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    Scabs or fungus on comb?

    Hey all, My 10 chickens are doing well and seem mostly happy and healthy - they are about 5 months old and I recently got 3 eggs! Anyway, I noticed that my speckled sussex hen, Hot Toddy has black stuff on her comb. From looking at other pictures, it looks like probably scabs. But I wanted...
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    Medicated chick feed or organic?

    Thanks BC_Farms. When I just had chicks on the way, I went to the feed store and asked for chick starter and the feedstore people recommended medicated chick starter. Not knowing any better and having seen the same recommended in more than one reference, I fed them medicated chick starter...
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    Medicated chick feed or organic?

    I am a backyard chicken newbie but have been doing a lot of homework. I switched my 8-week-old layer pullets from medicated feed from Callahan's ($8.50 for a 50 lb bag) to organic feed from Buck Moore ($29 for a 50 lb bag) last week. They all got the runs really bad and I thought one of them...
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    Sick Chick Toolbox

    This is good: http://www.nipsparrot.org/Educational%20Articles_files/Avian%20First%20Aid.htm
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    Sick Chick Toolbox

    I found the below in the FAQ's for you interested folks. I also just ordered the book that was recommended to me - Chicken Health Handbook by Gail Damerow. Chicken first-aid kit https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=33871...
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    baby chicks dying

    I'm learning too, but I would do my best to hydrate them and keep them warm (between 90 and 95 degrees) and comfy as possible. You might also try an antibiotic and an anti-parasite med. I took my sick chick to the vet and they prescribed the antibiotic/anti-inflammatory (Flagyl) (1 drop 2x a...
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    Sick Chick Toolbox

    Mine was a shipped chick and she seemed to do fine for the first several days. And yes the rest are doing fine. The evening of the fourth day, I noticed she was sleeping all the time and not eating or drinking. She would wake up now and then and take a step or two and preen a lot. When she...
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    Sick Chick Toolbox

    All, I recently lost a golden campine chick and it really upset me because I can't get another one easily and I'm a softie for animals. I understand that chicks are commonly lost. However, I want to make sure I am doing all I can and am properly prepared to handle sickness in the future...
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    Chick - Excess Preening and Sleeping

    I took her to the vet and got some antibiotics and anti parasite meds, but she passed a few mins ago.
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    Chick - Excess Preening and Sleeping

    Here is the info: 1) Speckled Sussex hen less than a week old 2) She stands around a lot - sleeps a lot - less active than the other chicks, looks like she's lagging in growth, not eating a lot, preens excessively when she is awake - it looks like her feathers are itchy to her or something...
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    Please Help!

    I'm a first time chicken owner and received chicks last Thursday. One of my speckled sussex has started sleeping a lot and preening excessively. I haven't seen her eat much lately and she looks smaller than her sister speckled sussex. What do I do? Does she maybe have mites? I am feeding...
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