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    Researching adding some ducklings to the flock. Advice???

    We have: 1 welsummer 1 sexlink 2 cuckoo maran 2 mottled java All are 6 week pullets. We have been wanting to add 1-2 ducklings to the mix (separate coops for now while little). Eventually we'd like to house them together. They'd have roughly 1.5 acres to free range during the day. Cooped at...
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    3 week old chick having spastic jolts and "alarm" chirping

    Thank you for your advice! So far, so good on the others staying healthy. I'm going to give them the apple cider vinegar in their water. My fingers are crossed that this one makes it through too!
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    3 week old chick having spastic jolts and "alarm" chirping

    Thank you! It doesn't look like there is any treatment for either Mareks or the pneumonia? I read in another thread someone crushed garlic into the water with a chick showing similar signs and somehow that worked. I'll try anything at this point. Should I change the bedding? The sand could...
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    3 week old chick having spastic jolts and "alarm" chirping

    We are brand new to chickens. This is our first go and it's been a bit rough. We lost one chick immediately. She was off and weak from the start. We lost another otherwise healthy looking chick seemingly out of nowhere. She was fine, then not able to chirp and breathing heavy and died quickly...
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