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    Reintroducing hen, they are fighting advice please

    4 hens 15 months old, all raised together since birth (red sexlink, turkens and leghorn. Leghorn broke her toe required surgery, we were told to keep her separate until the wound healed well it took a lot longer than the vet thought and turned into her being separated a full month. We moved her...
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    Who’s used Oxine AH?

    Many uses are claimed for poultry and birds , from treating respiratory illness to keeping slime out of water and killing disease in coops stronger than other cleaners yet safe when inactive around birds and humans. etc. shagbarkbantams.com wrote a lengthy article on it. Just curious if anyone...
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    My new silkie and frizzle chicks

    14 days old today , not sure yet which are frizzles and which are silkies and which may be sizzles. All have 5 toes and black skin also not sure who’s a female and who’s a male.. lots of surprises ahead
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    2 wks old dust bath too young

    Is 2 wks old too young for a dust bath? I am reading conflicting info on the web, I tried a small shallow dish of clean dry sifted dirt and a cap size of sand thrown in and they just immediately are trying to eat and peck at it. I have read that’s fine- and I have also read about possible...
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    Broken toe hen/limp/antibiotic diarrhea help

    Yr old Leghorn hen, backstory first. found with a toe that pointed out and swelling. We took her to the Vet (we mentioned the pointing out toe) Due to pandemic we were not allowed to go inside the vet, we had to wait in the car, I told them to call me if need be I’d have my cell on in the...
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    Chicks can I feed this oyster shell type help

    4 day old chicks picked up today. The books suggest giving grit , but tractor supply only has this brand which is oyster plus calcium and it’s pullet sized grit way too big for chicks. Can I grind it down near powered size and it be safe? Or should I find a different brand somewhere else? And...
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    New here

    Hey everyone, I have 4 hens recently purchased for our small homestead, they are 15 months old and are a white leghorn, 2 Turkens/naked necks, red sexlink. They are pets and for eggs and all the other fun things chickens do 😊 I am a falconer and work with birds of prey BUT have very little...
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    Bumblefoot can she return to flock

    Took my leghorn age 14 months to the vet for a swollen toe (no open wound ) just swollen , she wouldn’t put weight on. He diagnosed bumblefoot cut a slit in her toe and drained it and treated her with a convenia antibiotic injection , wrapped her foot and said to leave it on for 6 days with her...
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    vent issue- resolved

    No clue why but seems to be feeling better after hour in dark warm Crate. 16 month old red sexlink my very friendly loving busy girl was not acting right this afternoon, stand offish not wanting to eat or socialize, noticed vent heaving (she laid normal this am) some white and clear fluid (not...
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