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  1. JennyLeeF

    Continual parasite issues-free range kinda

    Edit: if you've got a free range flock, over 2 years old,, with with same chickens.. please tell me if you have these issues and if not, what you do. While advice from people is great, it's not always helpful if advice comes from someone who has new chickens or doesn't free range. I live in an...
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    Emaciated, ascites, periotinitus

    2+ year old pulled Weeks ago vet said egg yolk periotinitis and yeast infection. Treated with antibiotic tylan for 2 weeks. Treated with yeast meds 1 week. Chicken has been eating, drinking water fortified with vitamins. Started flock on wormer 3 days ago (safegaurd in water 3cc/gallon) hen...
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    Smz 454 dosin and baytril

    Is Smz 454 the same as Bactrim? Is smz 454 good for ascites or peritonitis? Hen diagnosed with peritonitis but lays daily. She has ascites. If 454 is good for ascites what is the dosing using a nip spoon and needless syringe? Do not want to isolate or dose entire flock. Thank you
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    How much does your RIR hen weigh?

    I googled and found the average weight of RIR hens. I'd like to know how much your hen weighs though. My hens feel light and I'd like to get an average with other people's birds. Thanks
  5. JennyLeeF

    Rooster lost his crow

    Rooster sounds like he has laryngitis. This is 2nd week.started off slow then finally almost nothing by end of first week. He is 5 months old. Vet tested poop for gapeworm. Treated him for gape although nothing found. Now on oxytetracycline, day 4 of medication no improvement.. Eating, Just not...
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    What color should rhode island red feet be?

    Hi ya'll, I have 10 RIR. 9 pullets and 1 rooster. They are all turning 3 months old in just a few days.. God do I love my little chickies. Thir feet are brown on top. All of them. I have an image attached. They got their first dose of dewormer 1 day ago. I was worried they were underweight at...
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    Rhode Island Red Chick Weight

    I was wondering if anyone knows how to tell if 3-4 week-old baby chicks are underweight. These girls are very very active. Flying around, chatting, eating a ton of crumble, crickets, mealworms, and grit. They have beautiful feathers coming in and fat little bottoms. However, I can feel their...
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    Chick won't stop getting swollen impacted crop

    So I have baby chicks going into their 3rd week. This one baby chick had what I thought was an impacted crop. It was about the size of a peach pit, pretty large. We gave her some olive oil, separated her without food and it went down. Put her back in with the other girls and it's back...
  9. JennyLeeF

    Thank you to all the posters

    I am a new chicken mom. Yes, I actually call myself a chicken mom, lol. My first flock of 11 rhode island reds have been doing well. I had one issue turn up with an impacted crop these past 2 days and can report, thanks to wonderful posters, that after giving a few drops of oil and some crop...
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    Possibly deaf or handicap baby chick?

    I have a flock of Rhode Island Reds going into their second week. One of the baby chicks eats her high protein crumble regularly, drinks her vitamin/electrolyte water regularly, sleeps fine, peeps, and is active. She however has fused wing feathers (the long wing feathers) is smaller than the...
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