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    Bird Flu?

    I am in Woodstock Ontario - probably 10 KM from a commercial Turkey farm outbreak and quarantine area. I have three backyard chickens in the city. Do I need to panic? I don't visit farms, I don't ship or sell birds or eggs. What should I be doing to keep my girls safe? Their food and water is...
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    Going on 4 months with our birds and one is NOT laying...do I cull?

    I would say about 3 weeks ago. Her laying isn't a lighting issue, I don't believe. The other two are laying just fine and have been for 4 months. They are all eating the same thing - laying mash, some BOSS, free ranging in the yard during the day, oyster shell offered as they want it, as well...
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    Going on 4 months with our birds and one is NOT laying...do I cull?

    We bought 3 " 1 year old" chickens in July - two Heritage RIR and one utility RIR/LH. Both of our HRIR have been laying very well over the summer and fall. However, our RIR/LH has given us maybe 3 low quality eggs (thin shells) and numerous shell-less eggs - or no eggs at all. She had a sinus...
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    Uh oh....suspecting respritory disease in one of our birds...

    OKAY - so I got in touch with a vet and a really nice guy came out to look at Maple. He does not suspect anything serious with her eye or a serious respiratory disease. He said he could smell infection or rot that may be coming from her cop and sinuses. She has some sinus discharge. I had...
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    Uh oh....suspecting respritory disease in one of our birds...

    Oh! Thank you for clarifying!
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    Uh oh....suspecting respritory disease in one of our birds...

    Sounds awesome! The only road kill I can say I have ever smelled, has been skunk! Nothing dripping from her eye or puss...there is a lump under the surface of the skin, on the side of her face. Eye is not visibly swollen, just closed. She sounds like a very loud purring cat. Her crop seems firm...
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    Uh oh....suspecting respritory disease in one of our birds...

    oh sorry, I am seeing above what the others should be treated with...
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    Uh oh....suspecting respritory disease in one of our birds...

    I have moved her into the kid's playhouse (and discovered it makes a great coop LOL) and either tomorrow or Monday I can check in at the farm store or TSC. I have no idea if there is a vet that would look at her. Is it possible for a vet to look at her at no cost?? Her face smells like - um -...
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    Uh oh....suspecting respritory disease in one of our birds...

    We have 3 RIR's - over a year old, 2 are Heritage, one (Maple) is utility crossed with Leg Horn. All were treated with a spray for fleas last month in an effort to get our Maple to start laying. They have all been bug-free since and Maple has started to regrow feathers. I was hopeful. Now...
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    One of my girls is not laying. Why?

    She isn't broody, not laying in her nest. She was treated for possible fleas as I saw some white build up on some feathers and I spotted a couple bugs. This was over a week ago. Not 100% sure about molting.... I have only seen a few lost feathers in the coop, not more than I would think is normal.
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    One of my girls is not laying. Why?

    We have had 3 birds for a month now, 2 HRIR and one URIR. The 2 HRIR are laying well but after almost a month, miss Maple, our URIR hasn't given us a thing. I suspected that she may have fleas, so we did a liquid spray treatment (sevin isn't available to is) on all of them and I am not seeing...
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    I cannot find an answer for this question! Liquid Permethrin Consentrate

    It came with a large directions sheep but it has no directions for a space or surface spray or for animals...only veggies, trees shrubs and fruit.....There is directions for a perimeter spray for spiders of 20mL per 1L
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    I cannot find an answer for this question! Liquid Permethrin Consentrate

    Ok, I eventually asked my husband to try to figure it out when he came home and I finally just did 10mL in 1L of water for our 3 birds and around their pen. Was that okay?? And yes, a syringe worked really well! That is what I used. ~Quip~
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    I cannot find an answer for this question! Liquid Permethrin Consentrate

    Hello All! I really need some help in figuring out how to dilute this liquid permethrin I bought to rid my birds of fleas. I would love to use Sevin, but it's banned in Ontario and unless I have a farm I cannot buy it from the farm store. My other option is DE (which I am considering in their...
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    Long time lurker, new chicken parent! *Long*

    Woohoo!! Our 2nd Heritage RIR has laid an egg!! This is our 1st day collecting 2 eggs. I'm hopeful now, that all of my girls will be laying soon. We are enjoying fresh eggs from our chickens and fresh produce from our garden. Love it :D
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