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    ANTIBIOTICS AND NEVER EATING EGGS AGAIN?

    So it sounds like the "antibiotics" that are given for commercial use are the same as used for backyard use, so essentially, there is nothing unique about my bird and her meds. We will not eat our birds...so the meat concept, for us, is not a problem. We have them for eggs and once they are...
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    ANTIBIOTICS AND NEVER EATING EGGS AGAIN?

    Thank you for your reply. I'll look at the research you linked. I'm still curious then why packaging states specifically "no antibiotics or hormones used" when buying natural chicken meat, for example.
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    ANTIBIOTICS AND NEVER EATING EGGS AGAIN?

    I recently took my silkie to the vet for a foot infection. She was put on Amoxicillin, however, I had to make a choice about that as my vet told me that since there was no FDA research on how long the residue remained in the system and how it might effect the eggs, that if I gave her the...
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    Chicken Death

    Yes, I've considered that as well. Plants or something in the yard they accidentally ingested. Which could very well be. I don't think we have any poisonous plants. I read through the very long list and we able to keep an eye on them quite often. The plants we do have aren't torn apart from...
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    Chicken Death

    The one that died yesterday has had diarrhea her entire short life (1 year). We gave her regular mineral salts baths and she seemed healthy in spite of the diarrhea. It could have caught up with her in the heat (Denver) but the Maran that died 3 mos. ago did not have diarrhea, but same...
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    Chicken Death

    Thanks, I so appreciate your responses. The time between the 2 deaths has been 3 months (Easter the first and last night the second). They did not appear to be sick at all until just a day before they actually died. The other birds are fine. After the first bird died, the others were fine...
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    Chicken Death

    Thanks for your input. The one that died last night was very lowly several months ago and we took her to the vet then. We waited almost a week before we took her in and she didn't get worse (or better) but this was just sudden, as was the maran. The vet took some kind of test and didn't detect...
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    Chicken Death

    We're a year into owning chickens. We've had two deaths of 8 birds. One at Easter and the other last night. They both had the same symptoms. Sudden change showing significant signs of weakness and when I picked them up they had dropped a very noticeable amount of weight, seemingly in a very...
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    First Eggs and Diarrhea Common?

    Alright. It must be our New Hampshire Red then! Didn't know that! Yay! Thank You for the information.
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    Baby Chick Pictures!!!!! POST!

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    First Eggs and Diarrhea Common?

    Thank you ChickenCanoe. Our dogs' vet has an Avian specialist, so I can take a sample there. Is it possible that she laid two eggs today? She definitely laid one this AM, but another showed up late morning.... We have one other chicken who lays the same color, but none of our other chickens...
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    First Eggs and Diarrhea Common?

    We have 5 chickens who are 24 weeks old. They were vaccinated as day old chicks before they were shipped. We live in Denver. One of the 5 started laying Jan 2 and has laid 6 eggs since then! Yesterday and today she seems to have diarrhea. I've been reading and looking at pictures and I can't...
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    I can't stand it. Thinking of giving up chicken keeping. It is just so horrible.

    Beautiful! And what a joy to have hatched her! I'm so sorry for your loss.
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    Eggs and Salmonella

    Thanks for that information about not washing them. We haven't but I did not know about the protective membrane. Helpful info. I still need more votes. I have one for and one against! LOL!!
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    Eggs and Salmonella

    We are new to raising chickens. So far so very good. We had 1-day old chicks mail ordered in July and August, a total of 8. Our first just started laying eggs (Jan 2, 3, 4 and 5). We are pretty excited! I've read that you don't need to (and shouldn't) refrigerate fresh eggs, so I have them...
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