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    Anyone know how to judge amoxicillin dose for a five pound Brahma hen?

    I don't know if this helps, but I figured out a neat little trick for administering antibiotics. I have a sick hen sneezing, coughing and having trouble breathing. Full disclosure is I'm not sure if it's viral or bacterial, but I'm pretty sure she's going to die if I don't do anything, so I...
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    Plucky little bully pullet

    Good to know! I'll look into it, thank you. Have you used it on pullets before, or only full-grown birds? She could definitely stand to take it down a notch on the energy, good grief. Even in the brooder I would watch her gear up and just pounce on the others' backs for fun. Like, she more...
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    Plucky little bully pullet

    I love that I named her Polly (I name all the birds after Terry Pratchett characters), and that punk, plucky and pullet also start with P's . . . Not really - when I have a full day to observe, she seems to be at it every time I go out there, except when she's managed to herd them all into the...
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    Plucky little bully pullet

    Okay, update 3, y'all. After spending the time on the light discipline, I thought we might be good, and I let her roost with the rest for the night. Then this morning she was right back at it, and drove them all up to hide in the roost to get away from her. So she's back in detention. I'm really...
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    Plucky little bully pullet

    Yes, that's what is so weird! It was once they were all outside with all the extra room, that she started doing it. Neither of the other two times I've raised chicks has this happened. Maybe the outdoors was just overstimulating or something. They were also outside on the 4th, with the fireworks...
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    Plucky little bully pullet

    Okay, I tried this (thank you for the suggestion; I'm never sure how "aggressive" to get with things like this, not wanting to do more harm than good). I spent a good bit of time out there with them. She's kinda ninja-fast, so taps aimed at the back of her head tended to turn into light swats on...
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    Plucky little bully pullet

    Update 2: I isolated Polly for 3 days, then tried to let her hang with the others. She did okay for a hot minute: just eating, drinking, feisting off a little with the other little. Then she started plucking feathers again. So she's back in jail, and it's so sad when she panics watching the...
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    Plucky little bully pullet

    Here's the other part of the whole set-up, where the older girls are currently living.
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    Plucky little bully pullet

    Thank you for the reply! Well, the coop/run is like a castle compared to the brooder cage they had been in, so they have plenty of room. The food is the same: starter mash, with a plan to start mixing that with grower feed in a week and a half or so (when the littles get to 8 weeks), so it's...
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    Plucky little bully pullet

    Update: I put her with the others in the roost for the night . . . and this morning she was pulling the same shenanigans. I guess I should try to keep her apart from them for a few days? The others all have bald spots on their back from her :(
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    Plucky little bully pullet

    I have 4 pullet babies that I moved outside 4 days ago. Two of them are 8 weeks old and two are 6 weeks old. In the brooder they were getting along like peas and carrots, but now on day 4 of being outside, one of the littler ones is suddenly attacking the other three. I don't *think* she's being...
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