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    Help! Rapid weight loss in Serama

    Thanks for the advice. The cochin seems fine, but only time will tell. I have the flock on Corid just in case. I PMed Kathy.
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    Help! Rapid weight loss in Serama

    Warning: Gross I cut open my Serama today. I've never necropsied anything before so this was all guesswork. There didn't seem to be any worms in her intestines. Part of the intestinal tract was very dark, but I think it was just the lower part with poop...
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    Help! Rapid weight loss in Serama

    Thanks for your reply. Her little curly feathers will be missed. Unfortunately because of the weekend, it won't be possible to mail her before the body is too far gone. I could cut her open at home, but unless the cause of death is obvious I won't be able to figure it out. Any advice on that...
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    Help! Rapid weight loss in Serama

    I turned on the bathroom light this morning and my little Serama didn't get up. She was hunched down like a broody. I picked her up and held her as she had labored breathing. She cried out and a few breaths later, died. Her crop was still full from last night's dinner. I think something must...
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    Socializing New Ladies

    Thanks. I was using the wrong search terms.
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    Socializing New Ladies

    Hi All, About a month ago I incorporated a 2-month and 3-month old Easter Eggers to my flock of 9 8-month-old girls. They were skittish but I've been giving them plenty of places to hide and food in a separate area so they don't get chased off. It's been a month now and the two new girls...
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    Help! Rapid weight loss in Serama

    Ok, Kathy's thread mentioned tubefeeding small bantams with no problems, so I gave it a shot. It was a tight fit, but it did fit, and it seemed like she could breathe. The tube doesn't go very far in her, though! I got probably 20ccs of liquid baby bird food in her before her crop seemed really...
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    Help! Rapid weight loss in Serama

    Update: The seeds are finally out of her crop, which is good. What's bad is that her crop is totally empty and she's not interested in eating. Yesterday I made a mash of her food, and she only ate some when it was hot. This evening I heated it up and dunked her beak, and she's not interested...
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    Help! Rapid weight loss in Serama

    Hi, thanks for your reply. There are no roosters in the pen. I can't load pictures right now, but the missing feathers span a few inches along her spine. Her main diet is grower crumble, somewhere between 16-18% protein. I don't have supplementary grit but their pen is full of sand. I give them...
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    Help! Rapid weight loss in Serama

    Hi all, Usually my little frizzle Serama is as fat as a pigeon. Last night I picked her up and realized she is very thin, with her keel jutting out. This has developed in the last 2-3 weeks. I put her inside and had her drink liquid baby bird food, which she did for about 30 minutes. Her crop...
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    Please, anyone, help my chicken!!

    Regardless of the disease, tube feeding would be a good idea. Sick chickens don't feel like eating or drinking, and they can die from dehydration and starvation. Can you cook up some scrambled eggs to hand feed her? Sometimes they will also eat their food if you mix it with warm water to make an...
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    Chicken Mites and lice

    In the future, you can go into the coop at night with a flashlight and shine it directly on their faces. After about a minute, you will see tiny red dots moving on their skin. I think the bugs come out in response to the light. As far as lice, look between their feathers while they're perched...
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    Twisted upside-down head and chest pecking?

    Hurray! Merry Christmas to your little guy.
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    UPDATE... MAREKS confirmed. Lethargic, eating, slightly off balance *PICTURES *

    Merry Christmas! How does her crop feel? Is her poop normal? When was she last wormed? How long has she been acting funny?
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    How can I safely cut a grown chicken's beak?

    Could you post pictures of her beak so we can see how deformed it is and what could be done?
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