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    Need emergency help--chicken can't breathe

    I'm very sad to say that she passed not even 45 minutes after I made this post. Thanks for the suggestions, but she was really on her last legs. I was scared to put anything down her throat fearing she may aspirate.
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    Need emergency help--chicken can't breathe

    Our 1.5 year old Buff Orpington is fighting for her life. She didn't put herself to bed, and after 3 hours of searching in the dark, we found her gasping for breath. She is routinely stretching out her entire neck, wheezing very loud, and every 30 seconds or so actually coughed violently. We...
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    Bully Chick

    Anything guys?
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    Bully Chick

    NO blood yet, but only because I have stepped in and removed the bully within minutes each time. The other chicks eye lids were already red and swolen, and would have been bleeding very soon.
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    Bully Chick

    I have 4 four day old Ameracauna chicks I got from the feed store. Two days ago, I noticed they were picking on each others eye lids, so I did some quick separation to try to stem it. The injured chicks are all doing very well. I've singled out the culprit. I put everyone together and within 1...
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    HELP! Chicks pecking at each other's eye lids.

    It now looks like I have 1 bully chick. Two of the chicks have red eye lids, and the other 2 were picking on them. I separated, but the bully chick is still picking on the other one that isn't red yet. I have the bully by herself now. Errg, not sure how to handle this.
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    HELP! Chicks pecking at each other's eye lids.

    I just got these 4 Ameracauna pullets from the feed store yesterday. They are 2 or 3 days old. Appeared very healthy and normal yesterday and this morning, went to check on them a half hour ago and noticed 2 of the chicks had red eye lids. Watched for 5 minutes, and caught them in the act! Two...
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    Solar light for winter?

    I have read a few places about people putting solar lights in their coop for the winter. Have it set to come on ~5AM til sunrise. What kind of light specifically should I get? I have access to a Harbor Freight, Home Depot, and Lowes. I have heard of people putting them on timers.... are the...
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    What on earth??

    Well how do ya like that, my chickens have chicken pox.... Thanks for that link, looks exactly what we have here. Also explains the death of our chicken affectionately named "Wheezy" last week. She started wheezing and died while we were stuck in bed with the Swine Flu.
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    What on earth??

    We have 9 Production Reds, all about a year old. 5 of which, what seems over night, have sprouted warty blood filled blisters all over their combs, wattles, and ears. It starts out as fresh blood, then dries to look like this. What on earth is wrong with our poor chickens?? Thanks for any...
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    Game hen losing her top beak?

    No, her beak was found like this a few mornings ago.
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    Game hen losing her top beak?

    As far as trimming the lower beak... how would one go about that? Any other suggestions from others?
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    Game hen losing her top beak?

    My neighbor has a game hen that showed up as a "stray" a few months ago. Yesterday morning when it was time for the chickens to go out, my neighbor saw this: On close inspection, it looks almost like there is a smaller "nub" of upper beak. Do chickens actually shed their beaks? Will...
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    What breed and gender is this?

    Dustin Biery, we live in TX actually. Probably not yours.
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    What breed and gender is this?

    Thanks for the quick replies. Sure am glad I found this place!
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