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    Non vet remedies for inner ear infections?

    Rooster has had a bad case of wry neck for almost two weeks. We've tried vit e paste and selenium, red cell and b complex. My husband thinks that inner ear infection might be the issue. All the symptoms fit. The closest avian vet is 2 hrs away. Is there any treatments we can get to help him...
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    Am I an horrible person to consider euthanizing?

    I am struggling with my rooster's wry neck. We have been treating him for about two weeks but he is not getting better. People keep telling me that it can take months to heal. Am I a horrible person for not wanting to treat this for months? For considering euthanasia? 1. I work in a very...
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    Wry neck getting better, then worse, then better, then worse again?!? Help!!!

    Wry neck getting better, then worse, then better, then worse again?!? Help!!! I have a 4 month old satin rooster named Harley. On 2/24 we noticed signs of wry neck. We started him on vit e caps. On 2/28 I went out to the coop to find Harley flailing on the ground, unable to straighten his...
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    Wry Neck - Need advice Vit E not fixing it

    My 4mo Satin rooster was acting weird a couple of weeks ago like walking in circles and isolating from the rest if the flock (3 hens and 4 roosters). We trimmed the feathers over his eyes and that helped alot but he still walked in circles occasionally. On weds, after I rehomed 3 of the other...
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    Silkie's first egg - prolapse and egg bound

    My 5 month old silkie pullet laid her first egg. Unfortunately its full size and looks (according to my research) like a prolapsed vent as well as egg bound. The egg is stuck. I tried soaking her in a bath for about 30 min. I tried pushing it out but couldn't find an opening. I tried pushing it...
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    Several random questions about smoke, nests and feathers

    My chickens are now a little over 3 months old. My 8 chicks ended up being 5 males and 3 females. The males have been rehomed to what was promised to be pet home. Fingers crossed. 1. I've noticed a lot of feathers in the run. Primarily they seem to be Sophia's feathers, but that might be...
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    Help!

    I bought a pre-owned pre-fab coop. We were not given all the parts for the roof, specifically the pieces that frame the plastic roof panels. Any ideas? I considered replacing the roof with aluminum but its a little expensive.
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    Ate Styrofoam!

    I had a Styrofoam bowl that I was hydrating chick feed and grated carrot gruel. I asked my husband to put it in their treat bowl when I had to go into work. He put the whole bowl in the brooder, instead of scrapping it into the treat bowl. When i got home, the chicks had ate half of the...
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    Probable roos are my favorite chicks.

    The two largest chicks, loudbird and blackbird, are probably males. They are also two if my favorites. Blackbird is sweet and chill. I had to give him a bath today and he just sat in my lap, practically falling asleep, after he was dried. Loudbird has a huge, outgoing personality. He was...
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    Do I need to worry about this?

    One of biggest chicks has some weird gunk under his wing. Is this something I need to worry about?. Should I give him a bath? He was the one who had an eye issue a couple of weeks ago. He hasn't had any more issues, but the feathers around his eye hasn't fully fluffed out.
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    Hardware cloth across entire coop floor?

    My husband thinks we should put hardware cloth across the entire floor to keep predators out. Can silkies walk on hardware cloth? I could put dirt (or sod) down over it. It would be easier than making a trench but I am more worried about the feet.
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    Coop adjustment help

    I bought a used prefab coop. It was listed as new but when we got there (2hr drive) it had been put together and stood for a year without any chickens actually living in it. Not what was advertised, but it still seemed to be an OK deal. Now that I go to put it together after sealing it with...
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    What to do with "used" chicken feed

    My chicks love to dig and kick. They end up kicking food out of the feeder EVERY DAY! I put a tray to catch the stuff kicked out. They continue to eat the food on the tray, but they also get shavings and poop in it. Is there anything I can do to "reuse" it? Can I try to filter out the poop and...
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    Bug trail mix?

    I bought a 5lb bag of mealworms that are pretty much chicken crack for my silkies. They go nuts for them. I am considering getting a 5lb bag of black solider flies and a 8oz bag of crickets and mixing these together to make a bug trail mix to supplement the chickens. The issue... 10lbs of...
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    Chicken bug trail mix?

    I bought a 5lb bag of mealworms that are pretty much chicken crack for my silkies. They go nuts for them. I am considering getting a 5lb bag of black solider flies and a 8oz bag of crickets and mixing these together to make a bug trail mix to supplement the chickens. The issue... 10lbs of...
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    Dust bin or psuedo coop?

    I took out the heat plate. They are 4 weeks old, and had been ignoring the plate for several days. Plus, its hot in my house with 90 degree days on only window AC. The question is do I replace that with a dust bin or a pseudo coop? By pseudo coop I am thinking of a cardboard shade structure to...
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    Entertainment for chicks?

    Hi All, My silkies are getting much more active. They are barely spending time under the heat plate now. We upgraded to a playpen for our brooder, so it has more space. Any ideas on what I can add for enrichment? They are flapping around, chest bumping and generally finding the pecking...
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    Remove heat plate?

    This is a new behavior for them... huddling up in the food bowl rather than under the heat plate. I was planning on raising the plate again this weekend but I did it today after witnessing this. If they continue to ignore the heat plate, should I remove it and just make a "coop" in the brooder...
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    Wasting chick feed

    My chicks aparently like to scratch. Every time I fill their bowl, the immediately go nuts. They end up kicking most of the food out. They also fill the feeder with pine shavings. I got tired of wasting so much food into the bedding, so I added a low plastic container to hold the feeder. It...
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    Mask to quick birds for DNA?

    We need to quick the birds in order to get blood for the DNA tests. My husband thinks we should wear a mask so they don't associate pain with us. What do you guys think? Do chickens remember things like that? Also, would you recommend cutting the 5th toe? Since they don't really walk on it?
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