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    Chicks Eating Big Insects

    I must feed my chicks to much, free feed, they don’t aggressively go for insects. I wish they would eat a mouse.
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    Predator hawks - this keeps them away

    I am going to try it too. We had something attack one of our ducks about a week ago( she lived but cant put weight on one of her legs.) but then a pullet went missing. so i think the duck was too heavy so it gave up and went for the pullet. It was later afternoon, so early for raccoon or...
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    Broad daylight predator attack

    so sorry to hear that. If you have sick birds, I think they are easy prey. So put them up tight.
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    Welsh Harlequin

    We got ours last July and they were very healthy. They have been GREAT layers. Probably at least 5 a week. I have one that has gone broody. She adopted a baby chicken. I was hoping that would break her, but it didn't. The baby chick sleeps with the duck and our Silkie is the daytime nanny...
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    Polish Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I need girls only, no roosters allowed. Anyone ever buy them sexed and if so from where? Thanks Marlene
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    How to break a broody duck?

    I have a broody Welsch Harlequin. She will be a year old,in July. She has been sitting every bit of 35 days. 3 weeks ago, I put a baby chicken chick, she took,it but still stayed broody. So the chick sleeps with the duck and our reliable Silkie stepped up to be her daytime nanny. She will...
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    Chicken cyst

    Quick update, stitches out and it looks great. She has a bacterial infection in her crop. So starting a surfer Antibiodic. Hopefully that will get her feeling better. Gram stains negative.
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    Chicken cyst

    Incision looks good. I don't know what you mean by abscess? I just looked this up on wiki and it was more of a cyst. It had extra tissue to take out. He called it a cyst that was infected. What should I ask him Tomorrow? I will start probiotics and tube feed again. Thanks
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    Weird bump on chickens wing

    Look up thread Chicken Cyst and another about a cyst on a peacock. See if it looks like that. Some cysts are formed from feathers not growing properly.
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    Chicken cyst

    Help @eggcessive or @ casportpony She is not doing well. I tube fed her this morning. Tonight I offered her meal worms---no go. She is panting with mouth open. Could she still have internal infection? She feels hot when I felt her u dear her wing. Her incision looks great. Any ideas. Marlene
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    Bloody poop?

    How old is she? What has the weather been like? Could it be coccidia?
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    Dog attack, breathing and wound care

    Amazon has it but it is pricy.
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    Impacted cloaca

    So sorry for your loss. I didn't know that could happen.
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    Limping chicken

    And as I learned, check for cysts on her skin. Cause is feather not developing correctly. "Feather cyst"
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    Chicken cyst

    So it's a week later. She still isn't standing or eating. Started tube feeding again because she was down to 3lbs 3 oz. this morning she was up to 3 lb 10oz. Buff Orpington. She hates tube feeding and fights me which is why I didn't do it last week because I hate to make her upset. She...
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    Chickens not eating food?

    Another consideration is that there is less waste with pellets. The crumbles get spilled. So they may be eating close to the same in volume.
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    Very happy sick chicken

    so give us an update, how is Mindy?
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    I really need help. Please look!!!

    When you lost the others, how long did it take after you noticed?how old are they. Could they have coccidia if they are younger? Did they have any chick vaccines? They need to be at 85 degrees if possible. Do you have electrolytes to add to water? Start giving water with a syringe. Do you...
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    Chicken cyst

    Stitches picture. About 2-2.5 inches. Surgery was $45. Office visit last weekend was $71 including the Baytril. Marlene
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    WHAT ARE YOUR CKN FIRST-AID KIT *MUST HAVES*???

    Kitchen scale to weigh sick chickens. Need this for medicine and also track weight loss. Important so you know when it's time to tube feed
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