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    Terrible vet experience Ohio. Beware

    You can post an online review
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    Terrible vet experience Ohio. Beware

    Dr Headlee is one of the volunteer vets on a FB chicken vet group.
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    Late Blooming Cockerel?

    I had 8 chicks from a fall hatch. I was easily able to determine which ones were cockerels and rehomed them. I kept the 3 pullets and what I thought was one cockerel, hoping to rehome him in the future. I say cockerel because it was one of the larger chicks, with a bigger comb and legs when...
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    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    Happy Pride Month
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    I write a chicken blog and do collaborations with other chicken keepers about chicken health...

    I write a chicken blog and do collaborations with other chicken keepers about chicken health issues case studies. I wonder if you'd allow me to use your material? Of course, I would give you credit. Thanks
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    Hearts in the feathers

    Here's one from a cockerel that came from my hatching eggs.
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    What Sex Is This Frizzle?

    I can only hope
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    What Sex Is This Frizzle?

    I have a hatch of six chicks: one frizzle and three smooth feathered. It's clear that I've got 2 cockerels and 3 pullets, but I'm unsure about this one. 5.5 wks old. Pullet or cockerel? And why?
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    Chick With Slipped Tendon

    I think you and I are on the same page. I really fight hard to help the ones that might have a chance, but when it's clear they don't euthanasia is the best option. Her leg joint is swollen and hot and she's quite subdued. Things are only going to get more difficult so I've made the decision to...
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    Chick With Slipped Tendon

    I think I got to it too late - I've tried pushing - its not easy and I couldn't get the tendon back into place. I tried splinting yesterday to prevent further rotation and it must have been too tight because her foot was swollen by the end of the day. Today no splint and her knee is swollen and...
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    Chick With Slipped Tendon

    How hard was it to get the tendon back into place? The chick is approaching 3 wks - I don't know how long she's had the slipped tendon. I'm doing physio with her nightly and I'm able to get the leg to straighten more. I'm trying to build her muscles and stretch the tendon. I can feel the...
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    Chick With Slipped Tendon

    The only way to fix her leg is to correct the slipped tendon, otherwise her leg will be permanently rotated.
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    Chick With Slipped Tendon

    She's not a broiler or heavy breed, just two weeks old. I can feel the tendon slipped off to the side which is causing her lower leg to rotate from the knee joint.
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    Chick With Slipped Tendon

    I have a 2 wk old chick with a slipped tendon - I don't know how long it's been that way. She holds her leg up in a bent position and the lower leg, from the knee down, is rotated outward. She can't grasp with her toes and hops on the outside of her foot. I started doing physio with her today...
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    Rooster Fertility

    To further answer your questions: My birds are currently in a 1200 square feet pen - no free ranging. Broody hens and chicks are in another pen. I don't ever ship eggs over concerns of decreased viability. I handle the eggs carefully and nothing has changed in that regard over the past 4...
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