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    Help: Injured possibly ulcerated head - ideas? Experience? How to best treat?

    6 weeks ago my silkie rooster got badly injured by his son rooster who was taking over as alpha. We found him cowering under the coop plucked and scabby.We brought him in the garage to heal. Got rid of the other roo and put him back with his flock a week later as he looked healthy and happy...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    UPDATE: currently I have mostly sex-linked (x5), cuckoo maran (x2), and a buff orphington. And I love them.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    6 years ago we were given a basic, drafty coop and some Rhode Island Reds from friends who were moving. These free rangers lasted a while but we had several mishaps, laziness not shutting the coop, night time predators, neighborhood dogs, went through 2 new batches of chicks, once raised Cornish...
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    One week old chick sneezing

    Thank you. Once I posted, it opened the rest of the thread. Definitely a newbie here. My chicks seem healthy (eating, drinking, etc...) just changed their bedding so will add a bit of yogurt and Apple Cider vinegar. Thanks! Hopefully your chicks are healthy and happy?
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    One week old chick sneezing

    Did you ever figure out what was wrong with your chicks? I've got 2 week old Cornish-cross chicks sneezing, normal discharge, on cedar chips. Also eating medicated feed. I'm concerned but not sure what to give them if anything. They are really big I think that's the breed. Henry
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