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    What is this?

    Newly hatched... what is this and what do i do? It's frying stuck on the incubator floor and he is having problems walking.
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    Help! Favus Maybe? Chick hatching soon.....

    Let me start by saying that I'm new to chickens so every experience is a first for me. A little over a year ago I rescued 9 chickens, They were all sick when I got them. Fowl pox/mites. The pox has long since gone away but now I've noticed that they have something that appears to look the same...
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    Pot belly pig overweight or pregnant!?

    First it looks like your pig is a Juliana. If that is the case then she is over weight. Julianas are supposed to be really tapered and don't have the sway back or pot belly. I have a Juliana that has weight issues that we're working on who looks just like your little lady. I've included a...
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    Impacted Crop

    Noticed a bulge that doesn't seem to come and go like over eating might cause. Is this an impacted crop? In the photos below it's the black Serama hen. If it is impacted what can be done if she will not let me go near her?[/IMG]
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    Scaly Leg Mites

    Being a first time chicken owner I posted once before in this category to help diagnose some problems with the flock I rescued. It was brought to my attention that one of my roosters had bad scaly leg mites and to dip his feet in gasoline or olive oil. Easier said than done. He's at least 3 yrs...
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    Cantankerous neighbor

    Not sure how "country" it is where you live, but there are a lot of rural areas that still practice some pretty archaic beliefs. One of them being if your dog kills a neighbors chicken, you have one option. Kill the dog. Not doing so is highly frowned upon by the other neighbors. So much so they...
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    New to Chickens, think I may have a few serious problems

    ****UPDATE**** The roster with scaly leg mites threw up a clearish white substance today and the other one has started either coughing or sneezing I can't really tell, and it seems like he's kinda clearing his throat a bunch. Does that mean he has wet fowl pox? And if so is it possible for...
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    New to Chickens, think I may have a few serious problems

    Thank you so much I really appreciate the help!
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    New to Chickens, think I may have a few serious problems

    So this is my first time ever having chickens. I started with two that I found in the woods hiking locked in a cat carrier. Then a few days later while trying to locate a pen for them a neighbor was moving and offeren me her pens/ Serama chickens and 2 Roosters. The pens were disgusting and to...
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