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    Wry Neck - Need advice Vit E not fixing it

    We started giving him Bcomplex as well as vit e gel. He would get better for a day and then regress for 3-4 days. At the two week mark, he stopped eating and we made plans to cull. The day came and he was better. We decided to hold off just in cass, but had to put him in the coop due to a...
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    Am I an horrible person to consider euthanizing?

    Has anyone treated an inner ear infection? My husband was researching options for Harley and found chicken ear infections.The symptoms fit. Is there any non vet treatments you guys can suggest? The closest avian vet is 2 hrs away. We want to try everything we can before we make a permanent...
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    Non vet remedies for inner ear infections?

    Rooster has had a bad case of wry neck for almost two weeks. We've tried vit e paste and selenium, red cell and b complex. My husband thinks that inner ear infection might be the issue. All the symptoms fit. The closest avian vet is 2 hrs away. Is there any treatments we can get to help him...
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    Thanks. We called it Loud Bird... eventually became Sophia.

    Thanks. We called it Loud Bird... eventually became Sophia.
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    Am I an horrible person to consider euthanizing?

    Im not going to rehome my dogs. The issues with my husband are not going to be solved by getting rid of animals who have been with us their whole lives. I have had to euthanize a pet before. Last year my GSD had a blood clot in his spine that made it so he couldn't walk. We had to make a...
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    Am I an horrible person to consider euthanizing?

    It took me weeks to find homes for my healthy roosters. I dont have high hopes of rehoming a special needs rooster.
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    Am I an horrible person to consider euthanizing?

    I am struggling with my rooster's wry neck. We have been treating him for about two weeks but he is not getting better. People keep telling me that it can take months to heal. Am I a horrible person for not wanting to treat this for months? For considering euthanasia? 1. I work in a very...
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    Wry neck getting better, then worse, then better, then worse again?!? Help!!!

    Wry neck getting better, then worse, then better, then worse again?!? Help!!! I have a 4 month old satin rooster named Harley. On 2/24 we noticed signs of wry neck. We started him on vit e caps. On 2/28 I went out to the coop to find Harley flailing on the ground, unable to straighten his...
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    Wry Neck - Need advice Vit E not fixing it

    My feed us less than 3 months old. I have a mix of all flock, feather fixer and gamebird starter for 23% protein. They are allowed to free range about 3 hrs a day.
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    Wry Neck - Need advice Vit E not fixing it

    I dont think it's Mareks because there are no other symptoms and none of the others are having issues.
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    Wry Neck - Need advice Vit E not fixing it

    My 4mo Satin rooster was acting weird a couple of weeks ago like walking in circles and isolating from the rest if the flock (3 hens and 4 roosters). We trimmed the feathers over his eyes and that helped alot but he still walked in circles occasionally. On weds, after I rehomed 3 of the other...
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    Silkie chicks DNA testing!

    How did you get the feather samples? I saw that company when I did my research, but I was worried about not pulling out feathers right and having to do it several times or sending in samples that wouldn't work. In the end, quicking one nail seemed the easiest, least painful way. Blood samples...
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    Silkie chicks DNA testing!

    What company did you use? The one I used was $12/per test. I had 8 and 3 were female. The one we called loud bird, that I was sure was a male turned out to be female. She was renamed Sophia.
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    Silkie's first egg - prolapse and egg bound

    My 5 month old silkie pullet laid her first egg. Unfortunately its full size and looks (according to my research) like a prolapsed vent as well as egg bound. The egg is stuck. I tried soaking her in a bath for about 30 min. I tried pushing it out but couldn't find an opening. I tried pushing it...
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    Several random questions about smoke, nests and feathers

    My chickens are now a little over 3 months old. My 8 chicks ended up being 5 males and 3 females. The males have been rehomed to what was promised to be pet home. Fingers crossed. 1. I've noticed a lot of feathers in the run. Primarily they seem to be Sophia's feathers, but that might be...
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