stool color is...
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    Hen with abdominal buildup

    Well it’s all sticking to her but I can get some after work, sorry to make you wait.
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    Hen with abdominal buildup

    Thank you for your response. I don’t know when her last egg was. Definitely not recently though. It has been at least 2 weeks but probably longer. I got her drinking pretty well, but she’s a little picky on food. Crop is emptying and no issues there. Hens are all dewormed 6 months ago, I’ll...
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    Hen with abdominal buildup

    I don’t know if it’s ascites because it feels like the mass is more fleshy.. like I’m just grabbing at a organs which have been pushed back but it could be a buildup of something.
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    Hen with abdominal buildup

    Hey all, I have an almost 4 year old hatchery production blue hybrid breed which has had a health decline in recent weeks. It has gotten worse now, I’ll go over her current state concisely. Lethargy, loss of appetite but does drink and eat seldomly. Free ranged. Not laying currently. Drooping...
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    On the hunt for Hollands

    As an owner of Hollands, I must address that this breed lacks a lot of consistency amongst breeders and has been extremely bottlenecked and a lot aren't true to breed anymore. I am lucky, as my Hollands are direct descendants of Rutgers original line. However, they've suffered a serious varsity...
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    Looking for good quality Buckeye breeder

    Welcome to BYC. Join the Buckeye Facebook group if you're looking into Buckeyes. Lots of breeders there who breed to the Standard! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553423219700 has stock descending from Shumaker's line which won lots of awards at show. heritagemeadowsfarm.net is a...
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    Ideas for a small coop + run

    Hey all, I would like to know if there’s any recommended blueprints I could follow for a small-scale, economical, and straightforward housing system I could build for two hens that I would like to separate from the rest of the flock. I would like to fence off a small section around the area...
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    Hen with swollen eye

    Note: I forgot to get a photo tonight, I’ll get one tomorrow morning. Hey all, I have a hen who I assume had her eye pecked at. I noticed it last night. Her eyelid was a little bloody and swollen all around the eye. It was completely sealed shut. It was the same today, didn’t look any better as...
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    Single chick during hatch has separation anxiety

    Will do. They don’t seem to mind him too much and they’re too busy cuddling each other and staying away from me. So how should I go about it? How long should I leave him/her unattended? S/he has 2 other brooder mates, adequate space, heat, food, and water. I’ll try my best to incorporate them...
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    Single chick during hatch has separation anxiety

    I do all of the chicken chores and I want the chick to like me, but be able to go without me for a couple hours at time without being frantic. It doesn’t like being beyond 2 feet away from me at all times and will just chirp loudly for hours. He doesn’t give in. As soon as I make my appearance...
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