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    Sick Gander

    Hi! I have a sebastopol gander unable to walk,he is eating some,drinking water. 2 years old. He was up and walking last night,no resistance what's so ever when I push gently on his legs to move them. This is a bird that usually we cannot touch,he walks away from us. No obvious injury. Are they...
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    pekin with swollen joints- advice!

    HI all need help and or advice i have a female pekin with very swollen joints, she is about 3 years old, perfectly healthy in every other way. this has been going on for a while, getting better for a bit, now since the weather change is worse with both knees now involved. My 2 pekins(male...
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    pekin with swollen joints and limping

    HI all need help and or advice i have a female pekin with very swollen joints, she is about 3 years old, perfectly healthy in every other way. this has been going on for a while, getting better for a bit, now since the weather change is worse with both knees now involved. My 2 pekins(male...
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    first time broody hatch question

    Ok so i decided to let my broody silkie sit on some eggs, i didnt take the time to consider the problems that might come up and now im stuck. i started with 3 when i decided to let her sit. what i have ended up with is a staggered hatch date on 6-10 eggs, I believe by candleing that 3 of...
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    silkie cross back to silkie roo?

    Evening all Ive got a new incubator on the way and my daughter would like to hatch a couple of her favorite chickens eggs. Princess is half silkie and half egger If she is bred back to a silkie,do i end up with all chicks silkie feathered? 50% ? will there be some sort of sex-link trait ...
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    Incubator in the mail!

    Well i did it! i finally picked and bought a incubator, I got the genesis 1588 with the auto turner I'm so egg-cited! LOL im gonna try and hatch some of my own here, RIR and orp crosses, and i would love to give the Trader joe thing a go and see what we get! happy hatching everyone! Noelg
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    Orp/RIR-egger mix

    hi all! i think im ready to try hatching! before i try buying hatching eggs, i wanted to give the first go in the bator with my own fertile eggs. I have a buff orp rooster, He's mean and gonna go to freezer camp,but before he goes..... My girls are eggers and RIR. Can anyone send pics of...
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    wanted-advice on buying a incubator

    Im thinking bout trying my hand at hatching. The hovabator 1588 is what im thinking about purchasing, after much reading on the subject, temp is a huge factor! Is there one that would be a better purchase for the money? Or can anyone with experienced with this model tell me if they've had any...
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    wanted-advice on buying a incubator

    Im thinking bout trying my hand at hatching. The hovabator 1588 is what im thinking about purchasing, after much reading on the subject, temp is a huge factor! Is there one that would be a better purchase for the money? Or can anyone with experienced with this model tell me if they've had any...
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    suspected MG in flock

    Hi all well, ive just sent a sample out to our state vet for a mycoplasma test. I just wanted to share the interesting comments my state vet mentioned to me, hes the lead poultry vet for the state of michigan. he stated that it would be better for chicks coming into my closed flock to be...
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    adopting pekin ducks-questions!

    I have someone who would like for me to take their 2 pekin duck females I have two here already, male and female. My questions are should ducks be quarantined like chickens would be? 30 days? Can they be carriers of anything that wont show up till i put them with the others? MG MS any of the...
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    lice or mites

    On top of all the other fun im having with chickens right now:( I have a sick silkie roo, so sick that i brought him in the house last nite. he has all the symtoms of MG, his eyes are horrible! IVe posted on the mg in another thread, so im dealing with that. so im reading with him wrapped in a...
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    antibiotic - how long do i throw out eggs?

    Morning all! Im dealing with whatever form of a CRD i have 4 that i have treated with tylan 50, how long do i throw out eggs? Thanx Noelg
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    Whole flock infected

    K i posted with a sickRIR yesterday. been out to the coop this morning at least 5 more showing signs im gonna follow the suggestions on this one and fill in as much as i can 1) What type of bird , age and weight. RIR,EE's 8 months old, silkies and 2 frizzled polish approx 7 months old 2)...
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    sick RIR

    Morning all. I just went out to let the girls outta the coop.... I have a RIR pullet with her eyes stuck shut with goop, generally lethargic, sounding a bit raspy.puffed up like shes cold. i have Duramycin-10 here. would Tylan 50 be a better antibiotic?, im gonna bring her in and get her...
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    addition with dirt floor

    hi! Im thinking bout adding a fairly large addition to my existing coop before its too cold outside. IF i do cement footings, and wire buried at the foundation for critter prevention, would the coop be fine with straw/hay on the floor till spring when i would have the time to pour a cement...
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    Chick Mortality rate

    HI All! I have a question, what would be an average mortality rate for chicks? Myself and a friend have gotten a total of 10 from a small hatchery. As of this morning 4 of those 10 have died. 3 silkies at the 1 week mark, and a leghorn this morning at 3 week tomorrow. Is this an acceptable...
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    failing silkie chick

    Hi all Ive been nursing this baby white silkie for about 3 days now, she is 8 days old,I lost her sibling already 2 days ago. she generally just seems weak,sleeps right under the bulb for what im assuming is for maximum warmth. She was in the brooder with all the other chicks i have(8) but i...
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    abandoned male pekins

    Is there any fellow members in the area of Lake Orion Michigan that would have room for 2 male pekin ducks? They where dumped and i offered to take them here for the time being. but I already have a male and female and 2 more boys is just too many! i am willing to drive them within reason to a...
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    Newbie in Michigan

    HI All We are in michigan and the owners of 12 pullets and 2 pekin ducks.Our girls have started laying in the last few days and we are SO looking forward to lots and lots of more to come! This is a great site and forum!
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