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    When it comes to chicken care, what are your favorite ways to save money?

    I love the rainwater idea! I toyed with the idea of setting up a collection system, but I decided I had enough projects for the spring. Next year, maybe. I DID start composting chicken manure recently. It's not done "cooking" yet, but I have PLENTY in the works and am so excited to see the...
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    When it comes to chicken care, what are your favorite ways to save money?

    I don't describe myself as "cheap"...just frugal :) Everyone here knows chickens cost money (coop, birds, meds, feed, bedding...etc etc etc.). I don't think we should skimp on the important things - if we're gonna keep chickens, of course let's do it properly. I love keeping chickens! But I...
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    Swollen Lesion on 6wk Pullet - What is it?

    Well, I was mistaken. Amoxicillin is not as easy to get as I thought (I should've known that). Not sure what I'll do if that's what's needed.
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    Swollen Lesion on 6wk Pullet - What is it?

    @alinas2010 Update...my scabby patient here seems to be doing okay. She is eating and drinking. I wouldn't call her "lethargic" but definitely still not as peppy and active like the other healthy bantams. The scabs have healed very well (thank you, Vetericyn!!) But the redness and swelling are...
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    6 Week Bantam Pair - Breed AND Gender

    Thank you!
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    6 Week Bantam Pair - Breed AND Gender

    Thank you for your insight!
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    6 Week Bantam Pair - Breed AND Gender

    Hello everyone! I have eight feather-footed bantams from TSC. All are about 6 wks. I only have two breeds in the whole batch - this "blonde" breed and the "brown" breed (as shown in photos). I'm including photos of only 2 chicks, 1 brown and 1 blonde. I also need help determinining if these...
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    Thank you for the info. I saw this chick eating this morning, which is encouraging to me - if it's eating and drinking independently, do I need to be concerned about nutrition while we get treatment sorted out? No change in symptoms otherwise. Also, I am going to post pics of the same chick the...
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    Yes, they all have access to grit. Right now, I feel like this must be something long stuck in the crop (possibly even into the esophagus? Is that possible? The object comes up pretty high on the bird's chest area). This chick has been like this for several days, and I don't know how much time I...
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    @azygous I don't mean to demand your time, but I have seen you counsel others well on crop problems... do you have any input or suggestions? I am struggling on deciding how to help this poor bird, or if the crop is even the issue here.
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    Am I gonna have to do crop surgery?? His crop is 100% empty feeling (it's evening here) aside from this big thing in there. He's drinking water but I haven't seen him eat today. If it's a lettuce rib, I feel like massage/induced vomiting won't work the same as if it were hay or grass...
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    Okay, so I checked again this morning. This time I can feel the object very well. It is curved into a crescent shape, about as large as my pinky (2.5 in long, little over 1/4" wide) with squarish edges. The object is hard. It is on the right side of his body, on the exterior of his body (like...
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    I haven't tried hand feeding today because I think he is still eating some on his own. I did compare to other bantams, and the main difference is this weird protruding thing on the right. It is about 1 inch long, hence why I thought bone. But bantam bones must be smaller than this thing, surely...
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    I was totally wrong about the problem. I am in way over my head. I went to feel for crop fullness to see if he was eating today, gearing up for some torpedo feeding and vitamin treatments... and he seems to have a broken wishbone. Without an x-ray, I don't know for sure what's broken where, but...
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    6wk Bantam Neurological Issues

    Thank you for the suggestions! I'll pick these up tomorrow and start that.
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