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    Ivermectin dosage for chickens?

    Hi, I have the Ivermectin Pour on for cattle 5mg per ml. I see info on here about doing drops on the back of the neck but I saw a video of a lady brushing it on the neck, under each wing and around the vent. She mixed 1 part Ivermectin to 2 parts water and used that solution. Which way...
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    To Vaccinate or not to Vaccinate?

    I have been raising chicks for years. Or let me say this correctly. My broody hen sits every year, once she starts sitting I give her fake eggs and she sits while I order chicks online. I go out and pop the babies under her and she is happy. I have never gotten the Marek's vaccination for...
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    Sick day old chick HELP

    I picked up my 4 chicks from the post office this morning and one was a little sickly but then she perked for a bit and ate and drank but then went to lay back down again and has been basically sleeping all day. I pick her up every 30 minutes and make her drink water (with ACV and molasses) and...
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    I need baby chicks asap

    I just got home from a 5 week trip and Sugar was sitting as usual. She marks her calendar for June 1st. I need to get her a couple of day old chicks, maybe 4. Where can I just buy 4 chicks asap (preferably sexed female)? My Pet Chicken has some but didn't know if there were other places that...
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    Rooster can't roost

    My rooster Spencer who is getting up there in age (almost 10) and has always had feet issues is having trouble roosting. Seems like he can't hold onto the roost. He is very large and clumsy. When I put him up he seems like he is losing his balance and falls off. Other than that he is totally...
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    Chicken losing weight, how do I fatten her up?

    My hen Rita is 5 years old and a sex link. She is eating and drinking and pooping just fine. Took her to the vet and she has no parasites in her poop. She is 3.5 lbs and she used to weigh 6ish. She is in the yard with the other hens, tail is down a little but she is still moving around. She...
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    how long for rigor to pass

    My Nana just died and my husband usually takes cares of things and puts her in a position for me to hold her. But I wasn't sure if she was dead and when I finally accepted that she was she stiffened in a position that I don't want. I would like to get her legs pulled up to her and tuck her...
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    Trimming beak and nails

    Hi, My rooster Spencer had foot surgery and it has been a long recovery. He has been in the house and has not been able to keep his beak and nails trimmed down naturally. Can anyone tell me how to do this? I have a Dremel that I use on his spurs. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Michelle
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    Pics or video of crop surgery

    Hi everyone, I need some video or pictures of crop surgery. My vet will do it but only if she puts her under and then it is 50/50 on survival. I lost Velvet to anesthesia so I would rather go old school and do it ourselves with the help of others in the forum. Any pictures or video, and...
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    Good grass for chickens?

    Hi, Getting ready for winter up here in Vermont and I am setting up a mini greenhouse of grasses for the chickens to graze during the snowy months. Any suggestions on good types to plant? They don't like clover oddly enough. Thanks. Michelle
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    Need help with mites

    Hi, I have been reading the posts but there is so much info I'm trying to do the right thing. I have a hen who has been sad lately, thought it might be because her BFF died and she is lowest on the pole. She is a 3 year old Hampshire Red. She got really overheated in the heat wave this week...
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    Overheated Chicken

    How do I cool my chicken down? It is 96 degrees and she is not doing well. I moved her to a ventilated cage with a fan, wet cloth on the floor and food and water. Any help? Miichelle
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    Has my hen's crop stopped working??? HELP

    I have a Production Red named Titleist and she is 3. She has stopped eating. She had what felt like an impacted crop so I did the massaging and it seemed to break up some stuff and move it along. She went to the vet on Monday and had some bacteria in her crop so we started Tetra, she didn't...
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    Possible impacted crop, need help

    Hi, I am very sensitive to my hens not feeling well and I always go to the crop and the butt because we have had a big crop impaction in the past and a tumor in the abdomen. Titleist is a 3 year old production red. This morning she was still on the roost, very unusual so I knew she didn't feel...
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    Laxatives and not great poop for my hen

    Hi, I have a New Hampshire Red that had this problem in early spring. Her butt feels kind of heavy and fluidy, no mass. I took her to the vet and the vet felt that with all the new grass she was slow in digesting and it was just backing up some. she didn't have any bacteria in her poop but I...
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    New babies and older hens intro

    Hi, Again this year we are giving our broody hen day old chicks to raise. We throw them under her at night and she thinks she hatched them herself. She is a fierce mother and protects her babies. In the past I have kept Sugar and the babies away from the rest of the flock for about a month...
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    Aloe Vera Juice for Chickens?

    Hi, Does anyone know the appropriate amount of aloe vera juice to mix in a gallon of water for the flock and also an individual amount for a hen? I want to give it to my flock for overall well being but I have a hen that isn't feeling well and I want to give her a direct dose. Thanks. Michelle
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    Soft shells

    Hi, I have one hen that keeps laying fragile or soft shells. They all get oyster shell and egg shell in their feed. Any other ideas on how to fix this? Thanks. Michelle
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    Duramycin-10 dosage for one chicken and possible ileus

    Hi, I have one chicken that I need to give antibiotics to but the pouch I have is 6.4 oz and I don't know how to dose for her. She is 5 lbs. The package says a 6.4 oz package will make 100 gal containing 100mg of tetracycline hydrochloride/gal. I just want some water to mix with porridge to...
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    Need help with calcium

    I mix grit and calcium chips in the food but it seems from one of the eggs that one chick isn't eating or absorbing it. Is there a calcium supplement that can be added to water? When I grab the egg from the box it just crushes in my hand. Not sure which chick it is. Thanks. Michelle
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