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    Why are chicks sneezing?

    Bleach won't hurt them? Yes I will put a fan.
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    Silkie rooster or hen?

    rooster
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    Why are chicks sneezing?

    I use a plastic bin that is 25 gallons. The bedding is straw. They were on my top floor for a little over a week and now they are in my basement and then they got wet nostrils.
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    Why are chicks sneezing?

    I have 4 easter eggers that I go from a farm supply store. They are 2 weeks old and on a non-medicated, organic chick starter. They have been sneezing for about five days now with no discharge. Yesterday I did notice a little moistness under one chicks nostrils and this morning two of them had...
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    Is VetRx safe for chick use? What should I do for sneezing chicks?

    I am using straw because I find that pine shavings is too dusty. They are my basement.
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    Is VetRx safe for chick use? What should I do for sneezing chicks?

    I use vetrx on my adult flock for good respiratory health. My 2 week old chicks have been sneezing a lot with no discharge for about for about 4 days. Today I noticed that one of them did have discharge under the nostril. My first though was to use vetrx to help, but no where in the instructions...
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    Run and Coop height

    good advise!
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    How big should I build my broody pen?

    I am going to be building a broody pen on a 4X8 platform that comes off of my coop. The plat form is about 3 feet of the ground. I am going to build it like a mini coop so that it is preditor proof and will block drafts. How big will I need to make it so that my hen will be comfortable, and be...
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    Run and Coop height

    I see. I really think that cities should raise the number of chickens because 4 eggs a day is about half of what our family of four eats.
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    Is salt okay for chickens?

    I made bone broth soup and some of it did not get finished so I fed it to my chickens for the good protein. It did have added salt in it. Is that bad for the chickens?
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    Do my chicks have Avian Encephalomyelitis virus?

    okay I put save-a-chick electrolyte in their water and it contains riboflavin. Could the siting on their hocks thing be nothing? thankyou!
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    Run and Coop height

    I would say that would work fine. If that was your whole run height it would have to be at least 2 feet, but since the rest of your run will be six feet tall it will work. In my experience, when designing a coop/run always plan for more additions to the flock. You might not see yourself wanting...
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    Do my chicks have Avian Encephalomyelitis virus?

    I got 4 Easter eggers from Theisens and now they are 12 days old. Just today I noticed that one of them was twitching its head. I looked it up and was brought to this disease. One of the other symptoms of Avian encephalomyelitis virus was sitting on the back on the back of its legs. I had...
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    Chick twitching head? Please help

    It's unlikely that she would have mareks disease because from what I understand chicks under two weeks have a maternal antibiotics so the can't catch it. But I would do some research on mareks disease because what you are describing is a symptom of it. Also you should do some research on wry...
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    mystery chick from theisens

    On Valentines Day I got some chicks from theisens. I wanted 3 easter eggers and one buff orpington. In a pullet brooder I was told that there was Ameraucanas (which I don't think are true ameraucanas), Buff Orpingtons, ad Rhode Island Reds. I picked out my easter egger and the worker told me...
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