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    Sick 1-2 week chicks - what disease is this?

    Last week I bought six 5-day old chicks. I housed them in my usual spot for new chicks, a cage with heat lamp/new clean straw in the barn. I didn’t pay much attention to them the first couple of days, but on the third morning, I discovered one had died in the night. The next day two were...
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    need suggestions for duckling who can't walk

    Hello, I'm a chicken owner who just adopted some ducklings for the first time. I was only going to adopt four, but there was a little one at the feed store who couldn't walk, and the owner was going to "throw him in the trash." So I of course adopted him. He wasn't eating/drinking. I think he...
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    Chick has watery eyes and lethargic

    I just bought some 5-day old chicks, and one looks sick to me. Her eyes are half-closed and watery, and she seems just a bit lethargic. Is there a treatment I can try without involving a vet? Maybe antibiotic ointment to her eyes? She's already on medicated feed.
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    Hen stopped laying and died

    My Sicilian Buttercup stopped laying about six weeks ago. I've never had a Sicilian Buttercup before, so I just assumed they just didn't lay as much as other hens. But yesterday, she died. I hadn't noticed any health problems. What kind of illnesses could cause a hen to stop laying for such a...
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    What kind of roo is this?

    This guy is about 8 months old. Originally he was marked similarly to a female bantam who is probably a sister. She is buff with black speckles (below roo in 2nd picture). Any ideas as to breed?
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    Is myxomatosis harmful to chickens?

    Our rabbit population has been wiped out by myxomatosis. Any danger to chickens? Dogs/cats?
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    Lump on hen's chest

    My turkey hen is three years old. She has a lump on her chest that has been growing for a year at least. At first I thought it was her breastbone which she had plucked feathers from to brood, but it's gotten bigger and feathers are only missing on the lump. It's about the size of a lemon, and...
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    Will these deformities affect my turkey?

    One of my poults was born with a deformed wing and crooked toes. The vet said we could try wrapping the wing like as with angel wing but that the joint was enlarged and it may not work. Sure enough, it didn't work. So my little guy can't fly, but will his deformity affect him in any other way...
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    Breed and sex of two pullets?

    Breed/sex? These two are about 8 weeks old. The grayish one has feathers starting to stand straight up on his/her head. My daughters gave them girl names so crossing my fingers. :) Thanks!
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    Has anyone had a tom kill chickens?

    I have a tom who has been attacking chickens while free ranging. It's been pretty violent, but I thought it was just pecking order stuff. The other day I saw him pick up a hen by the neck and jerk her up and down a few times. Yesterday I found two dead hens with nothing else wrong with them...
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    Can a turkey kill chickens?

    In the past years my flock has been visited by a bobcat. So I know what that looks like - nothing left but a few feathers, and only one in a day. But yesterday two chickens died, and I can't figure out what killed them. Whatever it was didn't do anything to them other than break their necks as...
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    What is wrong with baby's wing?

    I posted this question under turkeys with no response. Maybe someone here knows what this is? My 5 day old poult has a droopy wing. It's been that way since day 2 or 3. He seems totally fine otherwise. Below is a picture - left wing of far right baby.
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    baby has droopy wing

    One of my 5 day old poults has a wing that seems to droop a bit and isn't folded as tightly as the other. He also doesn't seem to be able to use it as well as his other wing. Is there anything I can do, or should do? He seems perfectly fine otherwise.
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    Help! Should I separate them?

    My poults are less than 24 hours old, and they're pecking at each other's toes viciously - pecking relentlessly, picking them up, twisting them, trying to drag them off. They have food they've been eating (starter mash), but I guess their toes look more appetizing. Should I separate them until...
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    Not an emergency. RIR has small bald patch

    My RIR has had a bald patch on one wing for nine months now. It's a group of 5-6 feathers that have no "fluff" on them, so it looks like bones or sticks on her wing. I thought she was molting at first, but it's been this way for such a long time that I wonder if something else is going on...
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    How long should I wait before intervening?

    I have turkey eggs in an incubator which is now on day 0 (28 day gestation). How long would you wait before intervening? I've assisted a turkey hatch successfully in the past, and I know from the wiggling of the eggs that these guys are alive. I'm thinking I'll wait another day or two before...
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    Hen died - causes?

    My sweetest RIR passed away last night. She was only 8 months old. I'd taken her to the vet several days before because one morning she stopped putting any weight on one leg. The vet said one ankle/knee was swollen and tender, with no wounds. She gave me a choice of 1) medicating with...
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    Incubator recommendations for turkey eggs?

    My hen just started laying, and I want to incubate her eggs. Last year I tried using a Brinsea Mini, which worked ok but is kind of small for turkey eggs (did not always turn properly). I want something that can accommodate about 2 dozen eggs minimum. Any recommendations?
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    Food poisoning for chickens?

    I gave my daughter some scrambled cheese eggs this morning, and she said it tasted funny. An hour later she threw it all up. I noticed that the cheese was wet, and I'm now thinking it was contaminated. Unfortunately, I had already fed the rest of the bag to the chickens by the time my daughter...
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    Has anyone else had a wild turkey adopt your yard?

    For the last three weeks, three wild turkeys have been freeranging with our two domestic turkeys. There were a few flying feathers at first, but now they all seem to get along well. The wilds show no signs of leaving. Do I have new pets, or is this just temporary during breeding season? LOL
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