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    Blood Spots On Vent?

    So today when I went to let my girls out, my 2 year old GLW was still in a nest box. That's not unusual, they tend to sit around after laying and chill, for lack of a better term. I toook the chance to check on her vent; there were three little pinpoint, almost 'flakes' of blood on/ around it...
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    Could TWO of my vaccinated chickens have gotten Mareks?

    Nutmeg went in for a vet check up this morning; she's doing better, and the vet sees some improvement. I brought up Meringue getting wobbly too, and told her how nervous I was about Marek's. She said that if for some odd reason both of my chickens had either no or defect vaccines, she'd expect...
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    Could TWO of my vaccinated chickens have gotten Mareks?

    Thank you very much. They are both pecking at food accurately, and neither have any respiratory issues or cloudy eyes; Meringue actually leapt about a foot onto the top of a shelter box in her pen since I posted this. I only have one other chicken right now; the two year old who's never shown...
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    Could TWO of my vaccinated chickens have gotten Mareks?

    In August I got two easter egger pullets, one white and one orange, seemingly from two different clutches. The birds were shipped overnight from California, and I was assured they were both vaccinated for Marek's disease; I had even tried to add on a vaccination package, but I was assured that...
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    Aspiration Signs and Symptoms?

    Thank you for the responses and instructions! I'm giving her .4ml loxicom once daily for a swollen/injured hock, and a pill of clindamycin crushed with a small amount of water 3 times a day to keep infection at bay, since she scratched up her wing pretty bad with her nails. Im very happy to...
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    Aspiration Signs and Symptoms?

    So after a trip to the vet, my 12 week old pullet is on two different liquid medicines, which I have to administer a total of four times per day (.04-1ml per dose, depending on the medicine). Despite looking at diagrams and being taught how by the vet, horror stories of syringe medication...
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    Sudden Hen Death, Now I'm Paranoid

    Just as an update, she's alright this morning and there's fresh, normal poop in the coop. I'm just being anxious, I suppose. Thank you, I'm going to give her some scrambled eggs anyway, it can't hurt. While I'm unable to get an adult hen, the pullets are going to be in an enclosure attached...
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    Sudden Hen Death, Now I'm Paranoid

    This morning I found my 2 year old Silver Laced Wyandotte, Peppermint, dead in the coop. She had no injuries, she was fine the night before; eating and drinking and pooping and chasing down bugs. There was no hard mass in her abdomen to suggest egg binding. She wasn't wheezing or acting...
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    Cracked beak! What else can I do for her?

    My girl cracked her beak this morning; not sure how, but it was relatively minor. No blood, just on the tip of the beak, the beak is still very much attached. Per research I put a dab of superglue on there to stabilize it until it healed up, however, she'd still very clearly in pain and...
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    Chicken Feathers Falling Out!

    Ah, thank you! I was worried it was something else, since I was finding sources that said molting starts at the head and neck, and it just seems like her back/tail is being affected.
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    Chicken Feathers Falling Out!

    My SLW girl has been broody for a few weeks and is finally out of the coop, but now I've noticed a new problem. The feathers on her back are falling out. I noticed a few stray feathers in the coop from her lately but today it was a longer, non-fluff feather. I grabbed her to start checking...
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    Broody Hen- Will She Stop?

    One of my chickens went broody for the first time this past week. She's eating and drinking, and will leave the coop if prompted. She' s not aggressive and she's not breaking the other chicken's eggs, nor is she chasing her out of the nest. Getting fertile eggs for her to hatch is a cute idea...
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    The Silver Laced Wyandotte Thread

    Peppermint has so many looks The piercing gaze the indignant dinosaur the spiral
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    Any idea what this noise means?

    I finally caught this noise on video! Coyote was sitting on my lap, letting me pet her while i took snapchat videos of it; i finally caught her 'purr' just as I tried to boop her comb. I'm not sure if it's a pleased noise or an annoyed noise though, any thoughts? she stayed right where she...
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    Black spot on beak

    My gold laced wyandotte is about 6 months old, and some time ago she got a small cut on the top of her beak. I didn't think much of it, as it stopped bleeding quickly and the other bird wasn't pecking at it. It bubbled up a little and got white, and I assumed it was better to let it go rather...
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