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    chick with bent neck

    One of my 2 month old Polish chicks went to bed fine last night, but this morning wouldn't leave the coop. I went in to see what was wrong, and she was on the ground looking like she was struggling keeping her head up. She is still alive, peeping, responsive, intermittently walking a few steps...
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    Get off my porch!!!

    Thank you! These are all great suggestions. Whirligigs...who would've thunk it?! And about looking for cover...that makes sense. They do always seem to be under a tree, under a bush, under the roof of my porch! Maybe they just need some decent planned cover? I'll get to work!...but I think...
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    Get off my porch!!!

    ACK! My free rangers are driving us crazy leaving a minefield of poop all over our porch…every day! At first they were going for the dog's water bowl, then we moved the bowl out into the yard and off the porch. But the benches and rocking chairs and swing are just too inviting for roosting, I...
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    Flock of chicks sick--odd neck movements, barely moving, eyes mostly closed...HELP!

    Unfortunately, no. No one seems to know what this is. I've been asking my local chicken friends as well as feed stores. I want to take a video to post, but I was unable to do that today. Surely someone has seen this before? We have 3 sick with this behavior now, and we've already lost 4...
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    Flock of chicks sick--odd neck movements, barely moving, eyes mostly closed...HELP!

    Thank you! I'm going to try to catch a video tomorrow in the daylight...a video will describe the behaviors much better.
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    Flock of chicks sick--odd neck movements, barely moving, eyes mostly closed...HELP!

    Doesn't sound like Crazy Chick Disease. The chicks stand still under heat. Heads look almost reflexive in their intermittent neck jolts. Mostly looks like they're sleeping with eyes closed and very inactive.
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    Flock of chicks sick--odd neck movements, barely moving, eyes mostly closed...HELP!

    I have a flock of 2-3 year old chickens, but they are kept in a chicken yard and coop on the other side of our property from the henhouse where the new flock of chicks are located. It does look like both eyes are affected. Maybe the neck jolting and head movements are a wheezing or gasping...
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    Flock of chicks sick--odd neck movements, barely moving, eyes mostly closed...HELP!

    I had a flock of 20 chicks, currently 5-7 weeks old, various breeds (Polish, Silkies, Marans, Cochins, Sultans, Barred Rock, Americaunas)...and we've been losing them (already 4 have died, and an increasing number seem to be following suit quickly!). First symptoms seem to be the chicks...
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    Coccidia...Sulmet...Molting...OH MY!

    So, about a month ago, my fenced in flock (13 hens and 1 roo of 1.5y olds and 10m olds) started with super stinky diarrhea. Took a sample into the vet. Found coccidia. Treated the flock with Sulmet (Vet said to ask the Feed Store about treatment with regard to the egg laying issues). Feed...
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