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    8-12 Month-Old Pullets Dying with Tumors

    We have four coups on a very small plot. One of these coops has had periodic losses of young hens. These pullets have been laying for at least three months. Most of these girls that have died have had tumors somewhere; one had a small tumor on her heart and black intestines. I know that Marek's...
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    Dickey Hatcher questions

    Hello, We are new to the Dickey incubator. We just finished our 4th hatch week. We usually fully load the trays and are concerned about the hatching tray being too full for the chicks to hatch well. Consequently, we open the door every 12 hrs to take out hatched chicks so others have more...
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    Some of our chickens are loosing their toes!!!

    Thanks for the suggestion. I added a photo to my question.
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    Some of our chickens are loosing their toes!!!

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    Some of our chickens are loosing their toes!!!

    Last year some of our chickens lost their toenails and some of the scales on their legs. We asked about it on this site and leg mites were suggested to be the problem. We coated their legs and feet with Vaseline a couple of times and even vicks once. It seemed to take care of the problem...
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    Bruised or gangrene tenderloins?

    We have butchered 20 cornish cross this year. Some of them had either bruised tenderloins or gangrene. The tenderloins (the thin meat under the breast) were a greenish, blue color. We discarded this meat and cut off any stained meat that came into contact with that yucky looking meat. Does...
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    Do I HAVE to feed layer mash?

    Thanks so much for your input. I'll let them know.
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    Do I HAVE to feed layer mash?

    We bought some Isa Browns 18 weeks ago and they started laying at 16 weeks. We were thrilled! We fed them grower until we got the 1st egg and then layer feed. Some friends of ours bought some chickens from the same batch a week later (from TSC) but theirs have not laid anything yet. I found...
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