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    6-7 mo old chickens dying, unk cause

    If I just got the meds for cocci and put it in there water would it hurt them if they didnt have it?
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    6-7 mo old chickens dying, unk cause

    The deaths were about 2 1/2 weeks apart. There is really nobody else that is around our chickens so I dont know about disease being brought in. It is strange how they both acted the same way..... Seems like the hen died a lot faster though, she was weak and then dead in about 12 hrs, rooster was...
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    6-7 mo old chickens dying, unk cause

    We have had two 6-7 mo old chickens die in the last few weeks. One rooster and one hen. They were perfectly healthy, no runny poop, no breathing issues. They just were suddenly weak and stopped eating and were dead within 24hrs. Any thoughts? Should I get them vitamins for their water ? Really...
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    Surpise baby chick, what to do with it!!

    That is a very good idea!
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    Surpise baby chick, what to do with it!!

    Thanks for the quick responses!! I ran back outside and grabbed momma and baby and put them in a seperate cage.....Temporary untill we can fix something up for them. The chick is a cute little bugger... It has one yellow toe on each foot. Yellow around its face. Our rooster is a Barred rock, and...
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    Surpise baby chick, what to do with it!!

    Here is the surprise baby
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    Surpise baby chick, what to do with it!!

    We had a broody hen that we let keep an egg. We didnt think it was good, not expecting it to really hatch! This morning SUPRISE there is a chick in the coop! Mommy seems to be ok, not hurting it. But I have seen a couple other hens go after it. The mother is trying to protect it but I am afraid...
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    Could a Hawk Carry off HUGE Rooster??????? ROO VANISHED

    UPDATE>>>>>>>>>>>>> Neighbor found a pile of red feathers and what he thinks was coyote droppings around it..... I guess maybe one came up and grabbed him a dusk or at night?? We are good about closing the coop up but maybe Hubby didnt one of the nights I was working..... HMMMMMMM
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    Could a Hawk Carry off HUGE Rooster??????? ROO VANISHED

    Thanks for all the ideas....... I am really at a loss as for what it was... Maybe I am just nieve but I really dont think we have that many predators around the area I am at. I mean at night we have Racoons and such but not during the day....I have never seen a coytoe around....and again during...
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    Could a Hawk Carry off HUGE Rooster??????? ROO VANISHED

    I dont think it was a ground predator only because the propety is completely fenced.... no dogs..... I am pretty sure it was day time because we shut the door at night and a coyote wouldnt come up here during the day......and..... we have a black lab who feels it is his personal mission to...
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    Hey I am wondering if anyone is having bad HAWK problems ??? Our HUGE RIR roo disapeared on Tuesday. No sign of struggle / feathers.....nada. I am thinking a hawk must have gotten him. I see hawks around but they have never bothered us. We have had chickens for a year with no problems what...
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    Could a Hawk Carry off HUGE Rooster??????? ROO VANISHED

    Our beloved HUGE RIR Roo disapeared yesterday. No sign of anything... no feathers....no body/blood..... nothing!!! He was a REALLY big roo like 3x the size of my hens. Could a Hawk have grabbed him and took off? We have had chickens for a year and let them free range on our 5 acres. Never had...
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    HELP NEWBIE---Swollen chest, not laying ... Is this an impacted crop ?

    So I took all the food away last night. Left them all locked up till about 930 am. When I checked on the hen the swelling is completely gone, I felt around and couldnt feel anything !!! So I guess whatever was going on has resolved itself. I fed them and they were all eating happily..... I...
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    HELP NEWBIE---Swollen chest, not laying ... Is this an impacted crop ?

    So take all the food out of the house tonight so she cant eat until I check her in the morning? I usually fill up the feed at night so they can eat as soon as they "wake up" How soft should the crop area feel? I have no idea about this!! I felt another chicken the other day.... I could fell...
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    HELP NEWBIE---Swollen chest, not laying ... Is this an impacted crop ?

    She doesnt seem sickly at all...... but there is obvious swelling in her chest..... I think it is something more than a molt. Would she be molting so soon?
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