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    Sick chick

    She also has chick grit available.
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    Sick chick

    She is eating grower/finisher crumble. I do have some probiotics I can add to her water. I also thought about plain, unsweetened yogurt.
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    Sick chick

    I have a sick chicken. She is 13 weeks old. Everything seemed to be fine then yesterday I noticed her being separated from her flick mates. In the morning her crop was soft and squishy. She will drink a little water. I took her to the vet and the drained the sour fluid out of the crop. Sour...
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    Help! 2 year old chicken seems sick?

    So sorry.
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    Introduction

    Welcome to BYC. I love your dog. Sorry about your flock. I built a new coop last summer. Glad that’s over! I have 14 two year old hens. Two of the hens are Wyandottes (layer/meat) and the other 12 are layers. Planning to add 6/8 new chicks in a few weeks.
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    Mites or Lice? Please help identify and need treatment for Ducks and chickens

    I don’t know much about treating lice. I would think waiting until morning can’t make it too much worse. I think waiting to get the right product would be best for the flock.
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    Hello from Georgia!

    Welcome to BYC.
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    What’s on this egg???

    I had noticed those little things on one of my Golden Comet’s egg too. I thought they were parasite egg also. Freaked me out. I scratched them off and they were crunchy calcium balls. I haven’t seen any since that day.
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    Sick chicken

    My vet did not perform the necropsy. We are fortunate to have a very large center run by Murray State University that did the necropsy for the vet. They are doing additional test. Since we are in a large farming area, we have access to the Breathitt Veterinary Center. I know several farmers take...
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    Sick chicken

    Just thought I would let you know my chicken still was not doing very well yesterday. She was just not thriving. I went back to the vet with her, and we decided the best thing to do was to put her down and then perform in the necropsy to see what her issues were. As I suspected, they said she...
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    Sick chicken

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    Wood vs. plastic for nest boxes?

    When I built my new coop, I went with the plastic nest boxes. In the old coop, I had painted, wood boxes that my husband and I made. I used nest box liners which helped when there was a broken eggs. I like the plastic better because they are so easy to clean. I just remove them from the wall and...
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    Sick chicken

    I went ahead and took my sick chicken to the vet today. The reason I decided to take her was she produced what look like a small lash egg. He put her on tetracycline in her water for five days. I’m trying that now and hoping she will feel better soon. She is eating a small amount and drinking...
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    Sick chicken

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    Sick chicken

    I checked her out while I was giving her the Epson salt soak. Her crop is soft and feels empty. Her vent looks fine. She did drink a little water for me. I’m not sure if she molted in the fall because most of my chickens look alike. It seems like she might be going through a light molt right...
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