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    how do you cull?

    OK, bringing this thread back from the depths but I have a chicken who seems to have slipped into a coma.....should I just let her go or actively cull her? She was sick for a while and the treatments didn't take.
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    MG not clearing up- please help!

    Ay. Goodness. It does look like that. And now she's dying, I think. This is awful for me. I think I should help her along into the after-life, but have never done that in my life with any animal.
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    MG not clearing up- please help!

    Here's my original info posted below. I'm pretty sure one of our girls has MG, but it is not clearing up. We didn't have the exact same anti-biotics here, but used the one recommended by the vet (who can't stop saying cull her- he doesn't understand about pets) Does anyone have any suggestions...
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    Whats the weirdest thing your chickens have eaten or tried to eat??

    A Bird Eating Tarantula! More than once! These spiders don't actually eat birds, but they can throw their hairs at you, which can irritate. And the are huge- the size of a size 5 shoe! My girls and roos found one, tore it up, and chased each other all over the yard trying to steal the parts...
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    swollen face on hen- causing blindness!

    We're in Equatorial Brazil...it's always hot!!!! :-)
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    swollen face on hen- causing blindness!

    Thanks for your reply. I just looked this one up, and I'm pretty sure it's not Fowl Pox.
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    swollen face on hen- causing blindness!

    What is MG? Her eyes are leaking a little bit.
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    swollen face on hen- causing blindness!

    "Is she shaking her head at all?" Yes, she is shaking her head. Do you have more info? This question got me all excited.
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    swollen face on hen- causing blindness!

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Plymouth Rock (maybe- we got her as an adult- and hte name is different in Brasil) maybe 2 years old, weight normal 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Normal behavior (she can't see due to...
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    how long to let momma sit after the first chick is hatched?

    Warming? It's 85-95 with 80-100% humidity almost every day here!
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    how long to let momma sit after the first chick is hatched?

    When we rearrange things, I'm going to be sure we have a self-exiting set-up. Right now we have to let them down.
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    how long to let momma sit after the first chick is hatched?

    Yes, her nest is up high. I'll wait, then. They have food, water and each other. There's really no place to roam until they get down. It's just nests about 1 meter off the ground, with a brick base. After they get down, it's all very free and works out really well. But, I wonder, will the...
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