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    lethargic, watery poop

    Hello, I'm hoping someone will have an idea of what might be wrong with my 1 yr old RIR hen, named Rhubarb. She is a free-range backyard pet in Florida (warm and sunny) along with her 3 sisters. Three days ago she started being lethargic, not coming out from under a bush for scratch. I've...
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    Yawning and shaking head

    I have and the only thing I find is gapeworms. But without seeing any worms, and with no decrease in energy, appetite or difficulty breathing, I can't imagine that is what she has.
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    Yawning and shaking head

    I have a 1-2 yr old bared cochin bantam (we're not sure of her age). She was a rescue from a lab. The lab assured us she was never used for any testing (which is why they gave her to us, since she was so cute, they didn't have the heart to test on her - so they used all the other meat chickens...
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    Is my 8 wk old silkie a roo? Pictures

    Quote: My Valentine does look remarkably like your hen. How old is your hen? did she really crow? does she lay eggs? Thanks!
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    Is my 8 wk old silkie a roo? Pictures

    My 8 week old silkie started crowing yesterday, and even though she was sexed as a female, I'm now having doubts. I have other chickens, but this is my only silkie. Since she already looks so different from the others, all assumptions I normally make about chickens are out the window. What do...
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    Little Pullet crows?

    I have an 8 week old silkie. She was sexed as female, and at 8 weeks old, looks very female (no spurs, very little comb, tail feathers grow down...). However, she has recently started crowing. Our adult females will "announce" when they lay, but they don't crow in the morning. She is the...
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    silkie has seizures?!

    Quote: I absolutely agree. Thank you so much dhunicorn. I am following the vitinmine and electrolyte regime and have contacted the breeder (since we only had her 2 days). Luckily, I have no plans on breeding her, and we have no rooster, so we're safe on that front. She is do so so much...
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    silkie has seizures?!

    Sammi and dlhunicorn, thank you very much. It doesn't sound like crooked neck, since her neck was never crooked, hanging or limp. But it definitely follows the symptoms of Encephalomeylitis. I'm now a bit worried about the three chicks she is with, and will have to keep a close eye on them...
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    silkie has seizures?!

    I just got a 3 week old white silkie (named Valentine, since she was a v-day present from my hubby). I've had her for 3 days now, and she's always acted a bit strange but... She is in the box with three 5 day old RIR chicks. There is a heating pad, heat lamp, water (with antibiotic), and chick...
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    OK girls...tell me what you would do if your DH did this to you!

    Quote: This is true. in general, a vaccine protects against viruses, usually by providing a killed or attenuated version of the virus into the subject so that the subject (in this case the chick)'s own immune system can create antibodies against it. That way, in the future, if the chick comes...
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    OK girls...tell me what you would do if your DH did this to you!

    on the subject of degrees and what you know... I'm a PhD in Botany and a few months ago I was at a talk in the Zoology department about feeding strategies of urban versus rural birds. The only thing I know about birds is what I've learned from my chickens (and I've only had them for a year)...
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    Bantam Cochin Chick Wanted

    I am looking for a single female Bantam Cochin chick to raise with my new RIR that will be born on Tuesday. I live in North Central Florida and will be happy to arrange a pick up. I have a small back yard flock and really want a little bantam of my own to love.
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    Silkie Bantams and hot climates - advice?

    I would like to get a Silkie Bantam, but I live in Florida where it stays 95 deg for 5 months of the year. My RIR are always hot in the summer, but take refuge under the bushes (although all their feathers are puffed out and they still pant). I'm worried about having a silkie in this climate...
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    Dog Proof Coop?

    I like the electric fence idea and covering the whole thing with chicken wire - thank you. I may need to be a bit more explicit in saying that we are now in a legal battle over the issue of the dogs. PLEASE do not give me any suggestions on how to get rid of the dogs. I now need to legally...
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    Dog Proof Coop?

    Thanks you. I've actually had LOTS of suggestions on how to get rid of the dogs, and we are working on that side of the problem. However, in the interim, I would love to know what kind of modifications to the coop would help keep this from happening again.
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