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    Diary of a Crossbeak: Support for Special Needs Chickens and their Keepers

    Thank you for your kind words. I did a bunch of research here and around the web. I asked fellow chicken friends and came to the conclusion that even if I had fed her daily she may not have a long life and that would be hard on her and hard on us. I am always an advocate of not allowing living...
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    Diary of a Crossbeak: Support for Special Needs Chickens and their Keepers

    I ended up putting the poor thing out of her misery. It was hard for both me and my daughter. But it was the best thing for her.
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    Really Green Poop

    Yeah, I tried wet mash and will continue trying it. I don't know if it is the wrong dish or wrong consistency. Still hand-feeding.
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    Teach a cross beak to scoop food

    Thank you. For now I will keep playing with the food. I don't want her to get much older without being able to feed herself because I will just get more attached.
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    Teach a cross beak to scoop food

    Hi, I am new to chickens. I have a 4 week old cross beak who is not growing like the others and is skin and bones. She ate fine at first, but for about a week she has not been able to get the dry food in her mouth. I have been hand-feeding and encouraging her to use a nipple waterer for 3 days...
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    Diary of a Crossbeak: Support for Special Needs Chickens and their Keepers

    Artsyrobin thank you. I think I am approaching it that way, too. Give the chick a fighting chance!
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    Really Green Poop

    One of my 4 week old babies has the "starvation" green poop I think you are referring to. I am hand feeding, but the baby is skin and bones. This is my first go around with chickens. She is a cross-beak, by the way. Her crop is full now and I am monitoring it to see if it is empty by morning...
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    Diary of a Crossbeak: Support for Special Needs Chickens and their Keepers

    HELP! I am new to chickens. I have a 4 week old cross beak who is weak and sleeping almost consistantly. She was the largest chick for the first week and was eating normally. Within 5 days she was the smallest and is dying. I have been syringe feeding baby bird food. What else can I do for her...
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    Attaching photos Help!

    That makes sense. Thank you.
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    Attaching photos Help!

    Hi, I am new here and when composing a reply or starting a new thread I am unable to attache a photo. I click on the paperclip and a message pops up saying "you are not authorized to create attachments". Anybody else have issues with that? Thanks
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