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    pullet sitting flat on butt with legs in front of her

    No new chickens. For a couple of days did give her calcium tablets crashed I will put her back on them. I felt inside of her and do not feel anything. I am feeding her but yesterday she seems like she doesn’t want to eat now, I’m going to try and give her something different today to eat. I will...
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    pullet sitting flat on butt with legs in front of her

    Can’t seem to get the video to down load but this is the position she just falls into when I let go of her. She will fall to either side same position.
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    pullet sitting flat on butt with legs in front of her

    We She has been like this now for at least a week and not getting any better.
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    pullet sitting flat on butt with legs in front of her

    She is only 1 1/2 years old. Was not being pick on by anybody. Our coop is very large plus they can go outside every day. One of our good layers. We have fed a complete layer crumble from North 40 plus they have free choice of oyster shells. Sometimes I would treat them with cracked corn and...
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    pullet sitting flat on butt with legs in front of her

    I had a chicken do the same thing, but when I first saw her she wanting to sit back on her rear. My 1st thought was she might be egg bound. I soaked her in warm epson salt which she loved. I oiled her from both ends. The 2nd day I checked up in her and felt no egg. I continue to soak her daily...
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    Will drakes kill ducklings?

    I think my drake killed one of the babies when it was only a day old so I started seperating him just in case. No more deaths. It has been about 3 - 4 months now and I still can’t let him near them. I tried last night in the chicken coop and immediately he attacked a baby. I had a hard time...
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    New to guineas hens

    These are my 1st baby keets. They are at least a month old. They are all feathered out, they seemed to feather out much faster then my little chicks. I have them in the house still with a heat lamp in a baby play pen. I have a wire top on it but they can already fly to the top. When can I put...
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