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    Head twitching caused by severe cold?

    Thank you, tho I hate to hear that! They're not showing other signs of respiratory problems, but would that be the best guess?? Obviously not mites in this weather.
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    Head twitching caused by severe cold?

    I realize head twitching can be caused by several things, but could extreme cold be one? We're in the Texas vortex horror show right now. Outside temps are in the 20s now, but have been below 20 for about 48 hours before this afternoon, down to almost zero the last two nites. (I realize this...
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    Integrating pullets with existing flock

    I've seen a lot on this topic, but I'm going to ask from a slightly different angle than I've seen so far. Our original flock is 25 hens, 5 different breeds, 8 months old. The newbies are 10 Easter Eggers, 2-1/2 mo. old (but they seem big for their age). We've just put them in a cage inside the...
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    Poultry Cell for fowlpox -- question and feedback

    I'm not an expert, and it's kind of hard to tell from that photo, b/c the dark spot is kind of blurry. Google images of fowl pox, and see if that helps!
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    Poultry Cell for fowlpox -- question and feedback

    Awesome, thank you!!
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    Have to kill all my chickens tomorrow!

    I"m so very sorry!!! Based on NatJ's explanation, tho, it sounds like you have no other choice, for the good of everyone. Given that it can spread via human clothing, etc., I would look into whether the disease can stay in the soil, coop, bedding, etc. before getting another flock. You want to...
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    Poultry Cell for fowlpox -- question and feedback

    My 6-mo-old flock started coming down with fowlpox about 2 weeks ago. I had this in my last flock (at another location, years ago), and it ran through the entire flock; they looked awful, but they didn't seem to notice except occasionally mistaking someone else's pock for a bug to be eaten. When...
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    Lethargy is only symptom

    Good news! I just checked on her. She let me pick her up, but after a few seconds, she started flapping and fighting to get down, which she absolutely has not been doing! So I'm calling it for coccidiosis, and sending huge gratitude to Eggcessive for pointing me in the right direction! Piminuse...
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    Lethargy is only symptom

    I put Corid in the communal water and will keep it up for a week, thanks. Right now, it's nice and warm here (Central Texas), similar to most of our weather lately, so that's not it. We get a cold front this weekend, so hoping that doesn't worsen her condition. Still not sure the Corid is...
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    Lethargy is only symptom

    Thank you again! I gave her a straight dose of Corid yesterday afternoon and also added it to the water. She seems to be doing better today tho still not back to normal -- she wasn't lagging behind the crowd when I threw out scratch like she did yesterday, and her tail was up part of the time...
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    Lethargy is only symptom

    Thank you so much, Eggcessive! It is really frustrating not being able to diagnose them better. Dogs are much easier! I have Corid so will start giving it to her just in case, as well as your other suggested foods and liquids. We have an "infirmary" cage inside the coop so will put her in there...
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    Lethargy is only symptom

    I have 5-1/2 months old Golden-laced Wyondotte who yesterday started acting lethargic. I found a cocklebur in one foot (not embedded, just lightly attached) last nite and removed it, but she's still lethargic this morning. She's spending a lot of time sitting on the ground, but her head is...
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    Swollen (doughy?) crop not getting better with treatment

    We noted the enlarged crop on "Croppie," my new name for this chick, 4 days ago. She is almost 3-1/2 months old. Of course, I did a bunch of research about how to diagnose and treat this, including Two Crows great article. Until today, I thought she had a doughy crop b/c (1) it wasn't really...
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    Pendulous Crop or Sour Crop

    I was afraid someone was gonna say that... ;-)
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    Pendulous Crop or Sour Crop

    I realize this is an older thread, but if anyone is still listening... ;-) Where do you find a crop support device?
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