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    Luikse Vechter aka Liege Fighter Thread

    I know that this thread is old… I am very interested in expanding the breed’s genetic diversity and am wondering if you are selling any LV hatching eggs or chicks.
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    Thank you! I’m new to using this site and not sure where things go. I have been raising and...

    Thank you! I’m new to using this site and not sure where things go. I have been raising and caring for chickens for 35 years and never encountered this kind of thing before. Plus I have an extensive background in biology and cannot figure this one out.
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    Large crops, but happy hens?

    As long as the crops are smaller in the morning I wouldn’t be concerned. It is common for them to go to bed with larger crops and they should clear overnight.
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    Ovarian Cancer?Severely lethargic 16 month old hen

    I have a severely lethargic 16 month old hen. I cannot keep weight on her and she just had an impacted crop that I was able to clear and she is eating light foods now including egg and drinking lots of water. She is passing poop and lots of fluid. She has been lethargic for about 2 weeks now...
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    Dealing with severely lethargic hen. Cannot keep weight on her and just had an impacted crop...

    Dealing with severely lethargic hen. Cannot keep weight on her and just had an impacted crop that I was able to clear. She has been this way for about 2 weeks now. She is 16 months old and never matured so she isn’t laying eggs.
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    Sudden Lethargic hen! HELP

    Did anything resolve with your Aussie? I have one right now that is acting similar. She had an impacted crop and I got it clear and now she isn’t walking and falling over when she tries. I don’t think that she is egg bound since I don’t even think that she is a layer. It doesn’t seem to me like...
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    10 week Salmon Faverolle- roo?

    I have a 16 week old cockerel. The Faverolle cocks are a very friendly bird when handled a lot when they are young. They also don’t crow much and are not overly aggressive. Mine crows when he hears my voice and runs at me when he sees me. He loves cuddles ❤️ If you still have him you should...
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    Here’s my 13wk Salmon Faverolle Pullet or Roo

    Definitely a pullet. I have a 16 week old blue salmon Faverolle cockerel and they look much different than the girls. I will try to get a good photo of him tomorrow for you.
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    Is this little pretty a roo or hen??

    Definitely a pullet. At 3 months old the cockerel would be showing his cape and a larger crest than the pullets.
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    Bantam Salmon Faverolles

    I got a random bantam Faverolle rooster chick in my order from McMurray Hatchery. He has hydrocephalus (which is apparently more common in Faverolles) and he only has 4 toes. He’s definitely a Faverolle though. I’m not sure what color he will be but he’s 6 weeks old now and still alive. He’s...
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    Week old faverolle chick with one very enlarged eye and eyelid

    I think that I have figured it out. Very little information Is available online but I think that she has hydrocephulus... Apparently this is common in Faverolle chicks. I’m sure that if this had been noticed at the hatchery she would’ve been culled. I can’t find much information as to morbidity...
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    Swollen vent and ?? Sticking out

    That is what I was thinking but she said that it was in her vent. Maybe it was a small piece that broke off and just happened to land there. I didn’t want to tell her to pull on it in case it was an attached umbilical cord. That could be detrimental.
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    Swollen vent and ?? Sticking out

    The electrolytes and probiotics are good for them. I just use ACV because that is what I use for my mature chicks. It is apparently very tasty to them and encourages drinking and it is a natural pro/prebiotic (I forget which). Sometimes with pasty butt the vent will protrude from inflammation or...
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    Swollen vent and ?? Sticking out

    A photo of her vent would really help me answer this question. My first answer would be to try to pull the foreign object out of her vent with tweezers. However if it is something attached to tissue caution should be taken. Is there any blood or watery pink discharge? Making the food mush is...
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    Week old faverolle chick with one very enlarged eye and eyelid

    Hello, I have a 1 week old faverolle chick with a severely enlarged eye and eyelid. She came as a “bonus” ornamental chick from McMurray along with the 24 Australorps that I ordered. I am an quite experienced with chickens and their medical/physical conditions and have never seen anything like...
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