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    can adult chickens be vaccinated for marek's?

    This may sound silly, but after reading so many negative comments online (not here) about what it can do to adult chickens, I was half expecting some of my chickens to be dead this morning, but all are just fine, including the sick one. I was almost in tears on my way home from work with the...
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    can adult chickens be vaccinated for marek's?

    Thank you! I did it. I got a few packs of insulin syringes with very short needles from work (I work at a medical clinic) and picked up my one baby serama and a silkie hen from my friend. I vaccinated all 33 of my chickens. I was really nervous with the baby since it's so tiny, but I did the...
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    Louisiana

    I have finally moved out of New Orleans and am living in Ponchatoula, La. I love it! Got one acre in the woods. Now I need to work on getting my chicken barn built.
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    Poorly Duck

    Has your vet run any bloodwork to check for Hardware Disease? She may have eaten something metal and it could be poisoning her, which makes them very lethargic, therefore prone to getting beat up on by other ducks in her flock once they sensed she was weak. Hardware Disease is very common in...
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    can adult chickens be vaccinated for marek's?

    Wow, this thread is old. But I see it's been kept going as well, so even though there hasn't been any recent activity, I'll share my story and hopefully get advice. I've read the entire thread, and unlike most of you, I don't have a farm, or a backyard flock that I use for meat or eggs. I run...
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    Louisiana

    I currently live in NOLA and roosters have recently been banned. I run Kasia's Ark Bird Rescue and have mostly roosters because everyone is giving them to me. I'm looking at a house in Ponchatoula, but the owner doesn't know the zoning laws regarding chickens (roosters mainly) in the 70454 zip...
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    rooster collars??

    Actually, chickens don't have a voice box, and glue is not used at all in the procedure. I asked my vet about it because I have mostly roosters as I run a rescue and they are no longer allowed in the city of New Orleans. My vet, Dr. Gregory Rich, is very well known and he explained the procedure...
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    New Orleans Backyard Chickens

    Do you still have him? I run Kasia's Ark Bird Rescue and get mostly roosters due to ordinances.
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    Funny Chicken Names

    My very first rooster was named Neelix, after the Star Trek Voyager character that looked pretty much like a chicken. I have a Polish bantam pair, Albert and Cruella, an Americauna rooster named Einstein, a sexlink named Peeperz, a black star named Halo, had a little bantam RIR named Atreyu...
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    all my hens died except for one what should i do

    I had one neighbor let his two dogs into my yard in hopes of them killing one of my babies. I grabbed the dogs and told him if they ever step foot in my yard again, I'll shoot them. Now I don't bring any of my babies outside without me being out there with my gun and last time he passed by, I...
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    Dog attacked and killed more chickens.

    I'm sorry about your hen. I know how frustrating a dog can be when it goes after your babies. And I know how hard a parent can be. I am one and my kids are 17 and 13. You can definitely keep your hen in a large crate so that she heals. Could the dog be separated from the chickens somehow?
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    There was blood this morning from them pecking my EE...PLEASE HELP

    Don't use peroxide. My avian vet said it kills healthy tissue. Use Betadine or Iodine 1 part to 10 parts warm water. I have 3 hens that were ripped open by roosters mating them. I need to get some hen vests. But all I did was use the Betadine solution to wash the wound off and put them in a...
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    There was blood this morning from them pecking my EE...PLEASE HELP

    I've never heard of pick no more but I would separate her from the rest for a few days. Once they get a taste of blood, they can really do some damage. I had a handicapped little hen that couldn't walk and she would stay in a little kitty bed on my bed. One of my RIR hens started to peck at her...
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    Urgent help needed!!!! Toe is peeling off

    I've had this happen with a duck. I would put her in a crate and let the toe fall off, it's going to happen and it may bleed a little, if it does, you don't want it getting infected. So I would just watch her and keep her toe clean. One of my ducks has an atrophied foot and one day as I was...
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    My poor RIR is limping & we don't know why! She's in pain

    You can go to the feed store and get some DMSO. I have been using DMSO on my birds, ducks and chickens with leg problems for over 6 years. You will want to dilute the DMSO 1 part DMSO to 9 parts water. Make sure the clear gel is completely dissolved. DMSO smells awful, but it works wonders...
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