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    Could a Muscovy have killed my Gander?

    Today I was heartbroken to find my Sebastopol male goose (gander) dead in my yard. He was only about a year old. The only clues I have are: 1) he was found near a hole in the fence 2) there was no sign of trauma or injury except a tuft of feathers plucked out at his tail and a few feathers...
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    Meyer Rare Breeds - unsure on 2

    These chicks both have feathering on legs and came from Meyer's rare breed assorrment. I don't know if these yellow chicks are splash marans without splashing being visible, or if they are white cochins? I also can't figure out what the brown one is - make a dark brahma? Thanks!
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    Rough dry bare skin, feather loss

    My sister (central Virginia area) has a spacious covered coop and run. It is clean and well-maintained. Her birds don't free range. All of them are about 2 years old or younger. Recently there has been feather loss that I felt was likely molt, but on looking more closely, I'm not sure. Some...
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    Rare Breed Pullets from Meyer ID help

    Hi Chicken Friends! I bought a rare breed lot from Meyer hatchery. Supposedly all pullets. I can't tell what I have and Meyer couldn't tell me. The black and many of the barred pattern ones have light feathering on legs, so I'm thinking Marans. I'm hoping Black Copper Marans for some and...
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    If chickens w Denagard, will hurt if cats drink water?

    We have a couple of barn cats - well I should say coop cats. I need to treat my chickens with Denaguard. There's not really any way in to keep the cats from it, Even though they have their own water bowl. Will that be harmful to the cats of they drink some of that water?
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    No Grasping Reflex One Foot, Walking on hock

    I have had a couple of birds, bantams only - silkie and bantam cochin - start limping a bit. They stick one foot out to the side to balance on the hock. When I touch the bottom of the foot on that side there is no reflexive grasping. Just like there's no feeling in the foot. The only control...
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    Eyes will not improve in my salmon faverolle

    I have a salmon faverolle that developed tiny bubbles in the corner of her eyes and swelling in the inner eye tissue. I have been treating her eyes with an eye wash followed by Terramycin ointment daily (sometimes 2x day) for at least 2, but maybe 3 weeks at this point. I have tried massaging in...
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    Duck very swollen toe, not Bumble?

    I have a 1 year old Pekin. I have treated bumblefoot successfully in chickens and a mallard, but I don't know that that's what is going on here. It looks like a swollen boil. Lancing and soaking in epsom salts for several days haven't brought anything out/to a head. It has just hurt her. Vet is...
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    Eyes - swollen, pressure, pushed over?

    3 chicks from hatching eggs all from same source. Have been with all my other chicks since 6/5 so almost 2 months. No other chicks with problems. Eye got a bit pink looking with clearish corner of the eye and progressed in one to really looking like pressure pushing the eye. No other symptoms-...
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    Bantam....what

    Anyone know what this mystery barred/striped bantam bin chick is? Breed and gender. Please excuse my photobombing Polish lol
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    Safeguard for Goats Dosage Help

    Please @casportpony @Eggcessive @Texas Kiki or others help clarify dosing of safeguard 10% suspension for me. I am very confused after reading many threads! I have seen .23 ml/cc I have seen .023 ml/cc (which I don't know how to measure accurately even with a tiny 1 cc syringe) I have seen...
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    Please - concise and easy to understand deworm how-to

    I have been reading a lot of threads and remain very confused about deworming peafowl. We are in Virginia. What MONTH should the last deworming take place to be done before laying season as I've seen people reference? Alternate between Safegard for goats and what other? What are the exact...
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    My Silkie hen's feet - tumors? Scaly mites?

    This little girl has been acting normal but seemed a little more low key today so I scooped her up and it looked like she had beginning of possible prolapse. She's about 7 months old and hasn't laid an egg yet though. There was dead tissue around her rectum. I soaked her in epsom salts and took...
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    Hen or Roo Cochin & Brahma & D'Anvers Bantam

    None of these crow, but a friend thinks they are roos. I disagree but am not sure. So hens or roos? Am I correct with breeds also? They are 3.5 months old. The buttercup OEG bantam in the background of pic 1 has a bigger comb and crows. It is the same age.
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    Polish Chicken Leg Issues

    Are Polish prone to leg problems? 1. I have 2 young 3 to 6 month old polish (buff laced) roos out of a flock of 70 or so chickens that either limp or won't put any weight on one foot so they hop on one leg. I had one other roo with this issue - a lavender orpington who I could not help- but I...
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    Hen Lethargic, not moving, Egg bound? See pic

    We have a Rhode Island Red Hen that's approximately one and a half years old. She's looked a little droopy the past couple of days but has been basically eating and drinking fine and I didn't see anything obviously wrong. This morning I found her laying on her side under the waterer in the...
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    Broken toe?

    We noticed today that the golden laced Polish Rooster that we have has his middle toe bent sideways. I caught him and was going to splint it today, but it is hard set in the sideways direction. He doesn't seem to have any trouble walking on it. I feel like I would be breaking it to bend it back...
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    Rooster swollen "knee" joint can't walk

    I have a young lavender orpington Roo, probably about 8 months old. One day he started limping and by the next day he really couldn't walk on one leg at all. I've had him in a cage with food and water so he could rest for the last 3 or 4 days, and given him some baby aspirin to help with...
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    Lavender Orpington - 2 Roos or Roo & Hen

    These were sold to me as a 5 mo old hen and rooster pair about three months ago. So they are about 8 months old now. They did look a little different for a while. One seemed to have thicker legs and one seem to always be more submissive and had small comb and wattle. As they've grown though I'm...
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    Mystery feather footed bantam chicks

    Ok gurus - what are these guys? Breed and if you have an idea - gender too. Some pics are different view of same 3 chicks.
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