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    5 wk old constantly sitting

    no I'll give that a go. she seems to be improving a bit with the vits but it is pretty hot here still. thanks
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    5 wk old constantly sitting

    Hi everyone, looking for help with a 5 wk old chick that has been under its mum with 2 others. It's hot atm in Australia. last week or so, she's weak and sitting almost constantly. still gets up eats and drinks on own. got a fecal float done and NO cocci. treating with vits in cooked egg yolk...
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    Help! Skin falling off my chicken badly

    oh wow poor chook. I've done some more research online and she could even have necrotic dermatitis? which can be treated with antibiotics which she's on atm. i'll try one more time to heal her otherwise, its off to chicken heaven...
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    Help! Skin falling off my chicken badly

    Thanks so much for your reply and forwarding on. I'm very keen to know about this. I do have chlorhexidine and iodine and have been removing some scabs so I will do that again. Being a leghorn tho, she's flighty and does NOT like it eek..
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    Help! Skin falling off my chicken badly

    My poor leghorn just got over fowl pox & moulting & is eating/drinking but not laying when I found this under her wings. (The purple is Cetrigen spray) it just weeps, scabs & peels away & stinks! Her skin elsewhere is so dry & flaky. I can’t find anything online. She’s on antibiotics from the...
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    Silkie (bottom rank) chicken doing Nothing.. help

    yeah shes definitely sad that's for sure. knowing that flock dynamics change, i'm trying to keep her going. the only reason she's still with us is her other silkie bestie. the others are small polish, 1 aracauna and 1 leghorn-all small as had them all since 5 days old and only 7mths. hmm thanks...
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    Silkie (bottom rank) chicken doing Nothing.. help

    Hi all, I'd love some advice please about my silkie who is bottom of the ranks (27wks old) and has been gradually doing less and less for the last couple months. Now she just stands there doing nothing. -won't follow others -comes out coop 10 mins later than others -wont peck or scratch -only...
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    Growth chart

    This is exactly what ive been looking for to make a growth chart. how did you copy the above google doc. form? i cant seem to find how to make it work. thanks
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    Silkie with sores on her feet

    prob not as we sanded them all down completely and made sure they were all smooth but thanks.
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    Silkie with sores on her feet

    hi, i mentioned it was sand in the above post. its weird as they dont even walk on their 5th toes-they kind of stick up
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    Silkie with sores on her feet

    Hi chicken friends and experts, I'm a new chicken owner and my 14 wk old silkie hen has developed sore and bleeding bits on her 5th toes both legs. are these pressure sores? i can see its sore and pink where the scales should be close and grey. the one bleeding is strangely on the top of her...
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    8 week old beloved polish frizzle cant walk or balance

    i'm giving Avi-vital from my local chook supplier. full of B's, some D, E, minerals, probiotics etc.. strangely enough, as i've given her nutritional yeast, she's actually trying to get up and rolling around, so i'm helping her legs to push against me to strengthen. i think she'll make it if i...
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    8 week old beloved polish frizzle cant walk or balance

    if i can do an update... my 9 wk polish frizzle is still lame 2 weeks later after vitamins and hand feeding/watering her. i ended up taking her to a chook vet who rules out mareks and parasites, doesnt really know what else it is. giving her some anti-inflammatories as her joints stiff from not...
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    8 week old beloved polish frizzle cant walk or balance

    Oh ok then. looking at some other posts on wobbly legs, i believe it will definitely be best to boost with the vitamins thanks. other polish has sneezed a bit and has watery poop but otherwise being a normal chicken. Ps. just found our chook place does Avi-Vital full of those vits so i'l grab...
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    8 week old beloved polish frizzle cant walk or balance

    Oh I see. Ok, thanks. good idea not to medicate if not sure of an infection. I'm not sure we have nutri drench in Australia but will ask for the equivalent. Its weird as they're all eating the same food which is a top brand from a show breeder. hmm
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