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    Turkey with strange posture and head ducking

    My female Bourbon Red is not looking good. I lost two to this same thing last year. She stands very upright and bobs her head. Someone said it could be Coccidia. I treated the flock last week, but there's still signs of it in the run. We live in Hawaii, and it's very warm and wet here. If...
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    Poop hanging from hen's behind?

    My girls have finished molting and are now beautifully feathered, including their fluffy behinds. Unfortunately, on some of them, there are gobs of poop hanging off the soft feathers under their vents. Last year, I trimmed off the feathers under their vents if they had hanging poop. Does...
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    Panacur in water??

    I have 24 chickens and 8 turkeys. I took one of my turkeys to the vet because he wasn't eating. He was diagnosed with whipworms and was dosed with Panacur (Fenbendazole). The vet said I should treat the rest of the flock as well, but catching and medicating all of them is not possible. Can...
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    How old to vaccinate a turkey poult for fowl pox?

    Today I went to the feed store to buy fowl pox vaccine for our turkey poults. The label says it is for Pigeon Pox. Is that the same as fowl pox? Also, the directions say it can be given to chickens between 4 and 16 weeks of age. Does that also apply to turkeys? And how long do they need...
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    Royal Palm Tom Losing Chest Feathers

    I have a male Royal Palm turkey, and the other day we noticed he is losing all his chest feathers. The feathers are whole, which makes me think this isn't from lice, although he does have lice in his tail feathers. I sprayed the entire flock, all 8 turkeys and 30 chickens, with Permethrin the...
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    Whipworm Treatment for Entire Flock of Turkeys and Chickens?

    Does anyone know if Panacur can be put into wet chicken feed? Our turkeys and chickens are not tame or used to being handled. Yesterday, I took our male Bronze turkey to the vet. He wasn't eating or acting like his usual rowdy self. Found out he has whipworms. The vet prescribed Panacur...
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    Aggressive Barred Rock Rooster

    Lightning, our beautiful 6 month old Barred Rock rooster, is coming up behind me and clawing the back of my calves. This started a few days ago. He doesn't do it to my boyfriend. He eats mealy worms out of my hand and lets me pick him up and pet him. After he clawed me this morning, I picked...
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    Sudden Chicken Death

    About 8 months ago, we obtained 6 'mountain hens' from a friend. He had no idea how old they were, as they were roaming his property and he wanted to find them homes. Yesterday morning, one of the hens was standing on one leg by the coop and didn't run away when I went into the enclosure to...
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    Introducing a Young Roo

    Hi, We are new to chickens, so any help would be so appreciated. We have 15 chickens, 4 of indeterminate age and breed, and 6 Rhode Island Reds and 5 Barred Rocks that are 4 months. We also have a 3 month old Barred Rock rooster. We originally had 2 baby roos, but the broody hen we put...
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    Aloha from Hawaii

    Hi, I am new to Backyard Chickens. I live in Keaau, Hawaii and have 6 black mixed breed hens, 5 Barred Rock chicks, 6 Rhode Island Red chicks and 10 Cornish Cross chicks. The Cornish Crosses are almost 2 weeks old, and the Rocks and Rhodes are 4 weeks. They are such interesting creatures and...
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