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    What the heck is in this poop?

    I'm not sure which one of the kiddos pooped this out. I've seen them have round worms before and they've been treated previously -- I just haven't seen anything like this in a poop before. All the girls are acting fine and all are laying except one that I had to break from being broody on...
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    Help! Slowly losing pullets to unknown illness :-(

    Thanks, again. We are heading to Purdue tomorrow morning to drop her off for the necropsy. $98 -- not too bad. And worth it, if it means saving the rest of my flock in the future or just to settle my mind that I did something wrong...I'll post what the verdict is.
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    Help! Slowly losing pullets to unknown illness :-(

    Update :-( PR just died in my arms. She was producing bubbles out of her mouth with the gurgles and ultimately suffocated on the fluids I think. She was SO energetic and eating/drinking so well yesterday, I think she may have aspirated something in her exuberance. I'm just glad she doesn't...
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    Help! Slowly losing pullets to unknown illness :-(

    Thank you for the responses so far!! 20736:.I have not tried antibiotics. What would you recommend and if/when she starts laying again, how long would I need to trash the eggs? ten chicks: Our flock free ranges and also have free choice of oyster shell, dumor layer crumbles, and have grit...
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    Help! Slowly losing pullets to unknown illness :-(

    We have, in the past year of keeping our backyard flock, lost three adult pullets. The first was an Ameraucana and I believe her illness was due to a massive worm infestation. I have since been worming regularly and haven't seen any additional evidence of worms in or around my flock. So, I...
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    Need Confirmation: Roos or really masculine pullets?

    Man, sometimes I hate being right all the time ;-) Thanks to you both for replying!
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    Need Confirmation: Roos or really masculine pullets?

    They just decided to pose for me when I went to lock them up for the night...
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    Need Confirmation: Roos or really masculine pullets?

    Our TSC Chicks are now about 9 weeks old and it looks like four or the seven are Roos. This is our first time with raising from babies, so I just wanted to put a few photos out there to confirm my conclusion...though I'd be thrilled if I turn out to be wrong! Production Red threw us...it...
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    Sick Ameraucana -- Need worming advice!

    I have 6 hens and 1 rooster. They have not been wormed before. Hens have all been laying consistently for a few months. Recently one of my ameraucanas and now my barred rock have stopped laying or have been laying soft shelled eggs. My barred rock isn't acting out of sorts other than being...
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    Roos or Hens?

    New to the BYC community and looking for some sage advice...We brought home 7 chickens mid-June (told they were a few months old at the time); it was supposed to have been a 6 hen:1 roo breakdown. As they've gotten older, we have started to suspect we actually have 3 roos. We know that the...
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