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    Dominique roo with pale comb can't lift head

    This afternoon I gave him some canned tuna cat food with Vit E, Selenium (increases uptake of Vit E), and Vit B complex mixed in, and syringed some of the same vitamin mix. This evening I went to give him his next regimen and he was already picking his head up slightly! I gave him some more...
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    Dominique roo with pale comb can't lift head

    You may have just saved his life... My wife talked to a vet (vet-admitted not a bird vet) and syringed him some sugar water per the vet. After handling him to do that my wife thought his neck was broken, but noted the rest of his body seems fine. At that point I'm thinking, unfortunately we...
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    Dominique roo with pale comb can't lift head

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Dominique cockerel, 7mo, healthy weight (last week at the fair he won best of breed, best of class, and best large fowl! he's my keeper!!) 2) What is the behavior, exactly. I found him...
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    Hi, I'm Len in SD!

    Hi, I'm Len, and here's a bit about me and my birds! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We've had chickens for 2 years now. I wanted to try keeping a "few", and since the hatchery sold them in 10s, I figured I'd give the extras away. It turned out we really enjoyed...
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