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    wry neck after predator attack

    I have a 2 month old chick that was attacked by a hawk. She had wry neck the next morning. I brought her inside and fed her egg yolk mixed with a human vitamin E capsule. I could only get her to eat about a teaspoon per feeding. After 5 days, she was able to eat on her own. She still hunches her...
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    Flies!!

    I second this method. Learned about the penny water bag trick from a seafoood vendor along the coast. Thought he was crazy until I tried it on my back door where the kids would contantly leave the door open during the summer. Works like a charm.
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    What games do you play with your chicks?

    My grandson made them a little cardboard maze with "challenges". Popsicle sticks, yarn snake ( finger crochet one row to make a 2 foot long "snake"), plastic beads, a paper towel tube. Our 2 week old chickies especially love the yarn snake and will play tug of war with us. Who knew? Tap a sucker...
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    Comment by 'GuessWhtChcknButt' in article 'Essential Oils and chickens!'

    Great article, thank you! Chicken math hit me sideways when I found a chicken in the forest during a mushroom hunt. Yes... in the forest. We named her Laetiporus Sulphureus, "Lettie" for short. Lettie has a bad case of leg mites, and her backside is a mess. I'm trying eo's in her bath, but I...
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