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    I think it's bumblefoot but not sure

    1) What type of bird , age and weight- `16 month old Silver Laced Wyandot 2) What is the behavior, exactly- limping 3) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma- no trauma, has a warm swollen ball of the foot. Looks like an infection. 4) What happened, if anything that...
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    Meat bird issues....

    I think it's a white light. I'll make sure to get a red one tomorrow if anyplace is open. The temps here are in the 80's-90's during the day and the temp is 93 under the brooder.
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    Meat bird issues....

    Friend and I went in on 50 White Mountain Broilers and 6 turkeys... We picked them up on the 26th. As of today 18 chicks have died and 4 turkeys have died. They are staying at her house and I have NO idea WHAT is going on!!!! They are in a brooder, they are eating, drinking, they are moving...
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    A local Farmer invented a hybrid car

    A friend of mine and I have SERIOUSLY considered buying horses and buggies. It's rediculous the price of gas. She has enough acreage to grow hay and a big enough barn to house it all. I wouldn't at all mind driving a horse and buggy to town to get groceries. Seems logical to me. Have you ever...
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    My little family...

    Quackers and Chickies Ferdinand and Isabella
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    Update on my malfuctioning layers

    Yeah... moved 4 hens who had not layed a single egg and 1 roo who also hadn't laid any eggs...lol... to my friends farm down the street. Two hens flew the coop and there are two hens left who are 14 months old and... there have been 4 eggs in the last two days. First eggs ever from these two...
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    Chicks need homes, Tornado Damage-Parkersburg IA

    Good thoughts to you for no tornados Mama. We dealt with Hurricane Katrina and then moved north to Ohio. Tornados happen here too but not as frequently as where you are.
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    Mt. Healthy Hatchery in Ohio?

    I purchased chicks from them through TSC (we live in Ohio) and I got 5 Buff Orp pullets. Well... let's just say that one died after a couple of days, and the rest have since perished as well. The rest of the chicks have been great but the Buffs didn't seem as healthy or strong. I emailed them...
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    Chicks need homes, Tornado Damage-Parkersburg IA

    I just called the lady and she said they are only about 6 days old and that they would need to be picked up as she has no way of shipping them. They are FREE if you are close by. But they are exposed to the elements and a lot of them are drowning in the rains that they've been having all day...
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    Chicks need homes, Tornado Damage-Parkersburg IA

    On a canning forum that I belong to a man in Parkersburg Iowa needs to find a home for 60,000 baby chickens... all layers ASAP!!!!! I guess half the town was wiped out by the tornados that ran through there. If anyone is around there you may be able to help this man out. I offered to take...
  11. bethaldridge

    Issues...

    Nope. Nowhere they can hide them except in the bedding. But I think I've done a good job checking. I haven't found shells either. Vents are moist and look normal.
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    Issues...

    I have never taken one of the dead ones in for a necrscopy . Although in hindsight that probably wouldn't have been a bad idea. 5 roos had similar symptoms just long legths of time in between deaths. The shaking of the head like it had something in it's ears and was trying to get it out...
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    Issues...

    They have a large 10X25x8 ft space inside the barn that is enclosed with two large windows to let in light and a door with a ramp to go outside into the run which is about 14X20 fenced in with a bird netting overtop to keep them in and other things out. Their bedding is straw only. There are 10...
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    Issues...

    I'm new to the forum. So I'll give you a little background.... MIL bought me a set of 25 Fancy Layers from McMurray in early April of last year. 15 died. McMurrays replaced them with an unsexed batch of 25 none of those died. In June 21 of the 35 we had left came to live at my house. Since...
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