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    feeding milk and whey

    i raise dairy goats and have an excess of milk and whey. i did some research here on this forum on past posts regarding feeding milk to chickens. seems like the milk should be clabbered. i do this sometimes by adding a little rennet or lemon juice. this seperates the milk into curds and...
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    Whole barley ok for chickens?

    i feed my chickens mostly whole barley. i soak it for 24 hours in water, then let it sit a few days in a bucket with holes on the bottom so it doesn't get too wet and start to mold. this is essentially a lazy version of sprouting. the barley begins to break open with a little sprout and root...
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    constipation

    thanks, i am reading through the other threads now. someone said they did a little tiny enema to the chick, maybe i will try that in the morning.
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    chick with breathing problems

    thank you! did you isolate her or keep her with her friends? i never know what to do in these situations... i often think if the bird is isolated it will not get better because it is lonely, but if it is with other chicks it will get beat up/trampled/not enough food, etc.
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    constipation

    i posteed this in the turkey section, but since this section is more active, thought maybe some folks might know what's going on with my 4 week old poult: oh boy, this poult looks uncomfortable. it tries to poo, but nothing comes out, it's whole rear end is swollen and bulbous, and when i...
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    constipated poult

    oh boy, this poult looks uncomfortable. it tries to poo, but nothing comes out, it's whole rear end is swollen and bulbous, and when i squeeze it's butt, poop comes out like a big zit (really, ewww, sorry). there is no pasted vent, poop is not drying or covering the vent, this poult just can't...
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    chick with breathing problems

    thank you, that is helpful. how is the vit E administered? with a dropper? mixed with the water? seems like dropper would be best so she gets it all, but how much in the dropper? thanks!
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    chick with breathing problems

    hmmm, vitamin e... how did you administer the vitamin e? did you keep her separate for that time? thanks!
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    Poult Leg Splint

    anyone?
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    chick with breathing problems

    i have a chick - 2 months old - who lives in a run outside with other chicks. i noticed today she is lethargic and something is wrong. i brought her in the house gave her food and water with vitamin/electrolyte mix and a little bit of tetracyclene. her breathing is labored and raspy. she...
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    Poult Leg Splint

    A few of my poults, now at age 3 weeks, have developed leg issues. I posted a few days ago and have changed their diet and I am feeding more protein and more vitamins. However they are not getting better with diet (but thankfully no one else has developed these leg issues). One of them really...
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    3 week old poults leg problems

    thanks for all the help. my vitamin/electrolyte mix contains niacin, but i don't see manganese or choline listed. i spoke with my friend in town today who raises turkeys and he says he just throws some raw eggs in to the same feed he feeds his chickens to make a wet mash consistency, and he...
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    3 week old poults leg problems

    hmm, i wonder where i can get niacin or choline/manganese? is it in most mineral supplements?
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    3 week old poults leg problems

    Thank you! I agree with you. I have been adding vitamin/electrolyte mix to their water, but just few days I stopped because I wasn't sure if it was good for them or not. So I will start that again. My local feed store doesn't even sell turkey starter, so even if I did feed them commercial...
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    3 week old poults leg problems

    I have searched around the forum to read about poult leg problems - seems like a common issue, but my situation seems a little different. I have 12 poults they are now 3 weeks old and 3 of them, just in the last few days, have developed leg problems. it seems like a problem at the knee joint...
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