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    Crooked and Curly Toes in Speckled Sussex PICS ADDED

    So the first batch of speckled sussex I got last year were fed a non-medicated non-organic chick starter and i didn't put vitamins in their water and they developed the crooked toes. When I saw that happening, I immediately added the vitamins, but it didn't stop the progress. This year, I fed...
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    Crooked and Curly Toes in Speckled Sussex PICS ADDED

    Here are some pictures. These are from the birds that I incubated, so I can't blame it on wire cages. They hatched on a rough sponge insert type surface that was not slippery. They were not born with obviously crooked toes, but they have gradually developed.
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    Crooked and Curly Toes in Speckled Sussex PICS ADDED

    I guess they would technically be crooked toes. The most prevalent deformity is that the outer and/or inner toes are curling, but the curl is to the side and not under.
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    Crooked and Curly Toes in Speckled Sussex PICS ADDED

    Does anyone have any insight into the crooked and curly toe problem with the speckled sussex? I got 5 chicks from a hatchery last year, and all the birds had curly toes. This year, trying to get some genetic diversity and get away from the toe problem, I got birds from two different hatcheries...
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    The Sussex thread!

    ISSOLA, She's pretty nice! Where did you get her?
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    The Sussex thread!

    I am also interested in finding some speckled variety birds that are to the SOP. I have a few birds from a hatchery and seeing those gorgeous light sussex, my birds are small and nowhere close. Maybe 3 lbs as adults. Completely disappointing. I went to the New England poultry congress and...
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    Northeastern Poultry Congress - Springfield, MA - Jan 16-17, 2010

    Will anyone be bringing Speckled Sussex for sale? When is the best time to come to purchase birds? Thanks!
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    Westford, MA swap Sun. ****april 11TH

    Is anyone going to have Javas, Chanteclers, large breed standard Speckled Sussex, or large breed standard Australorps at this sale?
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    Sussex or Chantecler Breeders in New England?

    Hi all, I am looking to establish a self-sustaining, free ranging, cold-hardy flock in New Hampshire and was wondering if anyone knew of any good breeders of Sussex in the New England area. Any color variety is fine. I am looking specifically for birds that grow to the breed standard of 7lb...
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    Questions for anyone who has raised colored rangers

    I checked the JM website, and you cannot specify color. I ordered 20 chicks, 21 arrived and made it to processing at 10 weeks. I received mostly Red Bro with one or two obvious tri colors and about 4 yellow. I am very, very pleased. They were ready at 9 weeks, but I went conservative...
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    Got 'em! 150 Colored Range Broilers (aka Freedom Rangers)

    I've been following with interest. I have a small batch of 21 which are roughly the same age. I was processing some old hens today and decided to process a Ranger roo as well to compare. I weighed him live and he was 7.75 lbs at 9.5 weeks. He dressed to 5.25 lb, a perfect 67% dressed to live...
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    Free Exotic Chick - Any Guesses?

    Amador Hill Hens, Thanks for the tip. I went through the pictures and the closest match is a Gold Laced Wyandotte. Since I ordered 20 wyandottes already, do you think they would throw in an additional Wyandotte as my exotic? Here's the link to the chick pics at McMurray...
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    Free Exotic Chick - Any Guesses?

    My chicks came in this morning, all healthy and happy. I received an order of cuckoo marans and blr wyandottes. Here is the free exotic: Any idea what (s)he might be?
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    March 21 CHICKEN SWAP TSC MILFORD NH ( recycled post with new date)

    Quote: Chickn, Thanks so much for having a list and holding. I will be there as soon as legally possible. I am shooting for 8:30 am but will wait until 9 am to be fair. I can't wait and I really appreciate your kindness!!
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    March 21 CHICKEN SWAP TSC MILFORD NH ( recycled post with new date)

    Quote: Yay! I am so glad to see them. Super cute! I hope I am still on the list for five. I've got the brooder warmed up and ready to go. Thanks!!
  16. wookiee

    Clear, Watery Nasal Discharge

    Quote: I am beginning to suspect you (and the others) are right. So if I get LS-50 or Tylan, can I just start over with that? Or is there a withdrawal period before adding a different antibiotic? Or do you stack them? I know very little about poultry and antibiotics.
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    Clear, Watery Nasal Discharge

    So is the general consensus that I should wait it out? The Duramycin-10 is Tetracycline Hydrochloride and according to the package is for: "Control of chronic respiratory disease (CRD air sac disease) caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Escherichia coli, infectious synovitis caused by...
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    Clear, Watery Nasal Discharge

    Quote: Hi Sammi, I am giving her Duramycin-10 which is a Tetracycline product. So far, no change, good or bad. She acts completely normal, has completely normal poos, lays normal, eats and drinks normal, but still has that dang runny nose, always out of the left nostril. The coop has wood...
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    Clear, Watery Nasal Discharge

    I have 12 chickens, 11 hens and a rooster. I am sure they were exposed before I could isolate the Gold Sex Link. Once I saw the runny nose, I brought her inside and sterilized the water in the coop, but didn't completely strip down the coop to clean it. The other hens were all sitting...
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    Clear, Watery Nasal Discharge

    sweet_peeps, Thanks for your response. So are you of the thought that it might be "just a cold" and that if she recovers to be asymptomatic, then she should be fine to go back out with the rest? This forum has me so scared about any illness with my chickens that I am not sure what is "normal"...
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