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  1. ammcgeathy

    Small meat bird

    We haven't weighed her, but I would guess that she weighs around 8 pounds. I don't think that her breast is bony. I've never really noticed to be honest. She is about half as tall as our mature layers and about the same height as the layers we bought when we got her. I'm not sure if our mature...
  2. ammcgeathy

    Small meat bird

    She does always stand like that. She toddles when she walks a lot more than the other meat birds did and more than the layers.
  3. ammcgeathy

    Small meat bird

    She is almost five months old. She was supposed to be an 8 week meat bird.
  4. ammcgeathy

    Small meat bird

    We bought meat birds in the beginning of March and one of them developed much slower than the other birds. She (we assume it's a she :) is still much smaller than the rest of the meat birds were when we slaughtered them. She was eating well and wandering around the yard with no problem. Up until...
  5. ammcgeathy

    Meat birds that are lethargic with dusky combs

    Thank you so much for your advice! We talked to a local vet and got them some antibiotics. Hopefully it will help (fingers crossed). Thank you again!
  6. ammcgeathy

    Meat birds that are lethargic with dusky combs

    Thank you for responding and the nice welcome! They have been sneezing. I've seen most of the birds in the flock sneeze at one time or another, but these two do it quite a bit. They also both have swollen eyes, but they don't look like they are foamy. I did notice that one of the two birds had...
  7. ammcgeathy

    Meat birds that are lethargic with dusky combs

    Hello! I am new to the world of raising chickens and have a health related question for all of you. This morning I walked out into the coop and found two of our six meat birds sitting in opposite corners of the coop, not moving, breathing very shallowly, and both have dusky red combs. I got the...
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