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    Eye Insight Needed

    Hmmm... I have 34 birds and half share brooder boxes while the others roam and have different brooding locations. All roost in the mobile coop at night. They are 2.5 yrs old and I have no clue when she last laid. She didn't lay at all when inside for treatment but I figured that it was due to...
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    Eye Insight Needed

    I had wondered at that but there was no discharge, couching, sneezing, or wheezing that I could determine.
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    Eye Insight Needed

    Hi Ya'll, One of my Rhode Island reds wasn't feeling well last week- brought her in, gave her coconut water and ivermectin. She perked up progressively but one of her left eye wasn't opening all the way, and when she was active enough to put back with the flock it was sealed closed- no...
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    Sick chicken- advice please

    I have 45 chickens and only a handful are laying- I dont think shes one that's laying as her wattle isn't red enough. We just came through a cold front in the single digits and are back to the 40s
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    Sick chicken- advice please

    Hi, I have a sick chicken- discovered her lethargic and with an empty feed pouch late afternoon yesterday. Have given her coconut water with eye dropper and offered food and an egg and she hasn't eaten. Shes a one year old Rhode island red. Poop looks normal so far. She seems kind of zombie...
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    4 wk old meat bird injurd- tips/advice

    He is in a dog crate with towel, food and water- he is standing, eating and drinking. He's in the garage. Because the skin is at the bottom of the cut, I dont think it will stay pulled up. May use sterry strip 🤔
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    4 wk old meat bird injurd- tips/advice

    Okay, thanks for the input- will look for blu-kote at the farm store:thumbsup
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    4 wk old meat bird injurd- tips/advice

    Hi, One of my 4 week old meat birds got hurt- a cut to his left rump- we suspect while moving on pasture. I have separated him out and have cleaned the wound and put a little liquid bandage on it to keep it clean. I am hoping to put him back out as soon as it scabs over. It started bleeding...
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    Organic chicken feed, Lebanon, Indiana (Laf./Attica/Crawfdsville too)

    UPDATE: I just called Central Organics. They recently dropped their organic certification but they are still all organic. chick starter: $40/50# grower: $39/50# layer: $38/50# All fresh ground grain but the layer is available in pellets. M-F 8a-5p Sat 8a-12p
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    French Maran Comparison

    Very pretty!
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    French Maran Comparison

    Thanks for the info- beautiful birds and eggs! Nicely done! I ended up going with the french copper marans, so we'll see what happens!
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    French Maran Comparison

    okay, thanks!!
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    French Maran Comparison

    I am trying to decide between 3 varieties of french marans- french cuckoo maran, french black maran, and french black copper maran. My main question is are the eggs all the same color? I want the really dark brown eggs. I understand there is a difference between maran and french maran and...
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    CINNAMON QUEEN pros and cons

    oh, okay, thank you!
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    CINNAMON QUEEN pros and cons

    I don't understand- does this mean that they will die after two years?
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