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    Tiny black arachnids on eggs and arms!

    hello, they are so tiny I cannot get a good picture. They are fast tiny and black. I find them on the eggs and crawling on my hands after messing around in the coop. I especially see them when they run across my phone screen! Yuck! After finding them I always have giant red welts where I’m...
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    Eye problem

    Exactly!!
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    Eye problem

    No odor and no other symptoms. I was afraid the resolution would be a nasty one :( Thank you!
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    Eye problem

    This chick has had a problem with one eye for about six weeks. I have tried everything to resolve it. Wormed her, probiotics, terramycin, eye wash, gently wiping with qtip.... She seems in good health outside of the eye. Nobody else has any other symptoms. It is possible there is no eye behind...
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    Closed Eye Chick and the Mystery Red Poo

    Do you know what the dosage is? I almost picked some up but since it is packaged for bovine, the feed store said they didn't know how much to give them. Can I use Tylan 50 instead? Would you still use the terramycin, or should I use an eye ointment that doesn't have the antibiotic like...
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    Closed Eye Chick and the Mystery Red Poo

    I looked at the link you provided, thank you. The eye is not foamy and does not have any discharge. She just holds it closed.
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    Closed Eye Chick and the Mystery Red Poo

    One of the chicks is 5 months and the other two are 2 and 3 months. I have had them all for a month now. The breeder keeps the brooders away from the older chickens and I have gotten several birds from her in the past without an issue (not that I wasn't just lucky). I have been doing a...
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    Closed Eye Chick and the Mystery Red Poo

    Hi group! I got 3 chicks of different ages from a breeder. The first day I noticed someone had red poop but it disappeared by the next day so I figured it was just a stress thing or something she ate. A week later one of the chick's eyes was closed and when I picked her up I noticed crackly...
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    Sherman Farmyard

    Hi group! I just signed up for the group although I have used the site for many years. I didn't realize I didn't actually have a profile, oops!! Excited to be an actual member of the group now :)
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