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    Strongly suspect Mareks: Looking for advice, support, success stories, and hugs

    My 20 Week old Red Sex link pullet "Ginny Weasley" went lame on Thursday. She has very little use of her right leg. She is eating and drinking a little, but not enough. I am now tube feeding water. I have her in a small (2x4) chicken tractor in some nice wild violets and dandelion separated from...
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    What is this feather color pattern called?

    I have a 16 week old Easter Egger that is Reddish brown and grey/lavender. Is there a "proper" term for her speckled/striped color pattern? What do you think her parents might have been? The ladies have all Harry Potter names and hers is (you guessed it!) Lavender Brown :plbb (Note* she does...
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    Ideas for a "Treat Garden" around run perimeter

    I am thinking about putting in a nice little fall/winter veggie bed on the outside fence of our chicken coop/run about 2 ft wide and 8 ft long. They will be able to stick their heads through and nibble a little at it, and it will toss in greens and such as treats this winter. This is "their"...
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    Mouth Canker- what to use while i'm waiting on my Amazon shipment

    Hello all. One of my new birds (16 week old Ameracauna) seems to have a mouth canker (white cheesy infected looking spot on the inside corner of her beak. I ordered some metronidazole from amazon, but it may not get here till Saturday or Monday. Anything else I can try in the mean time? I have...
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    12 week old with severe respiratory illness - Can she recover?

    My 12 week old barred rock girl had a terrible case of respiratory illness (suspected MG?) swollen snotty eyes, runny nose, very lethargic, wheezing. I have been giving her antibiotics (Tylan50 injectin) 4 days now. Her eyes are swollen shut still, although they look slightly better now than...
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    East Tennessee Newbie

    Hi all! New to BYC, recently got 6 chicks that were hatched by my daughter's kindergarten class. They are from a local farm with several breeds, so they are "mutts", I guess. Several colored Cochins, easter egger, and "?". We are having so much fun with them. 2 are roosters, which will have to...
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    Help me with gender and breed ID

    Hi, new to BYC and have 6 chicks that were hatched by my daughter's kindergarten class.(12 weeks old) The are from a local farm with several breeds (all cross breeds:not sure how that works). 4 I believe are Cochins (feathered feet) and one appears to be a black Easter egger (funky sideburns)...
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