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    I need advice

    This is long and I apologize but I need some help. I had a hen drop dead out of no where, a few weeks later I noticed my 8 month old hen limping, then curling her toes, then walking on her hocks. Then it happened with the other leg so I took her from the coop and started meds, vitamins and such...
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    Sick 4mo silkie roo

    I have a 4/5 month old silkie roo, he’s been fine and all a sudden getting wobbly and unsteady on his feet. I took him from the coop cleaned out the coop and put him in a brooder by himself. I gave him medicated chick starter. Electrolytes in his water and got him some probiotics also he has...
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    Eggs didn’t hatch-Hen still broody

    Hello all, I have two hens. One hatched 8 healthy babies her sister only sat on one egg and it didn’t hatch out. She had pecked it so I looked at it and it didnt have a chick in it so I took the egg. She’s still broody so I got her some store bought chicks and put beside her and after an hour...
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    Injured Guinea Fowl--HELP!

    We have examined the leg, we don't see anything visibly wrong other than he wont use it or he tries and falls over. He is getting more perky by the day and has started moving more but still wont stand well. I wanted to try and splint the leg but I have no idea where I would as it looks...
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    Injured Guinea Fowl--HELP!

    Thank you, I put a small amount as I was told it would help if something with the bone was messed up. I learn new stuff everyday lol! I wont give him anymore.
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    Injured Guinea Fowl--HELP!

    Thank you for your reply! I have him crated, and I have some layer feed and scratch mixed in there for the extra calcium also have him some water with an extra extra low dose of aspirin in there to maybe take some of his pain. I have him set up nicely on the porch. He has began eating so I am...
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    Injured Guinea Fowl--HELP!

    Last night I went to put up our flock, and all a sudden one of our guineas was about to kill one of my silkies. Luckily I had gotten outside when I did because the silkie was at its last go. My husband was keeping the guinea back so I could get the silkie and put him in a crate my husband had...
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    Question about bullied guinea fowl

    We got 5 Guinea fowl last week and they all ran off and one came back. We went and got 5 more from the same flock and our one went straight to one particular from the flock and ran in the coop and has pecked at it and has laid right next to it in a corner for 2 days now. I’m worried because it...
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