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    Vitamin B deficiency / Should we let her go??

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    Vitamin B deficiency / Should we let her go??

    Thank you! As long as my son is on board, I do think I would feel better giving her more time. I just hate to see her suffering. I will look into a sling or wheelchair for her. Lately, I have been wrapping her in a stretchy wrap so, she can't claw herself. I have her in a shoe box with a dip in...
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    Vitamin B deficiency / Should we let her go??

    Thank you. I've been giving her a B complex, but I crush it, and mix it with a tiny bit of water. I then give her the water through a syringe. Yesterday she would drink it in the palm of our hand. Also been coating bread with it too, to get her to eat. So,for the past 6 days, she has been...
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    Vitamin B deficiency / Should we let her go??

    Thank you. Yes, she was with our 27 other chickens. No other signs with the others. How long do I treat before I would see an improvement? I'm on day 6 of her getting a full pill. I hate to give up on her, but I also don't want to see her suffer either. Such a hard decision.
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    Vitamin B deficiency / Should we let her go??

    My son and I are hugely conflicted on a little d'uccle pullet that we have in the house right now. She's about 3 - 4 months old. A little over a week ago, we noticed that she couldn't use one leg. We brought her in the house to try to help her. The next day, she couldn't use either of her...
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    Brinsea octagon 20 vent question

    Thank you! I ended up just following directions, and they are hatching now. I'm on day 20, and so far I have nearly 6 out of 14 hatched (6 is working hard now). My thermometer, must have been off. I just ignored the humidity part of it, and filled one channel, until lockdown. Did the trick...
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    Brinsea octagon 20 vent question

    I am struggling with incubator and wanted to set eggs tonight. My humidity shows only 33% with new accurate. And I think my vent adjustment is not working? Vent is open when I have it totally shut. That is wrong, right? And halfway looks like it's really open! I have not used incubator in...
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    Incubating two different breeds together?

    WHEW! Great to know. Thank you for the info!
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    Incubating two different breeds together?

    I have hatched before, but it's been a long time. I decided to start my flock up again after a few years break. I bought some d'uccle and silkie eggs. Now, I'm second guessing myself that they shouldn't be incubated together? Ugh... Did I make a mistake? I have the eggs as of today, and...
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    Shipped Eggs Incubation Question

    Curious how your hatch turned out? I am looking to purchase a couple of sets too. How long are the eggs okay to sit before they are put in the incubator?
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    What to put on the top of our run?

    We've had our coop and run for years. The walls are like 6 or 7 feet. Unfortunately, we left the coop door open for awhile as we forgot one night, and then after finding safe chickens, we thought we were golden and left the coop door open with the run door shut thereafter. Well, after...
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    When to lockdown for silkies?

    Anybody?
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    When to lockdown for silkies?

    I have 4 silkie eggs in my Brinsea from shipped eggs (along with 2 of my own mixed cochin bantams). When should I start lockdown? I have read to start lockdown one day early with silkies? Or best to wait? Also when I candled it appeared that one of the air cells was opposite of the others on...
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    Mareks or vitamin deficiency?

    I have a bantam barred rock who seemed to have went from normal to curled toes. I separated him and started giving him some polyvisol right away. This was about a week ago, maybe a bit more. Anyway, I'm thrilled to report, he's making huge progress. He's actually walking a bit now. He's not...
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    Not an Emergency...Marek's in the Flock

    I'm hoping it's okay to post in this thread? I have a roo who is ill / needs help, and I'm very suspicious it's Mareks. He seemed to have went from fine one day to curling his toes on one side and not being able to use that leg. I have him separated now, and am giving him polyvisol. Would...
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    Intervention: Helping Your Chicks Hatch

    Thank you kindly for the words, it is appreciated! We've had another hatch whom is doing just fine since. So far, I have a total of 5 babies. I'm happy with that! She's still sitting on more, I don't even know how many more. It's fun checking each day to see if we have a new one. So far...
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    Intervention: Helping Your Chicks Hatch

    Thank you. Yes, I've had other chicks from the same hatch. However, these chicks are "special", because we had a raccoon take out 6 of our chickens (we were already down to 9). The raccoon got a broody who was sitting. I found the eggs the next day, and thought they were done for. I also had...
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    Intervention: Helping Your Chicks Hatch

    What a great thread! Unfortunately, I just helped a chick hatch, and he/she didn't make it. I don't get why though. :( It had made it's hold, and no progress all day from early morning. So, at 7:00 tonight, I decided I had to help. I could tell it was weak. Well, it took me quite awhile...
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    HELP please - had to hep a chick out!

    Well, he/she died. :( I don't understand at all though because he seemed to be coming to life really well. I came back in the house to check to see if I had any replies here, and went back and not alive. :( UGH..... And then to make matters worse my kids watched me hatch it. Could I have...
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    HELP please - had to hep a chick out!

    Thank you for the info. I didn't see yolk really, but there is some gooey stuff there.... I didn't look really well. But I will just leave it alone. I didn't know if it would be bad if it tried to walk and then pulled on it? It's becoming more lively, but still not standing. Thank you!
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