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    Mysterious feather loss in RIRs and one Black Sexlink

    Thank you! I will try your suggestions on her and the others who are less bare but have the same problem.
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    Mysterious feather loss in RIRs and one Black Sexlink

    Thank you Wyorp Rock! yes her crop empties and the others' crops (the other hens with smaller bare spots) too. They all seem very healthy otherwise. Roosting bar is pressure treated 2x4 - same as we have had for several years with no issues I brought the chicken with the most feather loss...
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    Mysterious feather loss in RIRs and one Black Sexlink

    Can anyone help figure out what's going on and what to do about it, please? I have 16 chickens. One in particular, a Rhode Island Red, 1 yr and 3 months old, has been losing feathers for about 6 months. First I noticed it on her neck under her beak, then expanding down and spreading on...
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    Input on Diagnosis - Diarrhea

    No, my understanding is that he looked at her blood under a microscope (couldn't send away for testing, the sample coagulated) and there were a lot of white cells indicating an infection of some sort somewhere. He did another fecal test this time with some kind of centrifugal process instead...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Ameraucana

    I have two Ameraucanas (one cream color, one grey/blue) born Feb 2018. And one I am not sure about - she has the fluffy cheeks but may be an Easter Egger (she's the speckled one in the photo below) ? I also have 1 Blue Andalusian, 1 Australorp, 3 Barred Plymouth Rocks, 3 sexlinks (1 golden, 2...
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    Input on Diagnosis - Diarrhea

    Happy to share the good news that Petal is completely recovered and back with the flock, after two weeks of Erythromycin by beak x 2 per day. I learned a lot about how to administer meds to a chicken. :) None of the other chickens got sick. Thankful to the vet who knew what to do, and to all of...
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    New to BYC - Saying Hi

    Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I did post to the sick chicken forum and got some helpful replies. Happy to report the chicken, Petal, is responding super well to meds and seems almost back to normal. Feeling hopeful today, and grateful for this great site!
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    Input on Diagnosis - Diarrhea

    Thank you so much everyone for all your helpful input, it is great to be part of a group of knowledgable chicken folks. They did a fecal float on her first vet visit and found one single coccidium (or whatever a single unit of this is called!) we are going back to pick up more antibiotic today...
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    Input on Diagnosis - Diarrhea

    Early stage diarrhea - June 16 june 18 after 1 dose of med june 19 june 21 june 23 june 24 june 25 - noon june 25 - noon I am new to chicken keeping, and this is my first experience trying to nurse a chicken back to health. Wondering if anyone can help with figuring out what's going...
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    New to BYC - Saying Hi

    Hi, I just joined Backyard Chickens having spent a lot of time looking at pix of abnormal chicken poop lately. Needless to say, I have a sick chicken right now! I am new to chickens - got my first 7 about 18 months ago, and then got 14 more in Feb 2018 - my first experience of raising chicks...
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