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    The 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong!

    Count me in!
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    Coop Fire and flock is making wheezing/gurgling sounds.

    As we are 5 weeks post Coop fire I thought I'd offer an update. Of the 42 chickens that received smoke inhalation (no burns-thank goodness) we lost only 5. This was a miracle as research supports a 60 percent mortality rate for chickens receiving smoke inhalation. What we observed was three...
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    Coop Fire and flock is making wheezing/gurgling sounds.

    UPDATE: 5 days in. Two hens-one a family favorite -have died. Both spent 24 hours gasping for air and nothing we could do made any difference while two other hens stopped gasping and now seem fine. I have two large hens now doing the same-stretch of the neck-mouth open wide grabbing at the...
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    Coop Fire and flock is making wheezing/gurgling sounds.

    Update: 36 hours in and thus far the whole crew is still with us. They're living in the garage which I've heated to 60 degrees. Still have the humidifier running with Vicks. All are still traumatized-as they are startled at every movement and my presence makes them uneasy. Watermelon and...
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    Coop Fire and flock is making wheezing/gurgling sounds.

    It's bitter cold here in CT. A small fire filled the coop (barn sized) with thick noxious smoke this morning. I do not know how long the fire was going but a section of flooring and a part of the wall was burned through. It looked like perhaps it had been smoldering for quite some time. I...
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    Vet prescribed Nolvasan solution to be added to roosters drinking water?

    Hi Thanks. The original diagnosis is a question mark. He was having trouble breathing-very congested-swollen eyes-weak- not drinking and eating. We assumed a respiratory disease and treated with antibiotics. They've made some difference but he hasn't healed -just a little better but not worse.
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    Vet prescribed Nolvasan solution to be added to roosters drinking water?

    Help! Vet just prescribed 0.5 ml of Nolvasan solution to my Bantam Roosters Drinking water! Is this ok? I've done research and can only find references to it being used as a disinfectant and lots of warnings! History: since Jan 1 we have been treating what looks like a respiratory illness...
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