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    Pinioning keets

    Wow! Thanks for all that great information. I have clipped wings on my flying chickens before, but only when I get one that decides to continue flying the coop despite adequate feed and entertainment. It can be a fiasco trying to run them down in the daytime and I admit that I am not always as...
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    Best hatchery to order from with a minimum 3 chick order?

    Mixing breeds is fine, but some hatcheries are very limited on being able to ship only one of 2-3 different kinds of birds, so check with the hatchery. I have ordered from Cackle Hatchery many times and always been happy with them. Strong healthy chicks that turn into strong healthy birds. I...
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    Pinioning keets

    Hi everyone, I am not new to chickens, but I am new to guineas. I'm getting them because we have enough grasshoppers to rival ancient Egypt. I have read that keeping guineas in the yard can be very trying because they like to fly and roost up high. We have lots of predators in the country...
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    Help! Unusual incubation situation

    In the black on I can hardly see anything, but the flashlight I use is not super bright, so that could be partly why. I sincerely hope it isn't rotten, but if it doesn't hatch in a couple of days I will do an eggtopsy. I have a neighbor with an incubator and a better candler light. Can't...
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    Help! Unusual incubation situation

    Hi every one. I need some help. I have unevenly developed eggs in my incubator and I don't know how it happened. I got some Guinea eggs from a friend of mine several weeks back. 6 I kept for two weeks before putting in the bator. Then she 'found their clutch' and I got about 18 more a week or...
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    Need help!

    Thanks for the link. I read a few articles and went to a site that has help with diagnosing. Unfortunately, most of her symptoms are a little vague. I've noticed wheezing, but only when she turns her neck to far to the left (the bad side) or tries to straighten her neck. I have considered a...
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    Let's talk Wry Neck/Crook Neck

    Thank you everyone for the support and help. I still don't know what is wrong with her exactly, but I finally found her tounge and I was able to swab her mouth and throat with mouth wash. There was a little bit of pus and blood, but not much. She looks better this morning, but I still had to...
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    Need help!

    Thanks for all the help. I gave her some electrolytes by dropper last night. I didn't want to give her too much, but found her tounge at last, it was just way back in the back. I also swabbed her mouth and throat with mouthwash. They're seemed to be some blood and puss back there. She seems...
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    Need help!

    She is the same. Her eyes are bright and her nose is clear. She acts fine ther than being in pain and scared that I brought her in the house and keep handling her. I haven't tried to give her anymore fluid because I'm afraid of drowning her. I will try again in a little bit to see if I can...
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    Need help!

    As far as I can tell her crop is empty. Seriously can't find her tounge though.
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    Need help!

    I don't notice any air. I'm a nurse so I know what that feels like. But she has a speck of blood on her feathers where her head has been resting and I can't see her tounge in her mouth. (See explanation in reply above)
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    Let's talk Wry Neck/Crook Neck

    SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP!! I realize this thread is a little old but I need help. I noticed my chicken outside with a crooked neck today. I've read a bunch of these posts and thought wry neck was her problem. But when I tried to use a dropper to give her some electrolytes while I wait for my hubby...
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    Need help!

    OMG! I don't know what to do! I tried giving her some water with a dropper. The first drop she acted like she tried to swallow. The second drop and she started gurgling. Then I realized, I can't even see her toung in her beak, even if I look far down her throat. Is this really wry neck! I'm so...
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    Need help!

    Thanks for the links. I have to admit I'm really freaking out about this. It was so sudden. I will try to give her some electrolytes an see if she will eat or if I have to hand feed her. I already tried dipping her beak in water and she wouldn't take it. Hopefully I've caught it early. Do you...
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    Need help!

    I don't know what is wrong with my hen. I noticed her cowering in the yard. She is keeping her head pulled down into her body and twisted to the right. She had a bulge in the front of her chest and I thought her crop might be impacted. But as I gently handle her she can straighten it out a...
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