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    Coloring Chicks?

    The online stuff I've found today gives lots of reasons on why its a bad idea. I just thought it was cute but certainly not at the expense of their health or stressing them out. I did see how to use dye before they are hatched. We only have hens so I don't think we will be trying to hatch our...
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    Coloring Chicks?

    I just saw a craigslist ad for a man selling colored chicks. They were very cute but does anyone know if this is safe? We have 6 new chicks in the house and thought it might be fun and help us tell them apart. (We name all of our animals around here). I don't want to try it if there is any...
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    Need advice. I have a sick 4 month old Rhode Island Red!

    Just went out to feed my girls and 1 was lying on the ground. She is very alert making clucking sounds like she normally does when I pick her up but she is unable to sit up or stand. They were all fine when I let them run yesterday. They are completely enclosed and we have an outside dog that...
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    Went to the Vet but I'm still confused. HELP!!

    Thank You! I'm feeling a little more optimistic that maybe she just needs some more time to recover. I will be gone all day tom. so I think Copper may go to grandma's for a visit so someone is around to keep an eye on her.
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    Went to the Vet but I'm still confused. HELP!!

    Would coccidia cause her drunk like state? She seems to stumble a lot. She is alert when she's awake but she seems to be sleeping a lot as well.
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    Went to the Vet but I'm still confused. HELP!!

    We were given Corid and Panacur. Were are giving a cycle now and then another cycle in 3 weeks. The bird is about 4 months old. I'm not sure what type of bird she is. She weighs about 2.5 pounds but is a much chunkier bird than my others. My husband picked 5 chicks up from a farm when they were...
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    Went to the Vet but I'm still confused. HELP!!

    My son's bird was acting lethargic yesterday so we took her to the local vet. We got way too much information and basically left wondering if our chicken would survive. We did discover that she had coccidiosis (sp?) but never really got an explanation of what that meant. They also said that...
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    EMERGENCY. One of my chickens is lethargic

    Ok. Copper is still walking around the living room but she looks a little drunk. (for lack of a better word) She has her wings hanging looser than usual and isn't standing as proud as she usually does when she walks. She is also stumbling a bit. I also noticed when I picked her up that she is...
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    EMERGENCY. One of my chickens is lethargic

    I hope that's all it is. She is walking around the living room now eating the food our younger indoor chicks have dropped. I think she may hang out indoors today just until I know for sure. My dog is around them all the time but she just walks around the yard with them when I let them loose in...
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    EMERGENCY. One of my chickens is lethargic

    Our dog got loose this morning and frightened the chickens. The dog can't reach the coop directly but was running around barking. After I caught the dog and put her away I noticed one of the chickens was laying on the ground unable to stand. I brought her in the house and she seems alert but...
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    Not an emergency yet

    Can my chickens stay out in the heat? This is our first summer season with chickens. The temp for the day is expected to be 100 degrees (in NC). My chicken coop is about 85% shade all day. I change their water out each morning (it's never empty). Is there anything else I should be doing to keep...
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