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That’s not a fair assessment. I grew up in Romania in a poor area, so yeah I probably would eat a roast that was left out lol It was never uncommon to see poultry or small animals hung up to age or dry. I processed her, and have it in the fridge. If it’s not a good idea I’ll cook her over the...

Yesterday a bbb hen got her head stuck in a fence and flailed like crazy. She seemed ok, but didn’t move much. I figured if she looked bad this morning I’d just go ahead and process her. But I found her dead this morning. Stiff. Can I still process her? I’ve never waited after death to process a...

Thank you! I’ll keep this for future reference!

It’s been several days since I’ve started feeding copious amounts of food. Some are gaining weight very well. A couple feel nice and filled out. Some are still thin and some are still down bones. But it does correlate to their place in the pecking order. I’m separating out the thinnest ones and...

The all flock pellet I use is 18% and the fish food is 30%. It’s only been in the past few weeks I’ve switched to fermented feed. I’m thinking I’ll just go back to feeding straight dry food and a more limited fermented feed as a treat in the afternoon. Before I was feeding 3 scoops all flock and...

I’ve seen then drop some weight in years past, but they feel almost imaciated. I’m just really concerned about their health. Thank you for the tip on sending in a fecal sample. I’ll definitely look into that!

What wormer would you recommend? I’ve seen a slew of different opinions from Wyzine (spelling?) to fish medications.

Here are some of the hens and small turkey. We had to move everyone to higher ground when the rains from Florence hit. We are in western pa and have had a pretty wet year. The vegetation has been growing uncontrollably this year. There is also whole crushed garlic in their ff. As far as grit...

I have a large mixed flock of chickens (various breeds, ages, sizes), turkey (also above variables), ducks (same age 6 months, various breeds) and geese (6 months, all Chinese). The chickens all seem extremely skinny, bony skinny. The turkey are also slim but not bony. The geese and ducks don’t...

Updating this for anyone else who has a problem with this. Vetrx actually works. By the evening sneezing was reduced by 1/3. The following day only 2 birds were sneezing. Now only one bird has a slight sneeze occasionally and no one has crackling lungs. I used it on their beaks, nostrils, in the...

Thank you for the advice. I transfer the DE to water tight storage so I’ll check it at the store when I go and pick up more feed. Their poops look normal, no red, not runny, semi firm and overall normal looking

The DE I get is from the feed store. I’m not sure if it has additives or not, the bag said it’s red lake DE, and is for animal use but that doesn’t mean much in the industry. Luckily it’s going to be hot and dry the next week so I will discontinue use of the DE and see if that helps. If the...

i have about 60/70 chicks in an outdoor coop and run. Since the onset of sneezing a few days ago it’s progressed to a crackling in the lungs and a loss of about 3 chicks per day. The coop has hay for bedding, the run is grass and some dirt. When it gets wet I cover the dirt with DE. I clean...

Eyes are a little droopy, but not abnormally colored, vent is clear, no bugs. No mucous, discharge, or runny eyes. There was a small piece of food stuck in her nostril - you can see it in the pick- I pulled it out. She’s dirty, everyone was stepping on her this morning but I don’t want to stress...

She’ll eat a little and drink a little but she’s just hunkered down under the light. She isn’t sneezing or anything anymore so I don’t know if that’s good or bad.

I ended up dosing the ones that seemed the worst. I had a chart I saved from here or another forum before when my turkey had a respiratory problem. She’s a BBW, and while her weight so far hasn’t been a problem, she gets respiratory issues a lot. Anyway I moved everyone outside last night and...

Thank you for your help! I appreciate it. Should I dose the one with a swollen head? I have Tylan 200

They are the same age, I just have some Cochin males that are still pretty light on feathers, a couple bantams, and a few turkey.

I did split up the group a few days ago. The bigger ones went outside and the smaller ones stayed in. Is it safe to put them all together in the coup and run outside even though they are sneezing? There is only a small window in that room. I do leave the door open and some sunbath at the bottom...

They are in my basement in a downstairs coal miners bathroom we don’t use. It is dusty right now (Cat knocked over the bag of DE while I’m cleaning after getting home.) I rake out the hay, spray down the floor, and dry it every other day. 4 weeks old, mixed group of birds. I’ve never had any...