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    Hen stopped laying, thin and lethargic

    My 9 month old EE hasn't layed and egg for a few weeks and was acting a little more tired then normal. So I picked her up and did a general chicken check over. He crop has food in it but isn't full. She is very thin, I can feel her keel bone well and she is very light. I have seen her drink. Her...
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    Spiramycin for treating mycoplasma

    I found this article showing the different antibiotics and there effects on mycoplasma. I have never heard of spiramycin. It worked on 100% of hens tested. Does anyone have any info on spiramycin, egg withdrawal, where to buy, dosage, etc. I have used denegard and it works well but the birds...
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    New cockerel with excessive saliva and yellow on tongue

    I just get a cockerel a few days ago. He is in his own coop away from my flock for quarantine. When I got him home I took a good look at him and noticed some small brown bugs near his neck so I treated him with seven dust. He looked healthy otherwise. Later that day I noticed some excessive...
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    Rooster can't walk

    I found my rooster this morning unable to get up. I can't feel any injurys and he was fine yesterday. He is 17 weeks old. His symptoms are, leg paralysis, open mouth breathing, stretching his neck then his head will collapse, body twitching. His eyes look normal. I have him separated with food...
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    Lavender Orpington gender

    My broody hatch 4 lavender Orpington chicks for me. One I know is a cockerel and one I know is a pullet. The third is confusing me. She/he has feathered slow, but is small bodied and small legs, has a small comb and wattles but recently I'm noticing red below the feather in her/his face. Any...
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    How will this pullets turn out?

    I got some chicks this spring from a local hatcherie and all of the chicks I am very disappointed with. One in particular was supposed to be a black copper maran but obviously is not. She is all black with a pea comb, feathered legs and muffs. I am wondering if anyone can take a guess as to her...
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    4 week old chick with swollen joint

    I have a 4 week old chick with a swollen hock joint. She seems fine otherwise and can move around fine. Although she seems to walk different then the others, it looks like she can't straighten her leg all the way. I have done some research but I'm still not sure what to do. If anyone has been...
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    Questioning breed of 2 chixks

    The first chick was sold to me as a black copper maran but does not look like her sister or any images of the breed I can find. Thoughts? The second two pictures, this chick was sold to me as a silver laced wyendottes and also looks nothing like her sister or any image of the breed I can find...
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