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    Vaccination schedule

    Is there a poultry vaccination schedule somewhere? I am considering hatching eggs (incubator) and want to make sure they are protected. We live in California and have a suspected Mareks bird, if that matters.
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    Diagnosis: possible mareks, now what?

    My 5year old barred rock hasn't been walking since December. She takes 3-5 stumbly steps and lays/falls down. Maybe 3 months ago she started open mouth breathing on and off all day. She left the flock and became a house chicken in December, which doesn't seem to bother her- she's imprinted...
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    Emaciated chicken

    Help- my girl is going thru a big molt, which allowed me to see that she is terribly underweight....she has next to no breast muscle, very prominent keel- actually caves in on either side :,( She is the lowest girl, very skittish around the other birds. Almost 4 years old, seems healthy...
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    Adding ducks advice

    I have 1 male pekin- who is very attached to me and my chicken (they were raised together). He had a mate for about a year and raccoons got her :( I saw these 2 ads on craigslist and feel bad for these boys- do you think 3 males can live peacefully together...
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    Lump on head

    Anyone know what this is?? We rescued this girl a week ago. This lump is to the rear of her comb on the right side- it's maybe 1/4 tall. It looks like an oil gland, except it's on the wrong end.
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    Quarantine length

    Hi everyone, I rescued 2 hens last friday-they've been in quarantine since. I treated them for fleas, I don't see any signs of other disease. How long should I quarantine them?? I'm starting to feel like Ramsey snow and Reek-these poor girls want out of their dog cage.
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    Fleas???

    I rescued 2 hens (3years old- I was told) on Friday. Today I was checking them out and they both have what appears to be fleas all over their waddles/combs/earlobes, even in the sparse feathers around their face. I checked the rest of their bodies- I don't see any mites/lice. Poop looks...
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    Boys or girls??

    I'm thinking of picking up these chicks- but I cannot have any roosters. Is there any way to tell gender this young in these breeds?? http://slo.craigslist.org/pet/4495116550.html TIA
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    SLO, California hen & drake

    Both are 2.5 years- they have been raised together. Would be lovely to keep them together, but not a necessity Barred rock hen Pekin drake My flock is down to 3 and my RIR has peritonitis. I have a toddler, and don't have the time required to raise new chicks AND the owner of our house is...
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    Peritonitis questions.

    I have a hen with ascites from suspected egg yolk peritonitis. About a month ago my vet drained nearly 2liters of yellow fluid from her and she's been slowly filling back up since- the only difference is this time her belly feels solid whereas a month ago it was like a water balloon (any ideas...
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    Vitamin A deficiency treatment

    I have concluded my hen has a vitamin A deficiency. (Her preen gland is all dried up). Everything I've read says to give her 2-3X the normal level for 2 weeks, however I can't figure out what the "normal level" is. I started giving her 3mls of nutri-drench once a day a few days ago. I'm not sure...
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    Chicken feels DIRTY

    She looks clean but when you touch her her feathers are grimy. It's like touching a dirty dog - you need to wash your hands after. I've given her baths, I've dusted for lice. She was feather picking- I upped the protein and that seemed to solve the problem. The other birds are silky soft- just...
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    Draining a swollen belly Qs

    What I thought was a stuck egg, im now thinking is ascites. Either way I think I need to relieve some of the pressure in her belly. I have a bunch of the tiny diabetic syringes- I believe they are 10ml short needles (maybe a 30gauge) will these work? I have 1 larger needle I was using to draw...
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    Swollen abdomen disease

    Hi all. I posted about my hen last night who I thought/think is egg bound. She's still hanging in there- no egg, still swollen :( I spoke with the local chicken assoc president who informed me that many local chickens are coming down with this problem- and it's always hatchery chickens from the...
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    Egg bound calcium dosage

    My Red is lethargic, not eating/drinking since yesterday. Today her belly is distended and I caught her standing in the nest box for over an hour (didnt see when she went in). I gave her a warm bath for 20min and she started panting (she's always the first to complain about warm weather). I...
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    Biting duck- PUHLEEZ help my toes!!!

    Why do they bite and how to make it stop?? He was hand raised, I can pick him up no problem and he only goes after me- doesn't even raise an eyebrow to anyone else. I've tried ignoring/chasing/carrying/using a broom/holding him down/flipping him over/kicking him away/running away (this has...
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    Feathers falling out in CLUMPS

    2year old RIR started loosing feathers yesterday. This evening her entire chest is bare and the rest of her feathers look pretty mangy. You pet her and handfuls come out. She has NEVER molted- so I'm hoping she's just a late bloomer. But I've never seen feathers fall off a bird like this...
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    Lice/mite meds

    I have a feather picker and my last idea is possibly lice/mites. I went to the farm supply looking for the ivermectin drops to put on her neck. The clerk said he had no such thing but after searching the aisles I found ivermectin sheep dip. Is this the same thing? Instead he gave me some...
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    Grimy chicken

    I've been caring for my BR for a few weeks- she is emaciated and feather picking. She's been sleeping in the house with turkey grower, meal worms, and BOSS. I gave both my girls a bath with baby shampoo- just in case that was the cause of the feather picking- plus we are in a heat wave and...
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    Emaciated, feather picking 2yr old hen

    Back in December my BRs neck feathers were missing when we got back from vacation- I was blaming the duck- but in the 6 mo since I've seen her picking at the neck pin feathers- and now her stomach is almost bald. Also, and more alarming, she's been steadily loosing weight in the same time frame...
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