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    Two-month-old chicks/pullets are dying, please advise

    I would agree with the coccidiosis suggestion - symptoms and timing fits. Starter crumb often ( but not always ) contains a coccidiostatic ingredient and that is the other clue here - they have started to become unwell when the protective effects of the starter crumb has worn off. You can buy a...
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    Gosling can’t walk

    I have one very similar- I am wondering if it has a dislocated hip joint either congenital or from trauma ( eg trodden on by mother goose) I don’t have any answers though. I have a vet appointment but not until Monday morning, and have removed the gosling to a brooder.
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    Gosling can’t walk

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    Do I help??

    Agree with this
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    egg has started zipping but hasnt made progress in hours

    Gently snip at the dried membrane and gently peel it back. Stop if any bleeding occurs, and also dampen around the opening.
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    Ended Official BYC 2021 Summer Fair—Guess When BYC Will Reach 450,000 Members!

    9/22/21 9am
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    Ended Official BYC 2021 Summer Fair—Guess When BYC Will Hit 1.4 Million Threads!

    9/22/21 12pm
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    Help! Our missing hen has returned and she's not alone!

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    should i let my chickens die naturally?

    Not if you put it on the compost heap. Some plant seeds need to pass through a digestive tract to trigger germination.
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    should i let my chickens die naturally?

    Totally agree. Simply not laying is not a good reason, but if there is suffering, then do the kind thing, and hasten the end in a humane way.
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    Do chickens nap?

    I think mine do
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    Young goose off her legs

    Getting stronger every day. She is now able to fight off my attentions, and is wandering about the garden, grazing. Thankyou to everyone who responded to my thread
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    Young goose off her legs

    Don’t worry, I realised what you meant. She is slowly showing signs of improvement. She pushes herself to her feet using her neck and beak almost like a walking stick. When having her daily session in our large sink, she is able to stand with the support of the water. Made her a kind of oatmeal...
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    Young goose off her legs

    Soup to feed sounds like a good idea. I will try some for her tomorrow, thanks
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    Young goose off her legs

    Thankyou , I am in the UK, but have made a solution of crushed calcium tablets and am giving her some each day. When I went to get her today she was 4 or 5 yards from her shelter, so must have moved a bit, although still made no move to get away from me. She seems better in some ways- her...
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