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    Stumbling/green poo- please help

    I posted about my rooster last week sometime talking about a possible leg injury. We was weak in one leg and I thought sprain bc he was walking fine but one leg just let out here and there and he stumbled. So I seperated so he can heal. Well, now he's not able to hold any balance, refuses to...
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    Is his waddles cause for concern?

    So I brought one of my pretty boys inside because hes acting as if he has a leg injury. I was scared it could be something else - disease or sickness related - so I wanted to watch him and check him thoroughly. (Currently medicating flock for coccidiosis) His leg does appear injury related but I...
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    At a loss with this sickness

    Can sickness or viruses target only ONE breed? Im at a loss with whatever os effecting my flock. My blue laced golden wyandottes have slowly died one by one. They first start to "sneeze" which then turns to a more violent "honk" and they begin to hide and stay away from the flock. They still eat...
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    Breeding meat birds question!

    So this year will be the first year I'm wanting to raise birds for their meat. Im not a fan of Cornish X so I've been looking into other types and what they're bred with. I currently have Orpingtons and Wyandotte. The roos i have are mixed breed with the top roo being HUGE and a cross between...
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    Sneezing chickens HELP

    A few weeks back I had one of my new hens start sneezing and LOUD. I contacted a friend who suggested corid, but it did not do any good and she passed. I knew she needed antibiotics but didn't know which ones to look for (off label or over priced on sell sites). This was weeks ago. Now I have...
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    Splayed leg? Vitamin deficiency? Not sure what's wrong.

    My Lavender Orpington hen recently hatched out her second set of chicks today. When I lifted her up to see how everything was progressing I saw this one upside down under her. I flipped the baby over and noticed its feet didnt look normal to me. So I waited a few hours, went back and it was a...
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    Lavender Orpington Hatch Question

    Hi everyone!! I have some Lavender Orpingtons who hatched some eggs a few months ago and there was a 99% hatch rate! Well, yesterday I notice one momma decided to go broody again and is laying on some more. Last batch of chicks were mixed breed and I have decided for them to be my barnyard mix...
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    Dosing with collodial silver

    Has anyone used collodial silver with chickens? Specifically internally? I am seeing a lot of research on this and want to try it out on my hen. I am wondering on the dosage for their water or how much to put in food for each individual chicken. Any nay sayers out there with using collodial...
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    I cant figure out what is happening to my chickens

    So, a few months back I had a chicken start to loose weight rapidly. I immediately thought it was worms. I bought some horse wormer, with ivermectin as the main ingredient (some one's suggestion on here I believe) and gave her a pea size amount and the rest of the flock too. It didn't seem to...
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    Worms! Help!

    I have a chicken who is in failing health. She is 16 weeks old and not laying yet. I couldn't figure out what was wrong but I seperated her in case and noticed she is loosing weight. Rapidly. Now, I need a worker. I'm pretty sure it's tapeworm, bc I saw the little segments in her poo. I...
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    Concussion in chick?

    I have a barred rock chick..or pullet..(i forget what age that they are considered pullet) She is almost 2 months old. I found her this morning as I was fixing to go put them outside in their little play pen and first noticed her wings were droopy. I picked her up, which she is always calm and...
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    Is this a barred rock roo? Also...

    So we recieved two chicks a week after Easter bc it was a unwanted easter present to a family. (Thank goodness they knew we keep chickens!) Anyways they didnt know the breed and I just guessed this one was a barred rock. Hes really light colored though. We got some more barred rock chicks so...
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    Fox help

    So..yesterday around 2:00 pm I went to check on my free ranging gals and I stumbled on my worst nightmare. A fox got ahold of 2 of my girls. One of them happened to have been a pet of mine and I was just devastated at the loss of her and one of my good layers. The fox actually attacked 4 of them...
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    Can anyone please help? Should I cull or save?

    Okay. So a little background story. I had a chicken a while back who randomly started acting ill. I posted a thread and noone had any answers. Her only symptoms at that time were lethargy and not wanting to eat or be with the flock. (So understandable that noone could help) she recovered within...
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    What is this in my egg?!

    Sooo I was making my dog breakfast this morning and this was beside the yolk in one of the eggs. Is this a worm?! What is this?! It almost looked like a little piece of chicken meat or maybe another yolk or something beside it too. I just kinda pulled it out of the eggs I had in the skillet and...
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    Chick breed recommendations (and possible rooster)

    So this will be my 2nd year of raising chickens. Last year I got some RSL and RIR. All that we purchased are healthy and thriving. (Even the roosters we had to get rid of are at a farm guarding sheep and hens having the time of their life) I plan to get more in the next couple weeks. Probably...
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    Can't figure out what is wrong with my hen

    Hi! I have a year old hen who is acting strangely. She is very sluggish and isnt moving around much. Not eating a whole bunch either. Jus a few bites here and there. Her comb color is fine. Bright red. No sneezing, breathing problems, no runny eyes or nose or anything physically different...
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    Hurt hen! Please help me help her.

    Found her like this this morning. Not sure if done by a predator or the flock but I'm fairly certain its a predator. I saw her sleeping by the door last night. Please help me. How should I clean and bandage it? I know to keep her seperated until she heals. And then slowly reintroduce her. I dont...
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    Here's the fox that's been friends with my chickens

    Finally caught the guy. Used a can of mussels and lured him in. Looks like he has some pretty good mange. Now. I dont want to kill this guy. He has never bothered my free range chickens and ..honestly I just dont have the heart to. What should I do about relocating him? Should he have medical...
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    A fox NOT attacking my hens?

    So...the past few weeks we have noticed a fox hanging out around here. The first time we saw it was at night and he laid on our front porch and slept. Of course I went our and scared him/her off because I didnt want to take a chance of them getting to the chickens while I slept. Then we saw it...
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