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    Eyes dialted/strange head movement/not eating drinking or standing

    She seems to have suddenly lost her eyesight. We moved our finger towards each eye and she did not react.
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    Eyes dialted/strange head movement/not eating drinking or standing

    Hi… we have a Cinnamon Queen that is about 4yrs old ….she is not standing, eating or drinking…her pupils seem dilated and she moves her head oddly like if you were reading back and forth on a screen. (I have a video but I can’t figure out how to post it🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️)… her eyes aren’t grey as with...
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    Possible vitamin deficiency

    Has anyone used this before for selenium/vitamin E deficiency? I have 2 hens that are 3 yrs old, vaccinated for Marek’s and having issues walking. Eating and drinking fine, look great, defecating normal just can’t walk well. Process of Elimination I think it might be selenium/ vitamin E...
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    Comment by 'SHF1214' in article 'How to clean up after a chicken with a Lazy Cloaca'

    We just cleaned up a bottom yesterday. My husband holds them and I use a spray bottle with warm water and wear surgical gloves to work out the poop. I’ve found that with the spray bottle you can get close and saturate small sections. She wasn’t a huge fan but 🤷🏻‍♀️ Having dingleberries can’t...
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    *Duck Beauty Contest!!!*

    It’s a spring fed pond so the waters always moving....we get a little ice on the edges sometimes but that’s it.
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    *Duck Beauty Contest!!!*

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    Off balance little rooster

    Possibly.... we are going to splint it and see how that goes until we can get him in.
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    Off balance little rooster

    His droppings are normal this is him sitting... he sits with his right leg out in front of him and that is the leg that his toe was injured on also.
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    Off balance little rooster

    Need help....any ideas what could be wrong with our little guy? We hatched him...he’s a couple of months old and he’s half bantam Cochin and half bantam silkie. The other night he tore a toe nail on his right foot and we thought maybe he injured that leg but can’t tell for sure but he’s...
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    Why can a broody......

    How have your tinys done in the flock? I get so nervous about letting them all hang out🤦🏻‍♀️
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    The Story of a Broody LEGHORN!

    I had a bantam silkie go broody so we let her sit on 2 eggs and she hatched both chicks... the chicks had gotten old enough that we put them in a pen in the run with their momma and now another hen is broody and we are letting her sit on one 🤦🏻‍♀️ Twice a day I actually shut the others out of...
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    Why can a broody......

    We finally let One of my silkies Have a couple of eggs and she hatched them both and is a great little mama! Why are the chicks 10X as cute when they’re with a mama??❤️❤️
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    If you kept only one breed...

    My Polish Crested, great personality, sweet and fun to look at 😂 Although my all time favorite hen was a Barred Rock... I’m also partial to my Butf Orpingtoms. Ugh hard (but good) Question!
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    Egg bound bantam...Help!

    So she finally passed an egg but still doesn’t seem right... Right now I’m outside of a vets office about an hour from me who sees chickens and she’s in with him. Hopefully she’s ok...
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    Egg bound bantam...Help!

    There is not an avian vet in the area...atleast not one with chicken experience. The Ag vet that sees our goats doesn’t seem to know or maybe care much about chickens so we’re on our own. We just soaked her for 20mins in an Epson salt bath and lubricated her vent and she’s back in her quiet...
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