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    Looking for Silkies/polish Frizzles 2-3 hrs near Tampa

    Looking for a couple silky hens and Polish frizzle hens. I already have a rooster so I only can take hens. Ideally, they would be at least 8 to 9 weeks old. Does anyone know anywhere where I can get them of that age? I live in Tampa and I’m willing to drive 2 to 3 hours.
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    Chicken yawning/gasping

    The q tip test was so much fun to do, but was negative. I hope we were in the trachea not the esophagus. She is eating and drinking fine. We looked down her throat with a flashlight and didn't see anything. we were able to collect a stool sample, It appears to be mostly grass. I wish we had...
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    Chicken yawning/gasping

    We live in central florida. It has been raining a lot. We don't have standing water, but there is a lot of moisture and it is very hot. The chickens do have a lot of shade to hide and rest in, if any of this makes a difference.
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    Chicken yawning/gasping

    When we had a problem with our last chicken before she died we used zyfend-a dewormer according to the directions. That chicken was gasping terribly before, but then stopped. She died a few weeks later. We treated the whole flock. Of course this chicken is the most skittish in the group, but...
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    Chicken yawning/gasping

    I have a chicken that’s yawning/gasping. The neck looks much bigger than her sisters.i felt it and it just feels like extra skin, not fluidy. I’m worried as we found 1 of her sisters dead in the very secure coop a few weeks ago with no apparent injuries. they are about 15-16 weeks old. They...
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