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  1. coach723

    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    Sometimes it's really hard to know what's going on until after the fact and you open them up to look. I wonder if she may have swallowed something, or gotten something lodged that maybe caused a small puncture that might have festered and caused infection and the mass. They are well known to...
  2. coach723

    Can't seem to win. More sick birds?

    If you can post some pictures of your set up, coop, run, roosting set up, where they spend the day, it might help with suggestions on the bumblefoot causes. Pictures of some of the feet also, depending on how deep or large the lesions are, some may be able to be treated topically. Also...
  3. coach723

    Polish - 7-8 weeks old - can't walk

    Is she the only polish? Sometimes the crest on polish can attract pecking from other birds, and their vaulted skulls can make head injury more likely. I would separate her to prevent injury, make sure she's eating and drinking normally. Give a B complex or super B complex tablet or capsule...
  4. coach723

    EMERGENCY PROLAPSE!!

    20% protein should not be a problem. Sometimes a large or rough egg can cause a prolapse (and some respiratory illnesses can affect laying). Some birds, it seems, just don't develop exactly right and they are more prone to prolapse, reason is usually unknown. Sadly, it happens sometimes...
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    Coccidiosis and Underweight

    Do her droppings look normal? Her eyes are closed in every picture, does she ever open them? I would mix her regular chick food with some water (use the corid water if she's still on it) and feed her that (it's a more balanced diet with vitamins, minerals etc). If you can hand feed her, do...
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    EMERGENCY PROLAPSE!!

    I'm very sorry. :hugs Some hens may prolapse once and then never again, and some birds will do it repeatedly, thankfully most of them never do. The ones that do it repeatedly, it often eventually is the end of them.
  7. coach723

    Feather sheaths on all my chickens feathers??

    It's considered 'normal' for birds to do their first annual molt around 18 months of age. But THEY don't read the instructions, and the range of 'normal' is huge. They molt when their bodies say to. Some molt their first year, or may do a partial molt. Some birds, even older ones may...
  8. coach723

    EMERGENCY PROLAPSE!!

    Agreed, looks like a clot. Possibly her prolapse was pecked by others before you found her, it happens. That could have caused a lot of bleeding and clots. Also possible something was going on inside that wasn't visible that caused the large amount of bleeding.
  9. coach723

    Graphic!!! Mystery problem… anyone know what this is?

    Tumors in the crop are rare, but not impossible. I would also more expect it to be attached to something if that's what it was, or see evidence that it had been attached. If I am understanding correctly, this was in the esophagus, but had not entered the crop, was just before? I'm wondering...
  10. coach723

    Getting rid of roosters

    My understanding is that if you are butchering for a price, and the meat will not cross state lines, it's usually regulated by the state. If it's going to cross state lines then it's federal (under the USDA). Depending on the state there is still licensing and inspections, usually. And in...
  11. coach723

    Getting rid of roosters

    Glad you found homes for some. The only caveat I have on rehoming cockerels, is cock fighting (I don't know if they have a bantam class!). I know where I live, illegal cock fighting still happens, and I will cull and process before I allow one of my birds to be used for that. Just something...
  12. coach723

    Why can't brooder plate be used on floor?

    My brooder is pretty large, and it sits on 2x4's or 4x4's that lift it that far from the ground. I've used it in many locations including inside a house, in the coop, on a screen porch, inside a barn, depending on season and weather. Base is built all of wood, with a wood frame and wire on the...
  13. coach723

    Mareks, recovery and rehabilitation

    I'm so very sorry. Sadly, the Marek's vaccine does not prevent birds from getting the disease, just significantly reduces the incidence of death from it. The birds can still get it, and transmit it. They just don't develop the tumors and get sick, and die. I'm not sure that burning...
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    Why can't brooder plate be used on floor?

    Another possible reason they say don't use it on the floor may be due to variations in what people use for brooders. Some floor materials are cooler than others (concrete, tile, etc) and may absorb too much heat from the brooder, lowering the ambient temperature enough that it doesn't warm the...
  15. coach723

    Weird Chicken Poop

    That's just electrolites with some vitamin E in there, along with probiotics. I would just do the probiotics and fresh, clean water. If you decide to use this one, then just do the one, not use two things at the same time. If you use the one with electrolites in it then I would give that in...
  16. coach723

    Weird Chicken Poop

    No need to wait, you can start them as soon as treatment is complete. Glad they are doing better.
  17. coach723

    Puffy Chest and Neck Tucked In, Pissed Off

    Glad she's improving, thank you for updating.
  18. coach723

    What am I dealing with?? I've lost 5 birds in 2 months

    I use flock raiser, my store has several brands, I get what is in stock. It stinks that Purina is so expensive, but it's gone up a lot the last few years. I also use an 18-20 % grower feed sometimes, never had a problem with that either.
  19. coach723

    Safeguard Liquid for Worming

    Safeguard is .23 ml per pound of body weight, dose once a day for 5 days in a row. For calcium, calcium citrate +D (citracal or generic equivalent) is better absorbed than some other forms, but you can use calcium carbonate as well, I aim for 400 -600 mg once a day for a week or two to see if...
  20. coach723

    Pease Read! Merricks’s or not?

    My birds with OMD also live a long time. Seems like when the disease goes there it's just somehow less virulent. I currently have one old bird who has had symptoms for a very, very long time, is completely blind and lives in her own enclosure. She's like the energizer bunny, just keeps going...
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