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    Help - 2+ week old chick was fine, now standing in corner

    This chick had been doing fine as far as we could tell as well as other 9. Noticed her today standing in corner, fairly still and looking down...slightly puffed feather look to her...eyes open but head in somewhat down position. We've just been checking her...has whitish/off-whitish ? (poop...
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    Quick advice, please...Induce vomitting??

    Just a short time ago, my daughter found our chickens eating Ion Exchange Resin Beads. Think polymer beads, I think. Should we induce vomitting?? And if we should...how/what is simplest way to do that? And do we need to follow up with something else? Thanks!
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    chicken chased by dog missing...suggestions

    Our dog, for the first time, got out of the house to see one of us coming in, saw the chickens & chased one of our RIR until...she decide (with the whole family yelling at her) she'd better stop. We are now in search n' rescue mode it seems as we are searching the last barn we saw them go...
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    Suggestions? & Update on lame cockerel

    Hi, I posted 4 weeks ago today when we found our them 11 week old cock lame on one leg. Three days later he wasn't using either. Since, we have had him on anti-biotics for about 2 -21/2 weeks (just coming off this past Friday or so). At first we could find no external symptoms as far as...
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    11+ wk. old Lame Cockerel Update & Suggestions Please

    * First I apologize for starting a new thread on the ongoing topic of my almost 12 week old cock. Whenever I click on respond I get the same message something to do with "AJAX..not parsed ..JSN" and have not figured out how to correct. Thought I'd list facts as I know them and see if anyone...
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    one leg lame cockerel worse- Suggestions Please!

    I posted on Mon or Tues about our 11 week old Barred Rock Cock who suddenly wouldn't walk on left leg. We put him in his own 'cage' but left him in coop with his door shut. We go out each feeding time and hold food & particularly water for him to drink. He has been eating and drinking, but I...
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    Suggestions please: ~11 wk. old cockerel limping/sore leg or foot today

    When we went out to feed our chickens today...all just about at 11 weeks old.. the Barred Rock cock was laying down, but when he got up to go to food we were bringing he was limping. He did NOT have a limp last night. He was happy to drink when my daughter brought water over to him. He has eaten...
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    PLEASE HELP! ALMOST 5 WK. OLD CHICK STRETCHING NECK, HOLDING MOUTH OPEN...CROP PROBLEM??

    Noticed our almost 5 week old chick after eating food started opening mouth (kind of holding open) & sometimes stretching its neck. He shook his head & maybe something came out of mouth (very small bit of mucusy food or something?) My 12 yr. old daughter --main one home & handling in their...
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    Chick not quite right...or NOT? Ideas please.

    I have been thinking I'd ask about one of our chicks, but then decide that maybe she's just a little different -- personality-wise or some other way -- but not necessarily sick or similar. Probably about a week and a half ago I noticed our then ~ 2 1/2 week old Rhode Island seemed kind of...
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    what 'detergent/cleaner' do you use to clean waterers, feeders, & bottom of brooder?

    Hello All, I'm new to all this. Just received our 12 chicks this past Thursday. (One died that evening...I think from stress probably.) I am wondering what you use to clean your waterers etc. I had seen on something to use a 1 part bleach to 9 part water solution, but after dear husband...
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    Suggestions please --One chick going 'down hill' after picking up from Farm store today...

    Today, I picked up 10 chicks that I had ordered through our local farm store. I had them vaccinated for Marek's disease at hatchery. I later went back to get two more chicks (not vac.). Anyway, one of the original is getting weaker & weaker it seems. They all were introduced to water, and all...
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    Opinion needed on mixing breeds or just one of a breed in a mix - SOON

    Hi All, I am supposed to be ordering chicks with the hour from our local farm store. There are/were six different breeds I was thinking I would order...possibly two of each. I wanted between 8-12...thinking 10 or 11 would be a good number. I'm wondering if there is much problem mixing several...
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    New to BYC

    Hello All! Just a quick introduction here as I'm should be off doing other things ...like getting children in bed :). We are hoping to get chickens this spring. I say "we, " but I have to say that some of my children are less interested than others & my husband...well. Funny thing is, I've...
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