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    Chickens having trouble walking

    Thank you for your reply! They are eating 16% organic layer pellets, fresh fruit and veg for the occasional treat and a handful of BOSS and meal worms for scratching around (and an acre of free range). I fed water soluble chicken Poul-vite. I will try the B complex - it just seems odd that two...
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    Chickens having trouble walking

    Hello friends! About a week ago, one of my one year-old rescue girls started walking strangely: kind of rocking back and forth, and not being able to straighten out her legs - like a drunk chicken. I was worried about nutritional deficiencies so gave her vitamin water, boiled egg, etc. Did not...
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    Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

    I love this 🐓community so thanks for the nudge! I should utilize it more often, as there’s so much knowledge here! I recently added two mature hens to my flock (one found roadside and one survivor from a hawk attack that killed the rest of her flock) - oh the drama! It took almost 5 weeks to...
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    Ended Official BYC Article Writing Contest - #18

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/what-to-do-when-your-flock-is-struck-by-flystrike.78243/
  5. What to do when your flock is struck by FLYSTRIKE!

    What to do when your flock is struck by FLYSTRIKE!

    Flystrike – I’d kept chickens for two years and had never heard the term. Then one warm September day in the Pacific Northwest, I was in the coop and noticed my normally spicy Silkie roo, Mugsy, was kind of dragging a wing and it looked especially dirty. I carefully lifted the wing up and saw...
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    Chicken with bubbles in eyes

    Wow! Thank you, Eggcessive, for this thorough reply and advice. I am located in Canada, but will see if I can access the meds you described. Much appreciated 🤗
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    Chicken with bubbles in eyes

    Hello! I have a 8 month old dark Brahma hen. I’ve had her and 11 others since 3 days old. At 5 weeks old, all the chicks started sneezing. I moved them from the brooder in my workshop (because I thought it was from the dust) to their brand new coop with a heat lamp. The sneezing subsided, with...
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