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    Oxine and Bumblefoot

    I have discovered that 9 (of my 50+) adult hens have bumblefoot. None appear severe, but I am in the process of treating them. I am wondering if anyone has used Oxine for a soak or wound spray, and if so, what concentration did you use? Activated or not? As a side note, I battled bumblefoot...
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    BCM with odd colored eyes

    I have a French BCM hen I hatched from eggs I bought last year. Her eyes are a very odd color, almost like a white/gray. All of her hatch mates have golden-amber colored eyes. Is this a normal variation? She has normal vision as far as I can tell! (She is a touch-me-not and did not want her...
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    BLRW - Do I have a pullet and a cockerel?

    Blue (Splash) laced red wyandottes! These guys are about 16-17 weeks old. They got off to a slow start due to illness, so I think they are developmentally a little delayed. I’m thinking from the feather pattern and the difference in comb/wattles that I have one pullet and one cockerel. Can...
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    Chick with crooked neck

    I have a lavender orpington cockerel who has a crooked neck. I have treated chicks with wry neck before, and this looks different to me. I have attached videos and pics of him below. His spine crooks severely to the right as it exits his body, and he holds it almost in an S shape. When he...
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    Baby Chick's neck puffs up when she breathes!

    Looking for some help figuring out what is wrong with this 10 day old silkie. She is eating, drinking and otherwise acting normally. It does look like she is having difficulty breathing, and her neck puffs up when she breathes. It is not visible when she is eating, moving, or even while lying...
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    Bumblefoot causes?

    I have 5 (of about 60) chickens that I am treating for bumblefoot right now. I have read the information about how to treat, and they are (slowly) healing. I would like some input about possible causes! I've read it is caused by a staphylococcal infection. I'm just looking for suggestions of...
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    Hen losing weight, crop impacted?

    This is Daphne. She is a Black Australorp, about 9 mo old. She is very thin, isn't eating very much, and is having loose stools which are mostly white with some pieces of grass mixed in. I am suspecting she has an impacted crop, but I was late arriving at this guess. To provide some history...
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    Fully developed chick started unzipping and died!

    Beware of graphic pics attached! What would cause a fully developed chick to start unzipping and then die? Will attach pic of the chick below. The egg had a normal size air cell at lockdown, and it pipped last night. Sometime this morning it started unzipping. It unzipped about halfway and...
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    Black and Blue Copper Marans Chicks gender help!

    I have some 2-1/2 week old marans chicks that I am trying to determine gender on! I know it's a bit early, but I can't keep them all, and I don't want to get rid of hens and keep roosters :(. Hatched from eggs bought from a friend who has black and blue copper marans penned together. The two...
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    Hen Staying Broody, should I take her chick away?

    I have a satin silkie hen who stays broody all the time! She went broody last fall, and I really didn't want her to hatch any since I had another hen who had JUST hatched several. When the other hen's chicks were a couple of weeks old, she "adopted" them and decided to co-parent. She followed...
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    Splash/lavender Orpington Genders - 6 weeks old

    I have 3 6-week old Orpington chicks, and I’m curious about their genders! They came from a breeder, and are supposed to be the English variety. I have read in a few places that they can be a little tricky to sex, so I just thought I would ask for input from anyone familiar with the breed...
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    Day counter/egg turner error Nurture Right 360?

    Hi all! I have a dozen eggs in the Nurture Right 360. I placed them in there on the evening of 2/3. The counter starts at 21 and counts down days to hatch. By my count, today is the 16th day (will roll over to Day 17 this evening). We just had "snowpocalypse" here in Louisiana, and lost...
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    Odd shaped egg

    I have a satin silkie hen who is 10 months old. She has been laying for a few months. Her eggs were always oblong in shape, but recently they are flattened on one or both sides and they have ridges/rough areas on them. She lays several times a week, and every egg I have got from her in the last...
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    EE or what breed is this hen?

    This is Mabel. I got her last August as a chick and she has just recently started laying. Her eggs are medium sized glossy, round, and BROWN. She was sold to me as an Easter egger. I realize they are “mutts” but she looks nothing like any Easter egger I’ve ever seen a picture of. I was told she...
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    Blue vs Black silkie

    I have a silkie cockerel that I’m not sure if he is considered blue or black! He did appear gray when he was a chick. I have 3 paint silkie hens and was considering using him for chicks off of them, but I read not to use a blue bc it will dilute the paint. Anyone familiar with genetics in this...
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    Lavender or splash orpington chicks

    Bought 3 chicks last week that are supposed to be lavender and/or splash orpingtons. I was told the two blueish ones would be splash, and the yellow one would be lavender. I'm not familiar with these colors of orpingtons, but I am wondering if I was misinformed? The two darker ones have...
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    oxytetracycline injectable dosage

    anyone use oxytetracycline injections on their chickens? I have some of the Terra-Vet 200 from Tractor Supply to treat respiratory infection in my chicks. I have seen dosages all over the place, especially on this site. The PoultryDVM site states dose is 5mg/kg daily, which requires dilution...
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    Urgent advice needed for watery swollen eyes and gasping in chicks!

    Ok guys, I need some urgent advice. Long story, please read it all before commenting! I have 4 (was 5) chicks in the brooder inside my home that are 4 weeks old. I had to get my husband to put one out of its misery for me this afternoon, and I am heartbroken that I was unable to heal it. I...
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    How long can an incubating egg be cool and still hatch?

    I have a broody hen sitting on 6 eggs. First time experience for me, and I wasn't aware of what she was doing at first, so I'm not sure exactly what day we are on. Best guess, around day 17-18. This morning I found one of her marked eggs in another nest. Not sure how long it had been out...
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    Will fowl pox kill newly hatched chicks?

    Fowl pox is making it's way through my flock. Several of them have blisters and scabs on their combs, and a couple have it on their eyelids. I have put iodine and Neosporin on them and they all appear to be doing ok, but I am concerned about the fact that my broody hen has it as well. The...
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