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    Flock raiser versus laying crumble

    Hi all! so recently, I’ve had some young chickens die. Have been raising chickens for about 8 yrs, never had a problem. First necropsy showed nothing, but second showed visceral gout. All birds were very well appearing and no signs of illness prior to death. i did some research and switched them...
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    Visceral gout

    Hi all! i posted awhile back regarding some unexplained deaths, younger birds. I had done one necropsy that showed nothing. Was worried about possible poisoning. at the time I posted I had just lost one of my favorite new girls. I opted to do another necropsy that showed visceral gout?? Did a...
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    Why do my birds keep dying???

    Help!! I’ve been raising chickens for 8 years, never had a problem. Sure, the occasional bird would die now and again but it was a rare occurrence. I’ve lost 6 over the course of 3 months (maybe a little more) and I can’t figure it out!! A few were some of our oldest, but half of those were not...
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    Quail chicks

    Have coturnix quail eggs hatching soon! Will be selling in clutches of 10 for $40 At 3 days of age. Lots of colors! Possibility of celadons in the mix. Sacramento, CA. Gauging interest for an additional hatch. First come first serve, and cross posted.
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    Fly control

    Hi everyone! I currently have about 20 chickens and two turkeys (as well as 7 new turkey poults, but won't be keeping them). This year, I'm trying several new approaches to fly control including spraying down the coop weekly with a mixture of vinegar, essential oils, and vanilla, using DE in the...
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    turkey poult injured leg

    Help please!!! My female Narragansett poult got her leg caught in the fence where she perches at night. We found her hanging from it this morning when our Tom alerted us to her distress. No telling how long she was like that. It doesn't seem broken, I saw her stand on it and the range of motion...
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    to cull or not to cull :(

    Hi everyone! I had an incubator issue that I'm still trying to figure out, but with my last hatch I only had one survivor, and that survivor had splayed legs and a slipped tendon. :( I was able to fix the splayed legs (or rather, one of them) but not the tendon. I would cull but it's such a...
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    splayed legs and slipped tendons

    In my last two hatches I've had a significant increase in splayed legs and slipped tendons (none of which I was able to successfully treat :(. ) WHY?! The only change I made was incorporating an egg turner. I've read it could be heat or humidity, but my incubator readings look good (about 99...
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    lethargic hen

    Hi all, I'm fairly new to turkeys, and have a Narragensett hen and tom. My hen has been lethargic, and is a little on the light side. She started laying (about 8 eggs out of her) and has now stopped for about a week. I'm worried about her. She free ranges with my chickens. I know blackhead...
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    sick turkey??

    Hi everyone! I need some help. I have a turkey hen, just over a year old who I thought was thin a little over month ago but she was laying and broody. She kept laying longer than I expected so I didn't think much of how thin she was since she was always trying to sit on eggs and I couldn't break...
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    Rat

    Hello everyone! Anyone have advice on how to get rid of a fairly large rat while keeping everyone else (bantam chickens, very curious turkeys, dogs, and a cat ) safe??
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    Lonely turkey keeps escaping

    Hi everyone! I need some advice please: Our Tom died unexpectedly, and now my hen keeps flying over the fence and wandering the streets:( 2-3 times a day we have to go track her down. I've clipped her wings back as far as I can, and I don't know what to do to keep her here. It was just the 2 of...
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    Turkey poults not walking

    Hi everyone! I just hatched my first Narragansett poults. All of them, for the first couple days, were unable to walk. They just flopped around, often winding up on their backs. A day or so passed and they seem totally fine! No deformities, no signs of distress. What's the deal?!? I thought for...
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    To those who also keep turkeys....

    I have also posted this on the turkey forum, but welcome any and all feedback!! I'm fairly new to turkeys- I've kept chickens for several years and have primarily silkies. I have two young Narraggansetts (less than 6 mos) who seem to single a chicken, not always the same one, and beat the crap...
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    Turkeys beat up on my chickens

    Hello all, I'm fairly new to turkeys- I've kept chickens for several years and have primarily silkies. I have two young Narraggansetts (less than 6 mos) who seem to single a chicken, not always the same one, and beat the crap out of him/her. I currently have a bloody chicken in isolation (my...
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    Cocci?

    Hello everyone, I have a very young chick- maybe 2 mos old- that has only been outside along with the other 2 it's being raised with for a few weeks- 3 at most. For a couple days it's been peeping very loudly pretty constantly and today I noticed red runny stool. I'm worried it's cocci. My...
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    Swollen foot

    Hi all, I need some help. I have a young bird with a slightly deformed foot. He gets around fine, but has a slight limp. I posted about this a few days ago when the limp got worse and I noticed swelling. I'm not sure it's bumblefoot... The swollen area is still soft except for one lump, and I...
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    Foot infection???

    Hi all, I have a young frizzled silkie (I believe to be a rooster) about 5 mos old. He has a slight foot deformity. At first it wasn't a problem, I didn't even notice it. When he got a little older he had a slight limp, but still got around just fine. By that time I didn't feel I could correct...
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    Injured foot/leg?

    I need some advice. My favorite hen isn't walking, I think she has injured her foot or her leg. She lays down most of the day, when she does walk, she hops on one leg. I don't see a wound, I'm worried it may be broken. Any advice??
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    Tiny eggs?????

    I found tiny chicken eggs (approx the size of a penny!!!) in my yard. The oldest of my chicks that hatched this year are about 4 mos old, and are a cross between sizzle/silkie and millie fluer. Could these be from them?? I have never had a hen start laying prior to 6-7 mos.... Not really...
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