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    Rooster with sudden extreme lethargy

    I have a golden cuckoo Marans rooster, 1 year old. Wednesday he was perfectly normal, -energetic, vigorous eating, drinking, mating. Thursday morning he was extremely lethargic. He walked to the feeder and fell sound asleep. His comb appeared brilliant red. He had solid and normal-looking...
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    Does this look like gout?

    I have a year old Basque rooster with swelling in his toes and lower legs. Late in the winter, we saw he was limping a bit. We examined his foot and found nothing out of the ordinary. Now, he is not limping, although he appears to walk in a gingerly manner and there is clearly swelling going...
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    Need help diagnosing. Sour crop?

    Main symptoms: -excessive thirst -throwing up water -slight odor More detailed information below: My lavender Ameraucana is almost 3 years old. She had quit laying eggs for the winter. Two days ago she was sitting, yesterday we got an egg, although there is no way of knowing for certain...
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    Valbazen timing question

    My hens have a heavy load of worms (I am seeing roundworms in their excrement). I am about to treat with Valbazen, and would like to know if the "repeat in 10 days" protocol is flexible. Due to constraints with work and darkness, I have 3 options: A. Dose now, and again in 8 days. B. Dose...
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    Worming options?

    We wormed our flock with Valbazen this summer, the second dose occurred around August 1st. This morning, I found droppings with 3 worms, that I believe are round worms after looking at photos. I guess I need to treat them again. My question: will treating them with Safeguard be likely to...
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    Weak legs, weight loss, from molting or disease?

    I have a Columbian Wyandotte 2 and 1/2 years old who is mid-way through her molt. Yesterday afternoon, I noticed she was having difficulty standing. Her legs were trembly, and she put her wings down for balance, and quickly resumed a flat position. There are no outward signs of injury to her...
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    Will ivermectin kill gapeworm?

    Three questions: Will Ivermectin pour-on kill gapeworm and/or mites? How long will it take to see results? For most parasites, I should re-dose with Ivermectin in 10 days? (I've never used it before). If you want to read the whole long drawn-out story that brought me to these questions, you can...
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    Need help with sick hen

    My 2 year old Buff Chantecler is sick. She became listless rather quickly, has little to no appetite, and has bright green diarrhea (although not a lot, because she doesn't eat). We found she was crawling with mites and have dusted her twice with DE. For 3 days now, we have been bringing her...
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    Hen can't hold head up. Need advice.

    I have a 2 year old Buff Chantecler. Yesterday, she spent quite a bit of time in the nest box, and now she is exhibiting the following symptoms: Lethargic Diarrhea Can't hold head up (her head slowly drops, she picks it back up, and it slowly sinks again, a bobbing motion) One eye will not...
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    Question about hardware cloth

    We're about to purchase hardware cloth online. 1/4" will keep out mice and is 23 gauge. 1/2" will keep out rats and weasels, but perhaps not mice, and is 19 gauge. Does anyone know which gauge is most effective? We have coons here. Would love to keep out mice, but does anyone know if 23...
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    Is this "bad" rooster behavior?

    Our first rooster began attacking people and he is now in the freezer. We raised a new rooster for the flock. So far, we really like him. He keeps a respectful distance and has never acted in a threatening manner. My question really is about how he treats the hens. Only the hens that were...
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    Egg laying questions

    My first batch of chickens was born in May, and they continued laying through their first winter (without added light), which I understand is typical. I bought some pullets this winter, some born in July, some in August. The July pullets just started laying, but not those born in August. I'm...
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    Electrified Hoop House???

    We would like to build a hoop-house style movable chicken coop. Our question is about predator proofing. We are aware that some people put an electric fence around their hoop house, but this would not be practical in snowy winters. We are also aware of people who cover the entire hoop house...
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    Winter Laundry, - do not try this in warm climates!

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    Owl befriends chicken

    This is my first attempt posting a photo in the new forum, so I hope this works: Barred owl and welded steel chicken in my garden.
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    Mystery predator?

    My chickens free-range for an hour or two a day, usually in the afternoon. I let the chickens out at 2:30 and sat out on the porch steps for a while watching them. I went in for about 15 minutes, and came back out at 3:00 with some sunflower seeds. One hen is gone. She was an EE, but fully...
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    Is this environment detrimental?

    I bought 6 (roughly 5 month old) pullets from someone I don't really know, and want to keep them in quarantine for perhaps a month before introducing them to my flock of 22. Right now, they are housed in a large (20x24') hoop house in my garden. They are confined to about 1/3 of the space by...
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    Not Ameraucanas, correct?

    I bought a few birds from someone on Craigslist. They listed these as true Ameraucanas, and mentioned that they were not Easter Eggers. There is only one of the 3 that I think could possibly by an Ameraucana (but it has some weird colors). The good news is, the birds were very inexpensive...
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    Can you give duramycin to a cat? please help!

    My cat is just over 20 years old. She is frail, but still walks around a little, has a healthy appetite, etc. We would like to keep her comfortable and have her die at home, if possible. She had problems with ear wax build-up, and now both ears are infected. I hesitate to bring her to the...
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    Looking for feedback in selecting my rooster

    I'm thinking about replacing my current EE rooster. He appears to be infertile (2 of 30 eggs developed this spring) and he has begun to run at my husband. I have 7 roosters, all olive-eggers, I am growing out separate from the adult flock, along with 6 hens, now almost 12 weeks old. I hope to...
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