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    Advice needed - soft eggshell adhered to cloaca

    I have a 2 yr Bourbon Red turkey who is has been laying soft shelled eggs (we have since added calcium to her diet), but her immediate problem is that one of the eggs was not fully excreted. The limp eggshell became lodged in her cloaca, where is has adhered to the soft tissue (it is quite the...
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    Need advice for injured turkey

    I have a 10 m/o Narragansett/Bronze cross hen that has injured her leg. It appears as if she lacerated it in several places about two weeks ago, although it was not immediately apparent. When she began limping a week ago I examined her and discovered the partially healed cuts. There now seems...
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    Crushed chick - What do I do???

    I need immediate advice. My five year old tripped while picking up a chick and partially crushed her. Her internal organs are protruding, so I know she's not going to make it. How do I "take care" of her as quickly and as painlessly as possible (for everyone's sake).
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    Late Hatch - What's going on?

    This is my first attempt at incubating eggs, and I currently have 11 in the incubator. I am at the end of day 22, with no sign of pips. I do, however, see the eggs periodically rocking back and forth, as if there is movement inside. Development looked good during candling up to day 18. Temp...
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    Care for injured bird?

    One of my girls, a 6 m/o Leghorn, was injured last night after the others decided to pick on her. I found her under the nest box this morning not moving. I have moved her to a box in our kitchen where I can keep an eye on her and treat her as best I can. She has obviously been picked at...
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    Hello from Virginia!

    Hello! We came across this site while researching backyard chickens last winter. We started with 12 chicks last spring, but our current flock includes a Leghorn, a Red Star, two Blue Laced Wyandottes, three Barred Rocks, and one Barred Rock Roo. This is "Chickens, Take 4" for us, since we...
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