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    Is this bumble foot?

    I have a Brahma hen who I noticed was acting off from her usual self today. She was sitting around and not her usual busy foraging self. I inspected her feet and found a classic-looking bumble on one foot. I know how to treat that one - soak, remove, iodine, wrap. The sole of her other foot...
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    Any other causes for swollen belly besides ascites?

    I have an (almost) 3 year old Ameraucana/Silkie cross that has been acting off this week. She has a swollen belly and her breathing seems labored. Normally she is a very active forager but she has been very sedentary the past three days. She can walk, but only does so slowly and seems unsteady...
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    Quest Late Season gel vs Zimectrin Gold paste vs Equimax paste

    Is there any difference in effectiveness among these three dewormers? Is any one substantially better than the others? I’m treating for tapeworms, these all have praziquantel in them, which I have read here and elsewhere is the most effective for treating tapes...
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    Fowl Pox on eyelid, is there anything I can do?

    I’ve been dealing with an outbreak of fowl pox. Fortunately, it looks to just be dry pox. I have one Shetland pullet who has developed a pox on her eyelid. I have been treating with a Terramycin ointment formulated specifically for eyes twice a day since the eye was looking reddish, irritated...
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    Deathlayer lethargic hours after being dosed with wormer

    My chickens have tapeworms and I dosed them this morning using the suggestions I found here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/treating-tapeworms-under-construction.1220309/ I withheld feed this morning but provided water, and opened the coop up after a couple hours after dosing them to...
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    Chicken face swollen

    I have been on vacation for the past week and got home late last night. This morning, I was hanging out my flock to see how they were doing. One of them has a swollen, puffy face. It looks like the swelling impedes her vision because she has to cock her head to look at things before she pecks at...
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    Need deworming options, what can I use?

    I have a chicken that I think has worms. Last night I brought her inside after finding her sleeping on the floor of the coop rather than roosting. She was so light when I picked her up and after examining her, she’s very skinny. She has been acting off for a while, but she had a very hard, late...
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    Hook beak on chick

    I have a 10 week chick that I’ve been treating with a hooked beak. I’ve been filing down the overgrown part every 3-4 days. I’ve included progress pictures of that helps at all, but I haven’t been successful in getting a good picture that shows the underside of the bill and how far the live part...
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    8.5 week Silkie x Ameraucana or Legbar chicks - please help me guess gender and parentage

    I put some hatching eggs under my broody hens this September - some of which were supposed to be blue egg layers - either full Ameraucana or Ameraucana x Legbar. Upon hatching, two chicks from the blue eggs hatch out with dark skin, feathered legs, and 5 toes. I contacted the breeder, she’s as...
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    Chicks from hoarding situation, any guesses on how old?

    I got a couple of chicks from a hoarding situation. They are silver-laced Wyandotte’s from McMurray hatchery, supposedly female and 8 weeks old. The feathering would indicate otherwise, I think. How old would you say these chicks are? There are three pictures of each chick.
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    Schjindelaar Cockerels Saratoga Springs, UT

    Two lovely Schjindelaar cockerels for sale. Friendly and will eat from your hand. Located in Saratoga Springs, UT but willing to drive to neighboring counties. Both were hatched August 8 this year. Make me an offer.
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    Which gender? Schjindelaar chicks

    I picked up two Schjindelaar chicks today. They hatched August 8, so as of writing this they are 11 weeks old. Any guess on cockerel or pullet?
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    Do I put my broody on lockdown?

    Can someone please remind me if broody hens go on lockdown? I have my brooding area inside my coop, but blocked off so that the other hens will not bother the broodies. Since they are blocked off, I have been lifting them off their nests once a day so they can poop, eat, bathe, etc. I have only...
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    Poult looks like it’s shivering, and are these wings normal?

    Ok, so this is my first time raising turkeys and I have two questions. 1. I have three poults (about two weeks old) in a brooder that is outside in a small but well built coop. It recently turned rainy and so the ambient temperature has dropped, though they still have a warm area they can go to...
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    Saggy abdomen

    At what point in time should I be concerned about a hen with a saggy abdomen? I have a 10 month EE who is currently laying like a champ and acts perfectly normal - active, curious, chatty, loves to forage, etc. I noticed that her abdomen is getting saggy and that she had some poop stuck to her...
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    Bubbly poop and not laying

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Mosaic/Wyandotte cross, 8 months old. She is a stout bird, but has always been. I would guess about 7 lbs. Her weight has not changed so far as I can tell. 2) What is the behavior, exactly...
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    Spring molting?

    A lady on my local FB chicken page said that chicks born in the fall will molt in the spring every year. I had never heard or read that before, but I’m relatively new to chickens and certainly don’t know everything even though I read a lot about them. I do have a couple of fall chicks, so while...
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    Possibly moving - what should I keep in mind?

    My husband is job hunting and has interviewed with a great company about 2 hours to the south of where we currently live. I would not be crossing state lines if we did move, and I’ve been researching chicken ordinances in the various towns we are looking into housing-wise. Obviously I prefer the...
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    Can I use a chicken to raise turkey poults?

    I’m wanting to get 2-3 turkey poults next year. I routinely get a couple of chicken hens that will go broody each spring. I still need to check my county extension office to find out if blackhead is an issue around here, but could I use a broody chicken to graft the poults onto and save myself...
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    I thought these were ISA Brown pullets, but getting wattles so soon?!?

    I have two 6-7 week (not sure exactly when they hatched) chicks. They were in a bin labeled “Assorted Rare Breeds” and I initially thought they were Buff Orps. The experts here on BYC helped me clear up my confusion over their darker feathers and ID’d them as red sex links. Since the store also...
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