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    Does this look like the "grey eye" of Merek's?

    Thank you for replying. He's showing no other symptoms and is still the biggest pig of the flock (still enjoys being a bully too). I never noticed it before, but I guess that could just be me not paying close attention. Do you think the trauma of losing his toes could cause his eyes to change...
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    Does this look like the "grey eye" of Merek's?

    I have a rooster that is almost a year old and I have recently noticed that his eyes seem a little lighter colored compared to everyone else's. There is one other hen that has lighter colored eyes but unfortunately she won't let me get close enough to take a picture. The rooster has been going...
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    Hens not laying

    I completely understand that the molting half of the flock wouldn't be laying... It's more the pullets I was weirded out by. Even in winter when not being let out in previous years we've never had laying rates drop to absolutely nothing. It makes sense if the fox is still coming around that they...
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    Hens not laying

    We currently have a flock of 11 (4 Roos, 7 hens, no fighting, no signs of over-mating). We had a flock of about 19 then we were losing about three a week to a fox a little over a month ago. They stopped laying right before the fox came around. I know half the flock was molting, but the other...
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    1 day old hatched Chick that will not uncurl

    He may have neurological issues in that case there's nothing you can do. Or it may be as simple as a nutrition deficiency. I would try getting a bottle of nutri-drench from a local feed store asap. meanwhile you should probably start making uncurling boots for his toes if they're stuck in that...
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    HELP Please! How can you tell if a chicken has a brain injury?

    It sounds to me like she is paralyzed. You can try to syringe feed her for a couple days but if you see no improvement it would be most humane to put her down
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    HELP Please! How can you tell if a chicken has a brain injury?

    In my opinion it looks like a broken neck. Does she move her head at all, or twitch her feet?
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    Rooster attacked hen

    I have a totally blind hen and she does fine and I've had a chick that got the back of her head ripped off down to her shoulders and besides looking like some kind of NN cross she lives a perfectly normal life. I would just separate her and give it time. Just make sure it doesn't get infected...
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    Blind puller terrified of being mated

    I have a leghorn mix pullet that was born blind and is about 4 months old. She is terrified of anything that touches her head besides a human hand. All of her brothers are getting to that age and starting to neck grab and she gets so scared she runs full speed into everything. I'm scared she'll...
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    close up face shots :)

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    The Chick Pic Contest~

    the black one in the middle is Jordan...to his right is Cj and to his left is Charity
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    The Chick Pic Contest~

    the black one in the middle is Jordan
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    Show off your roosters

    Spike our little brown leghorn roo...unfortunately he passed away this spring
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    Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

    my babies at about a week...all I know is that their dad was a brown leghorn
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