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  1. monicaei1

    How do you live with yourself eating the birds you raised?

    Look at it this way, unless you are vegan, the birds you raise are the fortunate few. Consider the life of a Tyson chicken. Same genetic propensity to be a cute, funny silly critter. Forced from the moment it hatches to "live" in conditions that make me question the moral ethicacy of even...
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    Help... Dog attack

    Appreciated and acknowledged. the antibiotics were prescribed by the vet and i do believe they are warranted in this case, as the wounds are from a dog bite and the risk of infection is high.
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    Help... Dog attack

    Actually, yes!! And thanks for asking!!! she is doing great! Actually limping around, quick enough to try to dart out of the kennel when I change out her food. She's a mean ole bird, but We like her!! Eating her pellets today, not soaked, and drinking plenty. Still mixing the antibiotic...
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    Do any of you hold back?

    Thanks for the edit, calling the Dalai Lama a fraud seemed kinda harsh. Moving on to football with friends and family. this is devolving into something silly. GEAUX TIGERS!!!
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    Do any of you hold back?

    That's cool. Not judging your opinions at all. Simply questioning the effectiveness of your delivery. Seems TO ME that this forum is a useful tool for helping people with "back yard chickens" address "emergencies / injuries / diseases and cures". clearly, there will be occasions where the...
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    Do any of you hold back?

    Interesting you bring up karma, and suffering together in that post. Both principal Buddhist tenets. I do think that was really angry. perhaps compassion (another Buddhist biggie) needs to be exercised both toward the suffering animals in our care, and the individuals trying to make the best...
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    Do any of you hold back?

    Thanks. Good to know. We were giving our girl the course of antibiotics time frame to recover and she is already showing signs of improvement, eating and drinking and moving better. But I have no intention of spoon feeding a chicken on my patio for an indefinite period of time. I do think...
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    Do any of you hold back?

    Ok, but to those of us new to chickens, is there a set of criteria that wou would look at to determine if culling is necessary? What if the owners are unsure? I know with my dogs, as my girl starts to get older, we have actually had the discussion, and set a three point "checklist". We have...
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    Really noisy chickens

    Mine actually SCREAM to be let out in the morning. Apparently, from some informative internet research, my girls' breed (Egyptian Fayoumis) are notoriously loud. More like Guineas, and practically feral. Not "bok bok baawk", which they do to lay eggs, but SCREAMING. Like they are being...
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    administering antibiotic??

    No. Honestly, and this is totally a personally aversion I understand completely unfounded in reality, it wierds me out feeding an egg to my chickens. Did try two different types of baby food though. :-)
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    administering antibiotic??

    Hi all, After my hen was attacked by a dog, my vet gave me an antibiotic paste in a syringe, chloramphenicol, to give over her food. Problem is, she is barely eating. Pecked at the yogurt in a spoon twice, and maybe a couple pecks of her mashed up food. I need to get 2cc's of this stuff to...
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    Help... Dog attack

    Thanks everyone. She's laying down still and breathing hard, but closed beak. She is still drinking the pedialyte from a spoon. My partner just got home from a work trip, and is concerned that we won't be able to save her and are causing unnecessary suffering. But as long as she is drinking...
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    Help... Dog attack

    She is doing better. Much more relaxed. But still not moving around, which worries me a lot. For some reason the spoon offered pedialyte works. She won't drink on her own. So this afternoon i found myself sitting on my patio, half inside a dog kennel, spoon feeding pedialyte to a chicken...
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    Help! Any wildlife rehabilitators?!

    Hey, I'm in BR and work for LDWF. Just out of curiosity, are the other two dead birds car accident victims, ie, signs of visible trauma? Just curious.
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    Help... Dog attack

    Thanks all. I moved her into a dog crate, large dog size, the metal grate kind, with the plastic liner and shredded newspaper. Got her pedialyte, but haven't seen her drink it. She did take two sips of plain water this morning. Can't decide if she is more comfortable with more space and a...
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    Help... Dog attack

    Ok, I have her in the laundry room in a rubbermaid tub, top secured with chicken wire. There is blood dried on her leg, which I can't identify the source of. A big portion of the wing, above the flight feathers, is missing, but I can't tell if it's just feathers or an actual wound. Above...
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    Help... Dog attack

    Wing still attached, and can't get close enough to her at the moment to do further assessment. She is huddled in the corner of the coop that I can't get to, and I don't want to upset her further by prying her out. Will get her tonight after they go to bed. Ugh. I feel sick. This is just...
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    Help... Dog attack

    Hi My chicken coop was breeched by a friends dog!!! Found the dog with the Hot Wings in her mouth, forcibly removed Wings from her mouth, and now I don't know what to do. She's limping, a wing is clearly missing feathers, and under the wing as well. I sprayed Blue Kote on the visible...
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    Pecked raw

    Hi all, I have 4 eqyptian fayoumis hens, about 2 years old. One, Hot Wings, is being picked on incessantly by at least one other hen. she has lost feathers, and now has a raw, red spot on her "shoulder" (yes, I realize chickens don't have shoulders). Space is not a problem. They are...
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    my hen is in jail!!!

    Ok, so one of my 4 girls is broody. I have no rooster and don't want her to be sitting on the nest all day. So, I set up my large dog crate (about 5'X4') and put her in there, in the yard, and rigged up a little roof so she won't get rained on. Prior to these drastic measures I spent all last...
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