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    Mille de Fleur D’uccle - male/female

    I was given a couple last winter. Hen hatched 1 chick on June 13th. Seems it is possible to sex chicks early. What do you think? Including pics of parents - they seem chunkier than the standard.
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    bumblefoot surgery - didn't work... next step?

    I performed bumblefoot surgery on one of our hens two days ago. The scab was hard and I was able to cut it out. Cleaned and wrapped her foot - separated her from the flock in a clean cage. Think she must have had it for some time, although it didn't seem to be slowing her down. Did a full...
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    tapeworm hymenolepis - treatment?

    I brought a fecal sample into the vet and our chickens have hymenlopis tapeworm. Our vet said she is having a hard time figuring out which dewormer will work on this particular type of tapeworm. Any know for certainty which one will kill the worms? Thanks!
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    Hen (comet) died of Ascites --- Questions about Peritonitis and Leukemia

    Our 4-year old comet died two days ago with water belly/ascites. I took a sterile sample of the liquid in her abdomen (yellow and watery) and gave it to our wonderful vet friend to exam. She said that it had bacteria in it and was either egg peritonitis or leukemia. Her concern is that if it is...
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    Bum leg

    Noticed one of our hens had a bad limp this summer. After about a week, she was walking on both legs with seemingly no issues. But clearly there is an issue as she will not jump on anything, roost included, that is more than a foot off the ground. Our nights are in the freezing temps and she is...
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    Anyone raised a blind bird?

    Has anyone raised and kept a blind bird as part of their flock? Any issues? We are raising a blind peachick along with another 3 peachicks and 1 chick. All get along fine. We are at week 5 and I'm wondering how we will eventually introduce him to our flock (1 rooster, 1 peacock and 8 hens). I'm...
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    Fighting? Bloody hen

    This morning when I opened the coop door, there was blood everywhere! Splatters covered the feeder. The waterer. Splatters were on most of the other chickens (total 6 hens and 1 roo). On the floor. I inspected everyone. The comb on our Minorca hen had been cut (1/8') like a slice at the base...
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    Peachick Newbie

    I could use some advice with our peachick- black shoulder. It is our first. He is about 5 or 6 weeks now. I can't wait to fully introduce him to our chickens and move him out of our porch. Questions... 1- I have been letting him hang out (supervised) with our chickens - 6 hens and 1...
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    Sneezing Chickens

    We are new to chickens - picked up 7 about 3 months ago - 4 hens, 2 pullets and 1 roo. I noticed one of our hens was sneezing a little about 2 months, but seemed fine. Then our rooster about 2 weeks later suddenly became sick! Despite the fact that we gave him injectable tylan, he died 3 days...
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