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    Our Flock 4

    Our Flock "Still Growing" Our King Rooster "Boss" He treats & takes care of the ladies very nicely A couple of our RIR Hens Pearl White Leggers Our Young Pullets in the holding pen waiting to be introduce to the flock Watering Hole Gossip...
  2. Our Coop 12

    Our Coop 12

    Our Coop "Still in Progress" This is the coop that my 17 year old son and I have built to home our chickens. When we built it with the "easy to maintain" in mine. I designed the roost so that the dropping will fall into the run so we don't have to clean out the coop as often as most people...
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    Pafford Plantation

    Pafford's Plantation Callahan, Florida Welcome to our dream of having our own plantation,since we don't see that happening anytime in the near future, we figured that this would have to do. Every since I was a little feller, I always had a dream to have my own farm so here it is. One day I...
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    Fearful Pekin! HELP!

    I have 3 Pekin ducks and 2 Rouens ducks. Even though I have raised all 5 from ducklings, The Rouens have always tried to run from me. I started giving them scratch and now they hang out under my feet all the time. You may want to try that. It will soon realize that you will not harm it. Richard
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    Pullets layed 1st egg. Is it safe to eat the medicated egg?

    Thanks. I wasn't sure, I got another one today and feed it to the pig. We got pullet eggs from our other birds, but I had them on layer for about 6 weeks before they started laying.
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    Pullets layed 1st egg. Is it safe to eat the medicated egg?

    I have 6 White Leggers and 2 RIR's that should be laying soon. The leggers were born 2nd week of December, so they should be around 17 weeks old. When we went out to feed up today, we had a very small white pullet egg. The question I have.... We just took them off of Medicated Chick Starter 5...
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    next question tonight... nesting material...

    I use pine shavings in their nesting boxes. However, I read somewhere on here to put a piece of scrap carpet in the bottom of the nesting boxes and then add the shavings. This will prevent egg breakage and thus far I haven't had a problem. The shavings get built up around the edges but the...
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    Chicks acting weird

    Put a thermometer in the brooder where the chicks are (under the light). Should be at 95* the first week and then drop 5* each week after until they are fully feathered and can go outside.
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    2 Frizzles with their eyes matted shut.

    Said to say, but I had to cull the white Frizzle today. It didn't seem to be getting better and I didn't want it to suffer anymore. I went ahead and started treating all of the chicks with the eye drops just for good measure and hopefully prevention.
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    2 Frizzles with their eyes matted shut.

    Also, take a look at the nasal area. I think it looks good, what do you think? I know that the pictures aren't the best, it's an older camera.
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    2 Frizzles with their eyes matted shut.

    I have been putting a warm washcloth on their eyes for about 30 seconds each and forcing their eyes open to apply the Terramycin eye gel in both eyes. Also, I have been using the Terramycin powder in their water. This is been going on since Friday and I have noticed that 2 of them are having...
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    2 Frizzles with their eyes matted shut.

    pips&peeps : If it is coryza, they will be carriers for life. Any bird on your property will get this disease. Any new bird you bring onto your property will get it also. How do I know if they have it? Also, will all carriers show signs of the disease? or will a bird have the disease and...
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    2 Frizzles with their eyes matted shut.

    The person that I bought the frizzles from, I also bought 2 jerseys and they are doing great. I would hate to "cull" them if I don't have to. I want to heal them if possible. I went to another feed store that deals with equestrian and purchased the Terramycin eye gel ($$) today. When I got...
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    2 Frizzles with their eyes matted shut.

    pips&peeps : Where did you get these birds?????? I bought 6 of them at my Local feed store (Ideal Poultry Birds). Then the other 6 was purchased from BYC Members at a local swap. The Frizzles came from the swap and the Black Australorp came from the feed store.
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    2 Frizzles with their eyes matted shut.

    I found a website that will tell you what every medication is for chickens (it also offers info for other animals as well). I just thought that if anyone else has chicken problems as well maybe this could help you too. http://www.drugs.com/vet/chickens-t.html Richard
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