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    Can a chicken swallow its own tongue? Help??? -PICTURES ADDED-

    1) What type of bird , age and weight. Barred rock hen, 8 months old, don't know her weight, but she's good-sized. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. Feathers puffed up, opens mouth to breathe in, listless, not eating or drinking and today I realized she doesn't have a tongue and it looks like...
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    Chickens have pox; better to integrate 4 week old guineas now or wait?

    I have 29 chickens that are 16 weeks old and into their third week of fowl pox. So far, none of them have gotten the wet pox - they just have lesions in various stages on their combs and wattles. My sister gave me 4 guineas that are now 4 weeks old. She gave them to me before I realized we...
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    My flock has avian pox (dry) Should I give Duramycin-10?

    I've just discovered that my flock (my first chickens ever, 29 birds, 14 weeks old) has avian pox (dry). They've had it for over a week, I just didn't know that's what it was. I read that they should be given tetracycline (I have Duramycin 10) to ward off any secondary infections. But then I...
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    We've got chicks!

    I posted a question last week on day 18 of incubating my eggs-I was so nervous and didn't think my first hatch would be very successful. Well, I ended up with 24 out of 30 eggs hatching! It is an awesome thing to see! It just didn't get old seeing one after the other come out of their shells...
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    Day 18 - Paper towels are wet?????

    Hi to everyone...I'm fairly new to this list, and I have 30 chicken eggs that are on day 18 today. I have a Hovabator 1588. I removed the auto egg turner this morning, filled both wells with water, and apparently filled them too full. When I replaced the wire mesh and put paper towels on top...
  6. YonkFarm

    Hi from S. Central Nebraska!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens. I'm working on plans for our coop/run, and this site has been incredibly helpful in that! I would really like to get some eggs to hatch (as I think it would be a great family project) or chicks this...
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