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    Chickens won't drink worming water

    Thanks for the replys. I got my three chickens from a commercial egg farm (the only one for miles around here), so they recommended worming just before they started laying (which is now (about 18 weeks old)). I replaced the water last night with fresh and I noticed it might not have been the...
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    Chickens won't drink worming water

    Hi all, I decided to worm my chickens today and took away their water last night, gave it to them this morning with the worming solution in it (using the same waterer etc) and they haven't drunk anything all day! I'm in Sydney and its been 30 degrees (celcius) today (about 86 farenheit). Do I...
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    18 wk pullet can't walk (UPDATED)

    Sorry to say - that little chookie has died... :-( She hardly ate all day and I went to check up on her just a few minutes ago and she's passed on. So I'm surprised Mareks' affects so quickly, but perhaps that's just part of it, perhaps it wasn't mareks' at all. Anyhow, will keep an eye on...
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    18 wk pullet can't walk (UPDATED)

    OK - i've been reading up on mareks and seen pictures. Its looks classically like when my hen has. So now question is: 1) The chickens were all bought from the same place at the same time (were supposedly the same age - unable to tell). She has been smaller and less lively for a while now -...
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    18 wk pullet can't walk (UPDATED)

    I checked with the breeder and she absolutely confirmed the vaccinate their birds on day 1 from mareks etc. yesterday she was quite sleepy in the afternoon, but eating and drinking. I've given her vitamins and put food in front of her so she can reach it and she is still segregated. This...
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    18 wk pullet can't walk (UPDATED)

    I checked on her this morning and she seems quite alert and lively but still unable to move her leg. She's got the bad leg laying out in front of her??? I shifted her position and she flipped over and again had it out in front of her (maybe its comfortable this way?). I've checked her poos and...
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    18 wk pullet can't walk (UPDATED)

    Hi all, New to the forum, we have an 18 week old Rhode Island Red pullet who today we found lying in the pen not being able to walk. Her history is she's been vaccinated and wormed before we bought her, she was bought with 3 others from the same breeder (all sisters), however she has always been...
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