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    HELP! Hen twitching her head a lot

    They were on medicated chick starter before. I put blackberries in their for them yesterday, but they didn't touch them. They love watermelon so maybe I will try that tomorrow. I have not tried a scrambled egg yet, but I may whip one up and stick it with them in their coop tonight. Do you think...
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    HELP! Hen twitching her head a lot

    Update on the chickens: STILL NEED YOUR HELP!! Today I switched them to layer feed and added thiamine supplements to their water to treat potential thiamine deficiency from the Corid. Not seeing a huge improvement. No one touched the food today and I found goopy bright green poo this afternoon...
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    HELP! Hen twitching her head a lot

    I am glad you brought this up. Maybe the issues I am having with this hen are due to thiamine deficiency.
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    HELP! Hen twitching her head a lot

    Thanks for the response! So I double checked the electrolyte formula and prebiotics ingredients before adding them to their water, and they do not contain Thiamine. When I went through the Coccidia scare with my other, newer chickens, I did relentless research on BackYardChickens, and many...
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    HELP! Hen twitching her head a lot

    Thank you for the advise! I will check her tonight when I put her up. I try to keep diatomaceous earth in their coop to keep the mites and fleas away, but it is definitely a possibility!!
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    HELP! Hen twitching her head a lot

    Hey everyone. I thought I could get some input on something one of my hens has been doing lately, head twitching. Check out the video I have attached and let me know what you think. She is a black sex link living with two other hens right now (my other chickens are at various ages right now so...
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    Chicken run litter necessary?

    Love the leaves. I think my ladies would love destroying those! I’ll have to try it this fall. Your gals are gorgeous by the way! I can’t wait for mine to finish growing and lay eggs. It’s so exciting to watch them grow.
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    Chicken run litter necessary?

    Awesome post and thanks for sharing! It looks like your girls love what you have going for them! We have so many leaves and forrest debris around our house that I will have to try this. It looks more natural and would definitely be more cost efficient in the long run. I enjoy watching the girls...
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    Chicken run litter necessary?

    Thank you for sharing! Yes, I am sort of getting tired of buying all these shavings for TSC! It is a must for my duck coop and run as they attract flies like nobodies business. But my chickens are cleaner and less stinky, and I am not sure if they directly benefit from the shavings other than it...
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    Chicken run litter necessary?

    I might try adding some old leaves as suggest to the mix! We have 70 acres of pasture as well so I could definitely throw in some yard clippings too. Thank you for the recommendations and sharing your method!
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    Chicken run litter necessary?

    Good morning! I have a picture of my chicken coop and run attached. Inside the coop for the girls I have shaving, but I have also been putting shavings in the run as well using the deep litter method. I am just curious to if it is necessary or not for me to put shavings in the run area? It has a...
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    URGENT: Please help! My new chickens are sick!

    The person I got them from has been reported. Rest assured I wouldn't let anymore little chicks get as sick as the ones I got from her. It was heartbreaking! She will reap what she sow and hopefully the living conditions of the rest of her chickens will be dealt with accordingly. Thanks for...
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    URGENT: Please help! My new chickens are sick!

    @dgrubbs44 I am glad you commented! I was just about to post an update. Everyone is doing SO much better! Even our little white Ameraucaua pullet, Blondie. Before making the post, I added Corid to their water along with medicated feed, but after 3 days I wasn't seeing much progress. The roo...
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    URGENT: Please help! My new chickens are sick!

    3 days ago, I acquired 3 Ameraucaunas from a backyard breeder (whom I have never used before) 2 pullets and 1 roo. They are 3-5 weeks of age. I noticed that their droppings were very smelly when I first got them. After a day of having them, symptoms began. I came to feed them in the morning and...
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