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    Meat chickens dying beyond 4 weeks

    Hi all, We are raising our third round of meat chickens now and are having some problems. At 6 weeks of age, we found two of our chickens dead in their pen. We hadn't noticed any difference in their behavior or appearance. Another died a week later. Today- they are about ten weeks now- we...
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    Worried sand might be making my chicks sick

    Thanks for the replies! I went to check on them about an hour after I posted and they were eating. Just went down and they were resting, but not huddled. I will check their throats. Thank you so much!
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    Worried sand might be making my chicks sick

    Hi all, I have five chicks, all 1 week and 2 days old. They've been healthy. This morning, I put a bit of sand (some stuff from the desert in New Mexico that my sister gave me) into a mason jar cap for them to play with. Now, they are all huddled far away from their heat source together...
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    2 day old chick pasty butt plus ???

    Hi all, I got chicks for the first time two days ago. Five out of six seem to be doing well, but one (black sex link) has had to have her butt cleaned off several times already for what looks to be the start of pasty butt. Tonight, when I checked on them, she also had some red, raw tissue above...
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