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    Orpington limp

    My Buff Orpington Sasha has been limping on and off her entire life. She is almost two years old. She has never had bumble foot, and it seems to come and go. When she walks she seems to lift her leg/hip up higher than all my other chooks. Recently it has become much worse, she still runs and...
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    Immunity boosters?

    Yeah, I definitely wont bring in any new birds to this flock. It has been very stressful, each week there is a new deathly-sick chicken. I don't want to cull my flock for selfish reasons. Most of the birds I have left haven't been too sick except for the most recent one, who has swollen ear...
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    Immunity boosters?

    I know it is mycoplasma gallisepticum because a vet has told me so regarding two members of my flock, and they are all exhibiting the same symptoms and the vet confirmed that considering the birds I took to her had been infected for at least a month the whole flock is most certainly infected.
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    Immunity boosters?

    Tumeric makes sense because it is beneficial to humans too. I didn't know the intestines were so important, so that is definitely something good to know :) I wanted a few different things so I could kind-of rotate through them, I figured variety is better for them rather than continuous...
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    Immunity boosters?

    This isn't an emergency, just a general question really. My whole flock of 5 have a chronic respiratory disease and one is currently quite inflamed and painfully pussy. I'm just wondering if anybody knows of any immunity "boosting" foods for chickens? I know that garlic is supposedly good...
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    Intro (and question about ex-battery hens)

    Thanks for the replies guys :) Scruffy has settled down in the end, which is great. She is doing well.
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    Intro (and question about ex-battery hens)

    Hello! I just joined the group so thought I should post :) I currently own 7 chickens. Two Pekin Bantams, two golden laced wyandotte's, a plymouth, aroucana and an ex-battery hen. On saturday I had to put down my chicken Merpy who was also an ex-battery hen, she was gorgeous and had egg...
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