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    Sick chicken! 3yr old

    She's still pretty much the same! We will probably put her down this afternoon. She has lost a good bit of weight because she doesn't eat or drink very much! I have wormed the rest of my flock and cleaned the coop and dusted my remaining hens. I separated the ducks and still have my 15...
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    Half of my chicks are twitching their heads!

    I am kind of new here but my 3 yr old hens were doing this the other day as well. It was not terrible and I didn't see any mites but I know we have frequent sparrows and wrens visit our coop eating the feed. They can bring mites. I dusted all our hens good with sevin paying close attention to...
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    Using red oak as treatment!

    I have a sick chicken and my husbands grandfather told me years ago they used to take about 4 slabs the size of your hand of bark and some "meat" from the base of the largest red oak you could fine. They put it in the chickens water which would turn it red and once the red disappeared...get...
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    Combined ducks and hens now two sick chickens!

    The ducks may not have anything to do with it but we raised 2 ducks a couple of months ago and have placed them with our chickens. We have tried to keep their small pond filled with fresh water but the chickens do drink from it. The other day my husband noticed a lethargic chicken and didn't...
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    Sick 3 yr old chicken

    Sick chicken...droopy comb, eyes barely open or not at all...runny poop and some green...pecks around in yard and then lays for a while. Not much energy!
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    Sick chicken! 3yr old

    I just noticed one of my hens is pretty lethargic today. My husband said he had noticed her the past few days. She has runny poop some green. She is pecking around in the yard but sits frequently. Droopy comb and eyes stay half shut or fully shut. She acts pretty tired. I can't catch her...
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    Please help!

    The one that died...I did check for mites. I haven't this one yet. I just noticed this tonight.
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    Please help!

    I have a flock of 3 year old barred rocks. I just recently added 2 of my hatched chicks who are 9 wks old. About 3 weeks ago one of my laying hens wasn't feeling well. I went over to observe her and when she stood up I noticed poop under her that had a worm in it. I immediately went to TS...
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    New chick won't straighten legs

    You're welcome. I keep telling myself "I'm learning and I'm giving them the best chance at survival that I can." I get attached to the little boogers...they are my babies!
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    New chick won't straighten legs

    I tried a number of different things! I'm sorry to say we had to put the chick down. Along with not being able to walk, it could not eat on it's own and I fed it through a dropper. It was not growing. There were a number of things I tried. Poly-vi-sol infant vitamins, hard boiled egg for...
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    New chick won't straighten legs

    This is my first hatch. I have one chick who scurries on its hocks. I tried to pull his legs straight and they wont straighten. His feet are curled. I placed a boot on him to straighten the toes but i can't figure out what to do about legs not straightening. They do not appear to be...
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    What is this?

    What is this? Its still attached to the egg.
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    Beak exposed for 24 hours

    Yesterday was day 21 for my barred rocks. I have one who is working on 24 hours with exposed beak. No others have hatched yet. Only one other internal pip. It has been chirping quite a bit. When do I need to assist?
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