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    Mixing chicks with hens help

    Thank you, I actually bought a bag of the medicated starter grower feed tonight, I'll see once if I can mix them tomorrow. Thanks!
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    Mixing chicks with hens help

    I have 15, seven week old chicks that I'd like to add to my 2 silkies and 2 Road Island reds, which are 3 years old. They have had chicken wire separate them for 4 weeks now and I think they'll do fine but I don't know how to handle the food. The chicks shouldn't eat the egg laying food, and...
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    Need advice on hen laying eggs with no shell

    There was a couple times in the last 3 weeks there was a soft egg shell, but normally there's no sign of a shell at all.
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    Need advice on hen laying eggs with no shell

    I don't typically feed anything else. They spend the day eating bugs outside but I'll try some scraps over the next few days to see if the added protein will help. Thanks for the suggestions!
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    Need advice on hen laying eggs with no shell

    Thanks for the response! The boxes are well bedded, but I'll try to keep a close eye on her tomorrow morning to see if I can catch her eating her egg. I feed them Purina Lauren's pellets, and keep oyster shells in a separate container in their coop. I'm located in MI, so heat isn't an...
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    Need advice on hen laying eggs with no shell

    I currently have 4 chickens, all of which turned 3 years old this past month. None of them laid much during winter this year as we only got about 2 eggs a week or so. Now that Spring has come, the chickens have started laying again but one of my Road Island Reds is laying either broken or...
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    Feeding goats Pellets vs hay, or hay and pellets

    I am currently using hay feeders like you would see in a horse stall, so I will try to add some fencing to the inside to reduce how much falls out. Thanks for the input!
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    Feeding goats Pellets vs hay, or hay and pellets

    I have two goats (wethers) that both 5 months old, one is a Nigerian Dwarf and the other a Pygmy. I am trying to figure out the best way to feed them and the more research I do the more confused I get. Here is what I am doing currently. -1 cup each of Purina Noble Goat (half in morning and...
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    Gapeworm or Respiratory Illness?

    I actually put her back in her own coup last night. Do you suggest leaving here there for another week? or slowly introduce her to her old group? Thanks, Nick
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    Gapeworm or Respiratory Illness?

    Another update. The chicken has been doing great being isolated. She eats great, poops great, drinks great and moves around great. I really don't hear her strange breathing anymore so yesterday I put her in with the other chickens and one chicken started to pick on her. She immediately...
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    Gapeworm or Respiratory Illness?

    I think I have some good news. As I researched more, it sounds like Tylan 50 can be given for 5-7 days, and since my first two days were me trying to drip Tylan into the mouth of the chicken, I can't be positive she actually ingested any the first time or two. So I felt the risk was low for...
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    Gapeworm or Respiratory Illness?

    I just found a chicken medicine site that listed the following Tylan 50: Up to 1.6 cc. (This is a lot of fluid--Need to use methods above to help minimize problems.) (methods above listed to split orally and injection) *Tylan 200: 1/2 cc. (Tylan 200 is easier on birds, because smaller amount...
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    Gapeworm or Respiratory Illness?

    Yes, I used the Tylan and Safeguard both for 5 days. The Safeguard was given once a day and the Tylan was given twice a day. Both were mixed with food as I wasn't able to tube feed either to her alone. Now that I saw some videos from Kathy, I think I could handle it better next time. Also...
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    Gapeworm or Respiratory Illness?

    So yesterday was day 5 of the medication so I have stopped. Again she is acting very normal and looks normal, but still has the weird sound when she breaths (which is in the video above). Looking for advice of whether I should use a different medication? Wait a while? Keep her quarantined...
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    Gapeworm or Respiratory Illness?

    Small update, she is now pooping much more solid/normal. Not sure if that's a good sign but she still is breathing weird.
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