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    Sick chick?

    Cross posted in raising chicks Saturday the 23rd our 7 chicks arrived by mail. They were hatched Wednesday. They spent the day in the brooder eating & drinking before being stuck under our broody hen that night. They were in a seperate enclosure within the chicken run for 2 days. There were 2...
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    Sick chick?

    Saturday the 23rd our 7 chicks arrived by mail. They were hatched Wednesday. They spent the day in the brooder eating & drinking before being stuck under our broody hen that night. They were in a seperate enclosure within the chicken run for 2 days. There were 2 cases of pasty butt, but no other...
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    Eye injury - barely eating

    One of our lower pecking order hens was pecked in her right eye. We've given her some extra love and protein heavy treats, vitamins in her water. She was eating very little & having trouble with her aim. We separated her for a day in a little rabbit hutch in the run so she could see & be seen...
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    How to care for a frizzle?

    Her daddy was a silkie. A variety of moms, so I tried my best: black skin, five toes. Now she looks like this. Is she a frizzle? Does she need special care out of the brooder? I live in a dry climate, does that help? Her name is Poof.
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    Too many mealworms

    My 1 year old dumped about 15 oz. Of dried mealworms in the brooder with 3-1 week old bantam half-silkies. And then picked some back put and ate them. :sick I have no idea how many meal worms the chicks ate, but they were gorging themselves. Are they ok? Also, I scooped as much as I could out...
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    Broken/dislocated jaw

    Hello, Our 7 week old pullet "Fried Rice" slammed head first into the side of the run trying to get back in after escaping. Her jaw is broken or dislocated. She was bleeding from both nostrils & crying. Her eyes were initially both shut & she wouldn't stand. We straightened the jaw somewhat...
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    Hi & chicken emergency

    Hello! I am a long time lurker as I was dreaming of chickens & now having my first emergency am becoming a member. I will also post in the chicken emergency section. We got chickens at the end of January for my eldest's 8th birthday, 2 part marans. And then another chicken they couldn't sell a...
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