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I have a 3 month old lavender Orpington and he/she is depressed and lethargic. But eating and drinking ok. The only thing i can think of is maybe it found some flower fertilizer? Also, I noticed this grey gunk on the comb, is that normal?
Feels underweight..., could it be mites?
1 day ago my chicken looked hunched over and lethargic- I thought it was just the heat- Its 38 degrees here right now!
Today I found it lying on its side and thought it was dead. But its still breathing, barley.
Basically I noticed this on its sides under the wings… any one have any idea...
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I have 4 week old meat birds that are fully feather and just moved outside to a non insulated chicken coop with heat lamps just to keep them warm.
They started sneezing at 2 weeks, but it was just a couple and it didnt seem bad. Now they are sneezing a lot and they sound gurgly and I...
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So I purchased 8 Rhode Island hens and a rooster back in fall. I added them to my collection of batam hens and a rooster. I also had 4 Rhode Island reds that were about 4 months old.
About 2 weeks later my bantam rooster started acting werid. He was tipsy. Couldnt hold his head up...
Oh dear what have I got myself into.
This is my first go with broilers. I lost one on arrival and then a 2 more at night time. Since have learned that they need dim light all day and night to stop them from smothering. I have not lost anymore since.
Since day one they have had the pasty...
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I have a flock of Rhode Islands and a couple little banty hens. I had a hen die of Merecks disease a couple months back and so far everyone is okay with no issues. Lesson learned. I know merecks disease can kick around so this is my question.
I wanted to do a flock of meat birds in the...
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I'm new here. I grew up with chickens but haven't had them in years. 6 months ago we started a folk of bantam hens and they were great, besides wanting chicks all the time! 4 months ago I added 4 rhode island hens with no issues.
The problems started two weeks ago. I added an additional 7...