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    skinned alive -update 18/4/2011 the update we didnt want :(

    She is savable. The neck muscles aren't torn, nor does there appear to be any deep tissue damage from the picture. But, if you want to save her, you'll have to work at it. First things first. Amputate the skin that is hanging off with a sharp pair of scissors. Next, slather triple...
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    Chickens thrownig up

    More than likely, they are. Good preventive... Put birds into dog kennels with newspapers for bedding, dose with Oxytetracycline - either injectable (1/2 ml per 5 pounds body weight) or by water (1 Tbs. powder to pint of water per day). Keep isolated x 5 days. While they are isolated, clean...
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    Impacted Crop???? I am kind of lost on this one!!!!

    Impacted crops usually happen when birds eat too much cracked corn or other materials that swell in digestion. Keep up the olive oil and massages. If the bird seems active, then you are doing good. If it gets legarthic, then you may have to change strategies - as it is literally starving. If...
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    swollen "throat"

    A pic tells a thousand words - and this pic looks like a potential crop problem. To diagnose or rule out try the following. First, hold the chicken upside down for a second or two and see if a greenish or yellowish discharge comes out. If so, you have a birdie with an infected crop. If...
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    Limping rooster, tips over, do I need to worry?

    Does he have a fever? Does he seem to shake or make off sounding little sounds before or while he flips? THis can be any number of things, but the most common are distemper and / or a seizure - stroke. Yes, birds do get them. My daughter had a beautiful Delaware rooster contract distemper...
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