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    Introducing Myself

    Introducing Limsan Hello fellow chicken lovers! Please bear with me as I am learning as I go. (much like raising the chickens. ha,ha) I live up north in lovely rainy BritishColumbia with my crazy but loving husband and about 35 chickens, 3 roosters, 9 cats,and 1 wild mouse (rescued from the...
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    Chickens have a cold? what is this? HELPPPPPPPPPP !!!!!!!

    Dear Eagles-view: I am sorry to hear about your new hens. I would separate the new ones from your old ones as it seems apparent that what they have has spread to the rest. I experienced a similar if not the same sickness with 2 of my older girls.(they both died after about a week of me nursing...
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    freshly born chick

    Hi all,I hope someone can help me. To make a long story short I have a just hatched chick . She 'pipped' and got out in about an hour. She appears to be strong and healthy but, she seems to have a very small 'yolk' still attached to her cord and navel??? Is this normal or does this mean...
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    injured newly hatched chick...

    Hello everyone: Just wanted to let those who are interested: the chick I wrote in about-injured by another hen at birth- unfortunately, died. However, her mother had 3 more healthy chicks and we are happy for her about that. Thank you everyone who responded to my plea as I really rely on all of...
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    injured newly hatched chick...

    I am just beside myself. I just happened to go into the room(solarium)where I have been keeping 2 mother hens. One has one chick. She is very fierce and protective as are many first time mums. However I didn't think she was a murderer. When I entered the room I saw her dragging around the other...
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    hen that squeeks and has trouble breathing...

    I hope someone can help me with a problem that has been bothering me and my little hen for months. She open mouth(beak) breathes often and especially in sunny or warm weather seems to really labor to catch a breath. In fact I almost put her down because I felt so sorry for her her breathing...
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    what to spray coop with lice or mites?

    I have sprayed the coop with Virkon sold to me by a vet. I noticed after we fogged that the package expiration date was just passed. We are hoping this will not affect the potency of the product a lot. However,I am concerned that this product will not rid the coop of the original...
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    emaciated chicken

    I am planning to start a treatment program for all my chickens tonight consisting of treatment for both internal and external parasites using Ivomec plus an antibiotic for bacterial infection and amprollium for coccidiosis in their drinking water starting tomorrow.Also I will be fogging the coop...
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    egg drop disease

    Hi again everyone who responded. Thankyou. I get all my info. re poultry from this and other poultry sites. In the last year I have spent countless dollars and subjected my poor chickens to varying courses of treatments ranging from Amprol for coccidiosis, Piperazine for worms, tetracycline for...
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    egg drop disease

    Hi I need help! I have figured out that half my flock has eggdrop disease.From formerly healthy hens that all laid an egg a day I get 2 eggs from 8 hens. Although they generally appear healthy(bright combs,good weight,eating and drinking)there are a few that have missing or broken feathers. One...
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    hen with raw skin and missing feathers

    Hi everyone;Before I get to my question I would like to thank everyone who responded to my half born chick post earlier. I have become 'mom' to this little guy as I am the first live thing he laid eyes on. I attempted to reintroduce him to his real mother but he wouldn't go to her and now days...
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    help! half born chicks!

    Hi again-thanks Micki for responding to my post so quickly. Much appreciated. Yes,the chicks are completly out of the shell although I did help some. Is this ok? My fear is are they premature? should I have left them alone. The mother was no longer interested in them. Is this because she is to...
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    help! half born chicks!

    My hen gave birth 2 days ago to 6 healthy chicks. Today I discovered she had kicked out of the nest 2 half opened shells with live chicks in them. I helped them out of the rest of the shells but I am freaking out-they appear fairly strong-they cheep off and on but, am I doing the right thing? I...
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