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    Troubled hatch.. collapsing membrane? advice needed.

    sry, correction, that pic is taken from above with the light to the side, i have NOT turned it. thanks:)
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    Troubled hatch.. collapsing membrane? advice needed.

    hi guys, here is a bad picture of the side view of the egg in question.. had a look at education resource, very good but couldn't find any pics of shrink wrapping from outside (at short notice anyway).. others hatching normally.. any thoughts on pic? TIA :)
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    Troubled hatch.. collapsing membrane? advice needed.

    I am usually confident about such things.. when, as you say they are internally pipped and in correct position.. have done an upside down and a 'twin/double yolked once but this chick may not be int. pipped, it is like a whole one side is empty but i am very sure i saw it moving earlier... i...
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    Troubled hatch.. collapsing membrane? advice needed.

    some background info.. these are a friends eggs that i was first made aware of sunday before last, there was no known set date but the incubation estimate was about two weeks.. i candled them and that was about right.. mum had 17 eggs in total, she's a mixer and with a good portion of bantam so...
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    Know where to splint this???

    interesting.. and he is still running around? how much of a limp has he got? .. is that bump actually bone because it shouldn't be if he is still running.. ..:} maybe just swelling or i guess very maybe a supported fracture.. treatment is tricky, you could treat with just some compression or...
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    How to treat a broken leg.

    It seems like a few of you have questions about this. In all cases breaks should be seen by a vet, however if that is not possible decide whether to try this before euthanasia. you will need. a cohesive stretch bandage ( such as co flex, equiwrap, co stretch, vetrap.. etc) This stuff is...
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    VetRX for week old chicks? Please help asap!

    hey, so im not completly sure what vet rx is but the best way to find out is to ring a vet surgery and ask them or perhaps even better most products like that have a consumer hotline or at least an enquiry line you can call. in relation to a lot of anti b's though 'they' do ask that the animal...
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    2.5 week old chick with swollen joint that like holds her toes on

    hey, good to know the swelling has gone down. I recently read a post here about something called bumblefoot that is caused by a staf infection, whilst not in my experience it sounded a lot like the problem you mentioned, perhaps look it up and see if it fits? best of luck. olive.
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    The continued survival of big egg:)

    I am very sad to say that big egg did not make it, this is a sad day for me and i kind of blame myself.. Today when that vicious stripey got off the nest i rushed in and candled the egg, much to my dismay there was nothing, no movement no pipping no peeping, fearing the worst i ramped up the...
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    Wry Neck brought on by injury need help ASAP

    you are the one who knows best, if you saw no improvement and it was hurting her then you did the right thing, in my opinion it was probably a spinal chord injury be it a pinch between verterbrae or swelling of the chord, it probably would have gone away in time but there are never any...
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    Friend's Parrot is vomiting... PLease Help!

    Hi, the fact is vomiting can be a symptom of almost anything, just like in you or i feeling sick and throwing up is a really common symptom. to check whether Miss Chico has a kidney or problem look at her poo, it is basically made of two parts one green the other white, the white is for all...
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    Help! my chick is not eating or drinking (i think she has something in her throat

    hi troy, so a chickens crop sits just above the 'keel' or top of the breast bone and slightly to their right, it acts as a temporary storage facility for the food before it goes down to the rest of the digestive system, it has the capacity to enlarge quite a lot, so much so that when the bird...
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    The continued survival of big egg:)

    So two weeks ago my next door neighbours piebald duck was taken by a goanna (this is a large toothy lizard) she was sitting on twelve eggs in their back garden. My neighbours knowing i work with birds called me in to help and when i arrived presented me with eight cool eggs wrapped in a shirt...
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    2.5 week old chick with swollen joint that like holds her toes on

    and she's had the swollen joint since you got her?.and are her toes balled? .it could be trauma, a fracture in the joint.. its tricky to know without seeing her.. as usual the best thing you can do with anything that might be a break is a vet visit but if you cant do that then go to the chemist...
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    ☛*PICS-Elderly hen was EGG BOUND w/2 eggs; now can't stand or walk it's been more than 2 weeks! :(

    hi sarahndipiity, this is a genuine q not being a fecetious, i have seen bad cases of roundworm make a bird very sick but i was not aware that they could cause paralysis for weeks at a time.. is this true? thanks, olive.
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