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    Sneezing hen, no other symptoms

    I have a salmon Faverolles that has been sneezing consistently for the past 6 months or so. She is only about a year old. Other than the consistent sneezing she seems healthy and lays consistently, but she sneezes and shakes her head several times per minute. They coop and run is not dusty and...
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    Sex of my two silkies? 7 mo

    I have two 7 month old silkies. I have no idea of their genders. neither is laying or crowing yet and their personalities are not giving them away The white has a longer tail than the buff. Both have very small combs though the white has a bit larger comb.
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    Silkie sexing?

    Guesses on this one? I keep going back and forth. 4 months.
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    Chicken beak problem

    I can't tell what is going on with my chickens beak. Can chickens scratch their beaks and cause bleeding? The tip is also cracked... see picture.
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    Naked neck chicken wound. Pictures

    I found a couple of big wounds on the neck of my turken. I'm thinking she stuck her head through something sharp and scratched it in the process. Have already washed with hydrogen peroxide and put antibacterial on it. Found her like this last night so this is almost a day later. Seems to be...
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    Weak legs. Polish pullet.

    I have a polish pullet whose legs seem to keep getting a little weaker. She walks funny and I've always attributed it to the fact that she can't see (and maybe that does have something to do with it), but she stumbles and falls a lot and has a hard time standing for long periods of time. She...
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    Integrating two young flocks?

    I have two young flocks of chickens. The older group consists of 5 chickens about 7-9 weeks old and are currently in the coop. The younger group consists of 4 chickens 4-7 weeks old (the 7 week old is a bantam Cochin cockerel) and are currently in a brooder. I am having some trouble knowing when...
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    Help with sick 4 week old bantam Cochin

    my 4 week old Cochin has been fluffed up and sick for about 2 days. I can barely feel anything in his crop and am not sure what to look for in a distended abdomen. I'm giving him corid in his water incase it is coccidosis, but judging by his poop I don't think it is. He also feels hot to the...
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    Free range and creeping buttercup?

    There is TONS of creeping buttercup in my yard and I have seen the chicks eat it while free ranging. Anyone have experience with this or have any ideas about how to deter them from eating it? I thought the bitter taste might deter them but apparently not. Haven't had any problems with the...
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