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    Chicken Neurological Issue?

    Thanks for your response! Yeah, the head thing is kind of subtle in the video. But it's kind of a few involuntary ticks to her left side after she shakes her head. I'll check her leg out again and get her on the vitamins and hope it resolves on its own. 🤞 Appreciate your input.
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    Chicken Neurological Issue?

    Hi all! I'm looking for some help with my naked neck chicken. About a month or 2 ago I noticed she was standing on one leg sometimes. Her feet and legs looked ok, and it wasn't always the same leg, so I thought maybe she was trying to keep herself warm. She went through a full molt about a month...
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    Review by 'LightswitchRaves' in article 'The Egg Float Test'

    I've used this for years. This is a great description. =) You can actually use a similar method to determine how long until an egg hatches (and also its viability). I've done it with endangered shorebird eggs! (You need to be permitted to that though, unlike with chicken eggs. :))
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    SHOULD I deworm?

    I have an otherwise happy and healthy naked neck chicken. A few days ago, I noticed one small worm in her cecal poop. I bought some fenbendazole paste just in case, but I'm thinking about NOT deworming her and seeing how things progress. On one hand, if I see an adult worm, does that mean she...
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    Scared to get chickens!

    ***Disclaimer: This is from the perspective of a chicken short- and first-timer. But FWIW, I work with wild bird species, and have for years.*** I started my first foray into chickens when I rescued (inherited) 7 chickens with the house I purchased about a year and a half ago. From those 7, I'm...
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    Rescue Chickens Dying

    Thank you. Probably a virus or bacteria seems about right. It really only impacted the leghorns. They never seemed terribly healthy, and I wouldn't trust that the previous owners got them from somewhere reputable. The silkie and the Easter egger just kind of died, so I would maybe lean toward...
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    Rescue Chickens Dying

    Kruse’s layer crumbles (they hated pellets), was bought every month or so, so unsure of manufacture date, stored in a water-tight garbage bin, no mold or observable changes in it over time while stored.
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    Rescue Chickens Dying

    Occasionally would find a staple or two, but would get rid of them as soon as I found them. We have an avocado grove, so it’s possible they would ingest some leaves, but not green ones. At the point they would have been ingesting any, the leaves would basically be small organic matter, almost...
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    Rescue Chickens Dying

    Hi! I’ve been a forum lurker for a while, but just joined. Sorry, this is going to be long. In June 2021, I bought a house and inherited seven chickens. I’d never had chickens before, but as a wildlife biologist and avid learner and Googler I wasn’t super concerned. The owners we bought the...
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