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    Sour Crop with possible foreign body

    Hello! I have a 2 year old Australorp who has been lethargic for about 3 weeks now (following slowly behind the flock & laying down a lot). Shows interest in food/water but doesn’t consume much. I tried giving her Nutridrench a few times, she would perk up for a couple days then go lethargic...
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    Advice please! Lethargic 6 week old turkey poult

    I noticed yesterday one of my 6 week old poults was acting lethargic, wings are down and her crop felt empty. I got her to drink a little water last night and gave her a couple drops of Nutri drench. This morning she seems the same. I made her some scrambled eggs but she only took one bite. I...
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    ISO Pencilled Palm poults or eggs

    They’re here ❤️
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    ISO Pencilled Palm poults or eggs

    Thank you! I was able to track down some poults from Porter’s Rare Turkeys. They shipped out today 🤗
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    Worried 😟 about my hen staying in the box for three days without hydration or feed !

    I agree with the others, sounds like she may be broody. Normally they will puff up and pterodactyl screech at you when you disturb them. Mine look like angry pine cones lol A broody hen will typically only leave the nest once a day to eat, drink and will have a giant poop. There are ways you...
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    Chicken with a dirty bottom

    That’s a good idea! I have to take our new kitten in on Wednesday for shots so I can bring a sample then.
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    Chicken with a dirty bottom

    No I try not to treat unless there is a parasite found. I took a fecal sample into the vet but it was clean
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    Chicken with a dirty bottom

    I have a speckled Sussex hen (2 years old) with a notoriously dirty bottom. I tested a fecal sample from the flock for parasites and none were found. She is laying normally and otherwise acting normal. Over the winter this same hen kept shaking her head but that seems to have stopped. I...
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    Brooder size question

    I would wait until they’re the same size. I learned the hard way that I introduced my babies too soon. They were about 8 weeks old and I started slowly first by allowing them to see each other through fencing then free ranging together for a few weeks. Then by accident one day they were all in...
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    Hello!

    Thank you all for the warm welcome ❤️
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    Hello!

    Thank you! I love them all so much
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    Hello!

    I’d love to share! I have 15 chickens in my flock (9 Speckled Sussex, 1 Blue Splash Muran, 1 Steele Egger, 2 Blue Copper Murans, and 2 Australorps)
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    Hello!

    Lol ok people think I’m crazy but I swear they “talk” back. They make these cute little chirps and purrs when I baby talk them 😂
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    Hello!

    That’s a great idea! Chickens are pretty low on the todem pole when it comes to predators. My girls free range all day but have a large run that I can keep them in if I need to (bad weather, hawk hanging around, etc) We lost one girl the neighbor’s dog (she had hopped our fence) and a chick to a...
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    Hello!

    You are going to love having chickens! I’ve had my flock for 2 years now and they are so much fun. I never knew how social and loving chickens could be. They have such great personalities lol My friend has two turkeys (a hen and a Tom) and I just fell in love with them. They are so...
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