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  1. amnich

    Best way to kill cats? *Yeah I think the cats could have done it*

    http://www.alleycat.org/page.aspx?pid=984
  2. amnich

    Best way to kill cats? *Yeah I think the cats could have done it*

    ^^Not true, there are organizations that will take in feral cats to re-home as barn cats or for people who need to get rid of rats or other things. I'm not sure if you go right to them to pick up the cats or if you have to either get them yourself/get animal control to do it, but they WILL take...
  3. amnich

    Extreme Cranial Swelling-Graphic pics

    Most big universities have diagnostic labs like that, but some only do post-mortem diagnostics. You could try to see if any universities in your area offer phone call diagnostics.
  4. amnich

    Extreme Cranial Swelling-Graphic pics

    I live in CT and our state university UConn has an avian diagnostic lab whose number is (860) 486-3738, you may have to dial in a 1 before hand if you are out of state. Usually they put a person on the phone who asks all about symptoms and everything, and because they are a diagnostic lab their...
  5. amnich

    Injured chicken, any help is greatly appreciated!

    If I were you I would definitely try to find a vet that can see chickens, especially if you are taking care of the chicken for a friend. First thing you should do is make sure she is as calm as possible, because a stressed chicken is going to seem much sicker than she may really be. If you...
  6. amnich

    What breed and maybe sex it my little baby

    Partridge Silkie
  7. amnich

    Extreme Cranial Swelling-Graphic pics

    I don't know what this could be, but you should definitely take him to a vet, first because you don't know for sure what he he has (hopefully they will know), and because you can't treat him yourself if you don't know what he has (hopefully there is a treatment for him). You should separate him...
  8. amnich

    HELP!!! BABY CHICKS LEGS ARE NOT WORKING.

    Mareks is possible I guess but if it lasted a month already then it would have to have been exposed to Marek's more recently (as opposed to catching it from a hatchery or wherever you got it from). Also you would need to separate the chick immediately, you probably should anyway because it...
  9. amnich

    Mystery Chick

    Possibly silver sebright? Guessing based on the black mottling on the back, the green-ish legs, plus the small size. Mine was really light like that, but I also know usually there is more gray and black on the body. OEGB is usually a solid guess also, they're pretty common in bantam selections.
  10. amnich

    Are these really Ameracaunas?

    Your best bet is to compare them to each other. If one is feathering faster or slower than the others, that could be a sign, or if one's comb becomes larger and redder way earlier. EE's are tough because they're mixes so they can get genes from all over the place.
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    Mystery Chickens

    Going to guess Easter Eggers based on the green legs, somewhat puffy cheeks (especially on the darkest red one) and the non-conforming to any other breed standards.
  12. amnich

    Unknown Bantam Chicks

    The brown one looks like a bantam welsummer or brown leghorn. Definitely female either way.
  13. amnich

    Are these really Ameracaunas?

    I agree that they're EE's. They're nice looking though. They all seem to have the puffy cheeks and green-ish leg coloring. Pure Ameracauna are really hard to find. You would need to find a special breeder to get them. Even if hatcheries advertise "pure ameracauna," it's probably not a pure...
  14. amnich

    Baby Chickens - Bleeding from Bottoms

    The dye isn't really the problem with blue-kote, it's the antibiotics you want off because that is what could irritate the tissue. Definitely make sure they are eating soft food if they are having trouble passing their poop. Yogurt, crumble made into a mash by watering it down, chopped up hard...
  15. amnich

    Baby Chickens - Bleeding from Bottoms

    I would definitely try to get the blue-kote off, and sooner is better when fixing the prolapse. They know when something is wrong and they will pick at it and make it worse.
  16. amnich

    Baby Chickens - Bleeding from Bottoms

    First thing you need to do: Separate the injured ones, especially if you feel they are being picked at. Second: Clean their butts. Make sure blue-kote is off, blood is off, poop is off. Third: Try to fix the prolapse. When this happened to me, I VERY lightly pushed it back in. Luckily it...
  17. amnich

    newbie needs help with sick chickens- what do I do?

    The thing with respiratory illness is that there are so many that manifest in the same way. Generally people do treat with Tylan 50, Tetramycin, or Dyramycin, because those can help control respiratory symptoms. However, they do not technically cure illnesses, they just get the illness under...
  18. amnich

    Is a Rooster Necessary?

    They're not necessary, but they are good for protecting your hens. They will watch out for any predators, and if need be take on the predator to distract it from the hens. The one bad thing is that sometimes they think humans are trying to hurt their hens and may become aggressive towards people.
  19. amnich

    Healing wound- when to allow back with flock?

    If they're not bothering with it I don't see a huge reason to keep him separated. Maybe keep him in until it completely scabs over to prevent any infection that could start as a result of being in a coop. If they seem too interested in his scab, you can just dye it a different color since...
  20. amnich

    newbie needs help with sick chickens- what do I do?

    Breathing funny, acting lethargic and overall seeming "odd" sounds like possible coccidiosis. Usually with coccidiosis you don't think anything is extremely wrong until birds have died. Have you noticed blood in their poop? This is one of the later signs of coccidiosis so even if there isn't...
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