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    Treating articular gout with ammonium chloride?

    I’ve posted about Bebee, my Speckled Sussex, before. She’s had recurring swelling in her feet and shanks for a couple of years now. I’ve ruled out bumblefoot and Mycoplasma synoviae (treated 3x with Tylosin, Enrofloxacin, and Doxy-Tyl; no lasting effect. There were never any MS symptoms in the...
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    Trend? Speckled Sussex and Mycoplasma Synoviae MS

    When searching these forums for info on MS symptoms I noticed something interesting: it seemed like quite a few posts were about speckled Sussex hens. Bebee, my afflicted chicken, is a speckled Sussex and so far (fingers crossed x100) her flock mates of all different breeds are not showing...
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    Single swollen leg (lower shank), head shaking, pale comb

    My speckled Sussex Beebee has been looking worse and worse. Her comb has been pale for a while, but she's been molting. Now, though, one of her legs is swollen and she has that sick, hunched over look. She's starting to shake her head every few seconds when she's standing still, and every now...
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    Treating a bobcat bite—squeeze, not puncture

    Tl;dr: bobcat attack, no punctures, possible broken/dislocated wing that I immobilized with a modded t-shirt. She’s inside and steadily declining. I fear internal injuries. What else can I do? Is the wrap a mistake? There are no avian vets near me who see chickens. I have tried before. Macaroni...
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    The Tale of Mystery and Gremlin

    I have two Easter eggers, one of whom is a carbon copy of Hey Hey from the Disney movie Moana (legal name: Mystery), and one who is an anxious escape artist (Laura Houdini Gremlin). For the past few weeks I’ve been dealing with a string of chicken issues and so I’ve been a little…high strung. A...
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    Not eating post-coccidiosis & mite treatment

    TL;DR: my special needs chicken isn’t eating after a bout of coccidiosis and mite flare-up, nor had she laid an egg in a week. What to do? long version: My girl Mystery has had a rough few months. She’s partially blind to begin with so it’s always been tough for her. She survived the fox bite...
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    Fox attack recovery—what more to do & likelihood of survival?

    At 8:30 AM a fox attacked my four chickens while I was sitting ten feet away. I was able to run after it and scare it off, but it still managed to injure my one-year-old Easter Egger. I couldn’t find her for six hours and I honestly thought she was toast. She’s partially blind and needs a lot of...
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    Long-term mystery chicken disability; how to help her?

    I have four egg layers, one of whom is definitely disabled (her name = Mystery), but who doesn't display any outward signs of injury or illness. Since she was a chick she hasn't moved as much as her sisters, can't keep up with the flock for the most part, and when she's out she gravitates to a...
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    New in NH, holla!

    I've browsed backyardchickens for years to answer various questions, so I decided it's time to join. My guy and I have four ladies here at our house in southern NH, the most recent descendants of my mom's larger flock. We just like chickens so a few years ago when we lived in semi-urban MA we...
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