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    Chicken staying in coop and loosing balance

    She is eating and drinking. Her bottom does have some poop on it, so we will look for mite or lice. I'm going to clean her bottom and hope for the best. Thank you for your recommendations! If she doesn't have a parasite, I think it could be a sour crop. Also she has not been laying, but she is...
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    Chicken staying in coop and loosing balance

    Hi, so my 4 year old chicken has not been doing to well lately. About 2 weeks ago she seemed perfectly healthy (she ate/drank, walked around, very lively). The I started to notice she would not come out of her coop. She would always just roost or lay down in her coop. When we did get her out she...
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    What's this?

    About an inch long and fat[/IMG]
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    HELP! Necropsy advice?

    The preliminary report came in my email today and they said that all of the findings point to Mareks. They have to wait for more results, but his size and age, lack of fat and tumors on his spleen and liver were evident of the disease. Now what? I don't even know where to start. I have one...
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    HELP! Necropsy advice?

    Leihamarie, I am going to call the lab tomorrow - I ended up sending him to San Bernardino just like you did. They received him Friday about noon so I think I should be able to call them tomorrow for preliminary results. One of the other people on this board encouraged me to be persistent. I...
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    I have lost 10 of my Light Brahna's In less than 3 weeks

    Whatever killed your flock, I am very sorry. I had a Light Brahma hen that I had for about 4 years and loved her. My entire flock, except one has died and I just sent one of my roosters to get a necropsy. I wish I had done it sooner. I haven't gotten any results, but I feel like this is a step...
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    HELP! Necropsy advice?

    Hi there, I sent off my rooster this morning via fedex. I am hoping that it won't take too long to find out what happened and what keeps causing all of these deaths. The symptoms point to Mareks but I need to make absolutely sure. I wish I had necropsied the others that I had euthanized - I...
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    HELP! Necropsy advice?

    And I am sorry for your loss too. I was so concentrated on figuring out this necropsy business that I didn't tell you how sorry I am. Please accept my apologies for not being more sensitive.
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    HELP! Necropsy advice?

    Thank you for responding..I've got a couple of messages out there in hopes that someone knows more about this than I do. I just don't want to waste the opportunity to find out what's going on. I guess you are and I are both wondering the same thing...does a necropsy cover everything? I would...
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    HELP! Necropsy advice?

    I have lost almost a half a dozen chickens to what I believe is Mareks. I have a rooster that I had euthanized at the vet's office and we are going to send him to UC Davis for a necropsy. I am filling out the paperwork and had a question. The form asks for "tests requested". I would like to...
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    Is this coccidiosis?

    I found this poop this morning from a 3 month old newer one.
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    Need help finding DE for fly control

    I have seen it at Tractor Supply in So. Cal and have also bought it on Amazon. I have read that some chicken experts say its a no-no to use in the coop or to feed it to the chickens. I want to use it as a wormer but now I am not so sure. Is it an effective wormer for chickens? the chemical...
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    Ready to give up..please excuse pitty party.

    These are our "ladies" Stormy and Snowy. I always imagine they are the sisters in "Arsenic and Old Lace" haha!
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    Ready to give up..please excuse pitty party.

    I just want to say thank you to all you you for your kind words - I was feeling pretty down this morning. I am not a quitter and am not usually a whiner, but it just got to me. I get attached to these chickens and 2 recent trips to the vets for euthanasia was a little too much for me. I have...
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    Ready to give up..please excuse pitty party.

    I am ready to give up on raising chickens and it breaks my heart to feel this way. I have two beautiful hens, a Splash Maran and a Light Brahma that I adore. We've had them for about 4 years. This spring we decided to add to our flock so I purchased 4 chicks (one day old) from our local...
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