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    Sick 9mo Cuckoo Marans w/ diarrhea laying papery eggs

    Thanks Miss Lydia. I'll start everyone on another round of DE and keep a close eye on my sicky.
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    Sick 9mo Cuckoo Marans w/ diarrhea laying papery eggs

    That's my suspicion too, although I looked at those white things really, absurdly close-up for about 2 whole minutes and couldn't detect any movement at all.
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    My Cuckoo has black spots on feet.

    My black Cuckoo has pinkish-tan legs and feet, and she started getting some black spots on them as a pullet (around 4 mos). You can see the black in the photo below. If her spots don't have other frost-bitey symptoms, I think it's natural for the breed. Hope this helps a little.
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    My Cuckoo has black spots on feet.

    My black Cuckoo has pinkish-tan legs and feet, and she started getting some black spots on them as a pullet (around 4 mos). You can see the black in the photo below. If her spots don't have other frost-bitey symptoms, I think it's natural for the breed. Hope this helps a little.
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    We Can Change This!!

    I am absolutely in support of this!
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    Sick 9mo Cuckoo Marans w/ diarrhea laying papery eggs

    Hi all. I'm afraid I might have a sick chicken on my hands. Your opinions are greatly appreciated! Bird: 9 mo Black Cuckoo Marans, approx. 7 lbs (Dolly) Symptoms: Went from laying 6 eggs/wk to laying only 2 paper-thin, nearly shell-less eggs over the last 5 days. Today she's got lots of runny...
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    Chick Contest- Ends after 50 pics are posted!

    this is p.goat (prettiest girl of all time!) our white cochin. 1 day 7 weeks 5 months!
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    chick vent picking...was separating everybody the right move?

    And, sorry - no injuries before the picking. Though the Maran's carriage is different than the other birds and her vent really IS at their eye level when standing.
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    chick vent picking...was separating everybody the right move?

    I'm feeding them Purina chick crumbles (non-medicated) with 1 mashed-up hard-boiled egg served as a treat every morning which everybody eats. Shouldn't that be enough protein for these guys? They're still all separated while the Cuckoo Maran heals.
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    chick vent picking...was separating everybody the right move?

    I'm raising three chicks, all pretty different ages: 1 5-week old Easter Egger, 1 4-week old Maran, and 1 2-week old white cochin. The Easter Egger pecked the Maran's vent to the point of bleeding, so I dressed her vent wound and I've separated everybody into three separate brooders. Everyone...
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    new to chicks - need opinions on a lethargic chick w/wet stools

    I think it's just some of the poops. Thanks for sharing that link elmo - super informative.
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    new to chicks - need opinions on a lethargic chick w/wet stools

    Hi all. On Tuesday received our first-ever shipment of chicks to start an urban flock - 1 Leghorn, 1 Easter Egger, 1 Cochin and 1 Cuckoo Maran. I had a really hard time settling on just one breed so I ordered several, which in retrospect may have been a mistake as the chicks are pretty obviously...
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