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    Sick chickens, HELP!!

    No the heat lamps don't say they are for chickens but we buy the same one every time and have used them all winter long. The first chicken death was around 2weeks ago then the next was a week later and now one week later we have another going down.
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    Sick chickens, HELP!!

    The chickens were hatched form my Granny's chicken eggs that she has. She does this very frequently. The feed is something Ranch, we get it at Atwoods and I would not think there should be any mold we buy, open, and pour feed into a barrel with a tight lid. Some of the other chickens from the...
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    Sick chickens, HELP!!

    All they have ever been in is their coop which we built when they were just chicks. Once they have their limp for a day or so they start acting like its hard for them to move. But not sure if it is or if they just don't want to move. There is nothing else that can be seen wrong with them though
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    Sick chickens, HELP!!

    They are 10 months and there have been no new birds added to the flock, also no changes to anything. They do not free range yet cause of the weather has been to cold. They eat 16% protein pellets, all they can eat. They get five gallons of water a day but don't drink all of it, but most of...
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    Sick chickens, HELP!!

    It has been cold for us here in AR, but we have kept heat lamps in the coop. And you can't get them to eat or drink either, we have put their breaks in the water but no success. Thanks
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    Sick chickens, HELP!!

    We have lost 2 chickens so far and a 3rd is going down quickly. They start off by being lethargic just not waning to move at all, then they get a bad limp looking walk when you do make they move. After about a day or two like that they just die. There is nothing out of character as far as the...
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