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    Valbazen for Week Old Chicks?

    So I just treated my adults with 1/2 cc Valbazen because I saw worms in the poop of one of them. Roundworms, I think. Anyway, I have babies out there who are a week old, and they're with mama who was also treated. Should I treat the babies? Or should I just wait until I actually see worms in...
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    Chick showing cocci signs after already being treated

    Hi there, My 14 week olds developed cocci almost 2 weeks ago. Vet hubby confirmed cocci in stool, but none of them exhibited any symptoms aside from the bloody poo. No lethargy whatsoever. Anyway, I treated with Corid 9.6% oral solution for 6 days at 9cc per gallon of water. The blood cleared...
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    Rooster lethargic with green and yellow diarrhea

    Hi there, My 9 month old Wheaten Ameraucana, Wickham, is suddenly lethargic this morning. Yesterday he was acting completely normal. This morning my husband found green and yellow diarrhea in the coop (which is definitley Wickham's as I've found some stuck to his butt feathers). I've...
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    Black Spots on Comb - Avian Pox?

    Hi there, One week ago, I noticed one medium-sized black spot on Bridget's comb. Now, she has several more. My husband (a small-animal vet, though not an avian one) initially thought it was an injury from hardware cloth because Bridget is always clamoring to get out of her run. He's not so...
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    Need advice. Baby was scalped.

    This morning when I let the chickens out, I found one of my 5-week olds with a bare and bloody scalp. Don't know if it was one of the other babies or a hen, but I guess it doesn't matter right now. S/he is acting ok, just a little less active than the rest. I have her in a crate where she is...
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    Runty BCM with bald patches

    So I'm not sure if there's a need to worry or not. My chicks are going on 5 weeks and I noticed that one BCM is considerably smaller than everyone else AND it has a bald patch on the middle of his back and the top of its wings. Also on the bald patches are a couple scabs. I'm assuming he's...
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    How long for Broody to return to optimal health?

    I'm not quite sure if this is the right section, but here goes.... My broody hatched 7 chicks almost 3 weeks ago. She did eat and drink daily while setting, but I had to force her off the nest. She had the normal huge broody poops. She seemed pretty healthy the whole time and her comb never...
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    High-strung pullet and soft-shelled eggs: A Theory

    Bridget, my 9-month old Delaware has been laying for a bit over 2 months. Once the days got a bit longer, she was laying everyday like a trooper. The only issue was that her shells weren't as thick/hard as they could be. - 2 weeks ago she laid two abnormal eggs overnight (1 shell-less and 1...
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    Laid 2 soft-shelled eggs overnight and is now acting ill

    Hi there, So I found 1 intact soft-shelled egg as well as some yolk in the coop this morning. I couldn't tell if there was shell anywhere or not as I just scooped everything up too hastily. But I know it was from my Delaware because of the brown shell. Anyway, Bridget is 38 weeks old and has...
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    Almost sunrise, forgot to close coop door - Rooster will crow

    Ack! Saffron doesn't crow until after 7am when he's closed up in the coop, but we forgot to close the door last night. Should I risk going out to close the door now when the sun is almost coming up and perhaps waking him and prompting him to crow earlier? Or do I just leave it and risk him...
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    Saffron gets a reprieve

    I am such a wuss. I live in an urban area where my husband and I are raising our very first flock of chickens. Three only, but Saffron the RIR began crowing almost two weeks ago. Roos aren't prohibited here, but I don't want to tick off the neighbors. He doesn't crow until 7:30, and then...
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    Help deciphering chicken and dog dynamics

    Hi there, I was just outside hanging with my dog and three 2-month old chicks. My dog Kurn was minding his own business and gnawing on his bully stick when Yolanda my EE walked up to him and started pecking at his body. She then progressed to scratching him, though they looked like cute...
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    Is Saffron a boy?

    This is my 6-wk old RIR Saffron. For a long time I've had the sinking feeling that she is actually a he, though I'm definitely no expert. She stands more upright that my Delaware and my EE, and her feathering isn't as full. The tail feathers also aren't as full. Maybe she is just a...
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    Had no idea chicks were so sweet

    I'm typing this out in the yard with my almost 6-week old chicks who are getting some free-range time after being in the brooder most of the day (I know, they're ready for the coop, but the coop isn't ready for them!). I'm lying on my stomach on the grass with the laptop. Saffron the RIR has...
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    Chick drinking a lot and having watery poop

    Hi All, So I have 3 chicks who are 3 weeks old and I've had them since they were 2 days old. They all seemed active and healthy until just a few days ago. My EE seems to be drinking more than the others, and her poop has been watery with little chunks of her normal green in it. But she is...
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    A little bit afraid of my chicks

    I know, I know, this is ridiculous. My 3 chicks are only 10 days old, yet when they flap around and threaten to peck my hands, I get a little afraid. I'm a city girl who has cats, a dog and a lizard, but I've had an irrational fear of birds since I was a child (dang that Hitchcock movie!)...
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