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    Egg Bound?

    I have a Khaki Campbell, 1-2 yrs old that I just acquired. She was acting egg bound so I soaked her fanny in warm water, lubed her up in the vent with vaseline. I could feel the egg at that time. It felt soft. I did not manipulate it or try to work it out. I put her in a bunny cage with water...
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    New Babies in the Chicken yard-HELP

    I have a Muscovy whose eggs started hatching today. She laid them in the lower part (on the ground) inside my Catabwa Chicken coop. Some of my hens roost in the upper part at night and use the nesting boxes during the day. Should I close the Muscovy in and expect the chickens to lay and roost...
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    Duck Posturing very strange

    I have a Khaki Campbell female, about 9-10 months old. She was displaying some really strange posturing today and I thought perhaps she was egg bound. I soaked her in a warm water bath, lubed up a finger and went in. I didn't feel an egg, and there was no evidence of yolk that would indicate...
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    Need advise ASAP!!! Losing a guinea a night to something!

    That's a great idea, however, we have a fenced pasture for our hens and even if I don't feed the guineas, they go into the pasture and help themselves to what is scattered for the chickens. I'm thinking I'll have the tree cut down and hope they move to a different area. Thank you for your...
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    Need advise ASAP!!! Losing a guinea a night to something!

    We have something taking out our guineas, one each night. I have a trap set below the tree they roost in, but have not caught anything. They always roost in the same tree so I'm wondering if removing that tree would force them to another roosting area, and thus, hopefully spare the few that are...
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    IT"S NOT WRY NECK!

    I will definitely give it another try. I was doing the vitamins for the first few weeks but didn't see anything change. Then when I feel his neck, it has definite curves in the structure. How do you administer vitamin E and how much? I have the polyvisol. What about selenium? I think that was...
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    IT"S NOT WRY NECK!

    I have a chicken, cockerel to be exact. He's 10 weeks old now. I got him from well intended neighbors that tried to incubate for the first time but didn't turn the egg. He has a neck that is "S" shaped. It curves down, to the left and then right. He tries to hold his head up but cannot get it up...
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    North Carolina

    Hi Alex!
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    Did not want Roosters

    So, my neighbor tried incubating a few eggs and didn't take the time to rotate them as needed for proper development. One hatched and she asked me to take care of it while they were on vacation.He was deformed in the shell and has a crooked neck. Think of Igor and he walks like him too. HE is...
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    Hens laying eggs in woods

    Funny you should mention goats. We actually built a barn and fenced that area to get goats. We're picking them up on Sunday. I plan to tether them for short periods of time around the yard to eat the stuff. When they're not tethered, they will be in the large fenced area eating the ivy in there...
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    Hens laying eggs in woods

    The problem is, their run area is HUGE. They do not free range as most people consider free range. They are fenced but allowed a large area to safely roam. I would have to confine them to their coop, with no outside time. Not sure that's a very humane way for them to live, even for a few days...
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    Hens laying eggs in woods

    We recently upgraded the area our chickens are allowed to roam and some of it includes a wooded area. The problem is, they have taken up laying eggs under thick brush out in the woods. The worst part is, we are inundated with poison ivy and I'm highly allergic. I'm treating outbreak number 5...
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    North Carolina

    Franklinton, Chickin' in!
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    Prednisilone

    I got some prednisolone from the vet for one of my cats. It was doing nothing to improve his condition. Can I use this on my wry neck chick? Chick is 7 days old. Been doing polyvisol, vit e, selenium, hand feeding and watering. If I can use the prednisilone, what doseage?
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    Crooked neck Chick

    Also, I have adopted two others her age for company. So far, so good :D
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