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    baby pecking

    I don't really have a safe place for Godzilla, so I make the big chickens stay out of the pen from early morning till bed time. I noticed that the hen is going after other chicks, but not as viciously as she did Godzilla. I don't hear any commotion after I close up the coop for the night. The...
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    baby pecking

    I have 3 adult banties and 11 five or six week old chicks. One of the banty hens is pecking and pulling feathers from our largest chick, who I've learned is a meat bird. (poor Godzilla) Yesterday morning, the hen bit his neck several times before I could get out there to break them up, and he...
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    need help now, plz

    Hey Chicks Rule! Glad to hear that kitten is doing well. I would strongly suggest that you treat her with an oral antibiotic, though. Those goopy eyes, and the infected ear are signs of illnesses that can become serious in kittens. She most likely has some kind of respiratory infection and...
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    need help now, plz

    Sometimes you could get another kitty or even a dog to do the rear end clean up. sounds yucky i know but it might be more effective then a washcloth. Also, if she didn't eat for a little while, she just might not have much poo in there. She's sooooo cute.
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    Fat chick??

    you know....i've never had smelt. my grandma used to make it all the time, but i'm really really picky about fish. it makes me suspicious! your chickens hop in your lap? mine run in fear when i go near them. There was a dog incident that we like to call "The Hotdog Massacre" right after I...
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    need help now, plz

    good info hatty. i don't know as much about maggots as i do about cats and ears
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    need help now, plz

    I think the worst thing would be that the maggots are really deep in the ear in close proximity to the brain but i really don't know the likelyhood of that. you would already be noticing signs of neurological damage such as a head tilt or seizures, i would think. barring that, if the kitten...
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    need help now, plz

    awww i'm sorry chicks. i just spent $350 on a kitten who was run over (not my kitten)and then spent a whole weekend holding her on her back to keep her broken leg elevated. you have my sympathy! did you flush the ear? you can mix water alcohol and vinegar in equal amounts and put it in a bulb...
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    need help now, plz

    antibiotics would be a very good idea! some vets will let you get them without seeing the kitten if they know you've cleaned the wound well, and if you tell them that finances are a problem. they'll need to know the weight of the kitten. it could prevent neurological problems if there's an...
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    Fat chick??

    and...spottedcrow....doesn't it just make you mad that someone would give chicks as a joke?? 40 of them just showed up at the guy's house. I guess the idea of it would be somewhat humorous, but at some point you'd have to say to yourself, hey jerk, they're live babies. not funny!
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    Fat chick??

    Robobbin i wasn't talkin bout you, but i figured the title was pretty catchy! sounds like Godzilla isn't long for this world doesn't it? my daughter's friend says he'll take him when it's time for ....well. you know. don't make me say it. I'll try taking his food away at night and maybe we...
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    Fat chick??

    Ohhhhhh .....slaughtering??! I don't think I even have a place to take him. Maybe my son can do it. I can't eat him though. He's so fat and lazy and easy to catch that I pick him up all the time. I see him lying down with his face in the food all the time so i make him get up and walk...
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    Fat chick??

    Well that sounds sad! i want them all to live long. hope i get some good advice. thanks for your help!
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    Fat chick??

    K....i took the pic, but have no idea how to get it off the camera. it's my daughter's and i've never used it. i have no idea what kind of chickens these are because i got them from someone who had them sent to him as a joke. the fat one has all white feathers so far, and was always a little...
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    Fat chick??

    I'm going to take a picture now. meat bird? they're bigger right?
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