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    Broody Hen - Kooky Idea of sticking "near-ready-to-hatch" eggs under bum?(Btw, I've tried it "all" -

    Is this crazy? Don't want to lose a bird to our heat & dehydration! I have 2 Sultans and one has gone "attack and kill" broody. Already have them separated from my Golden Campine (long story) - I'd LOVE to get a few of those eggs fairly on their way along. I know - no chance:( The last try was...
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    Help! My Ameracauna can barely stand - other birds are fine, but she's just bone & feathers!!

    First, I want to thank all of you for your help. I'm touched that so many cared. Thank you. I lost her the following morning:( She was hatched by the person I bought her from and she was not vaccinated for Mareks, although I did find some very yellow feces on her vent when removing her:( The...
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    Help! My Ameracauna can barely stand - other birds are fine, but she's just bone & feathers!!

    My dog has diabetes so handling needles is not a problem. Where to inject and what to inject? But nada on an IV unless I rig something. I can get flow down to 1 or 2 drops/second using aquatic airline tubing, but honestly I think this is completely beyond my abilities since I can't guarantee...
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    Help! My Ameracauna can barely stand - other birds are fine, but she's just bone & feathers!!

    Like an idiot I grabbed the 2 globs of it w/a paper towel. I'll try to post a pic (never figured out how on here). Right now I'm going to call our local vet. Bouncing between here and the Valley Permaculture Society. (I'm in the Phoenix-area). Any tips for what I can give her so she wont stress...
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    Help! My Ameracauna can barely stand - other birds are fine, but she's just bone & feathers!!

    Ameracauna, 9 mos old, weight - light as feathers and bone! Acted fine yesterday and before. Still eating & drinking, but she sort of "fell" out of the hen house this morning. I stood her up and she ate, walked over to water and drank. Checked vent while she was standing. Her wings are...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Noodles - I'm so sorry for your loss.We started with a pair of red sex-links hens and when one died her "Sissy" screamed and screamed when I took the body out. Never will forget that... She kept peeking into the hen house, perhaps confused by the weird nap her friend was taking. I shoulda known...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Just wanted to thank everyone who responded. Langhofer is waaaay closer, but I've heard nothing but good things about Burke - just hoping that Longmaster is good at beak trimming on such a small chick. Thanks, Meredith
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    Arizona Chickens

    First thing asked when I called Burke's office is if they treat chickens. I know what you mean - how silly, there are plenty of pet chickens (Sultans have no other redeeming qualities and they didn't when the Ottomans kept them as pets). A bird is a bird and chickens are birds. Hopefully with...
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    Arizona Chickens

    I found it amusing that the vet who decrows rooster is named Dr. Babcock - don't know if he's still around though. I do remember reading that he's the only vet in the U.S. that does that procedure. Meredith
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    Arizona Chickens

    Hope I'm in the right forum for this, since I need a chick vet ASAP. My 6 1/2 week-old Sultan is crossed-beak and I wanted to know if anyone knows a good avian/chicken vet that won't just trim the beak, but will also show me how to do it. I can't afford to take her in every 2 weeks... I'm on...
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    Help! New Chicken Wont Let My Chicken Drink!

    All her chickens were the from same hatchlings that I bought mine from, that's why I went to her. Not de-beaked, vaccinated - I knew the basics of what I was getting (which hatchery, etc.). She's a very nice person and went out of her way for me to do this and I feel terrible telling her that...
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    Help! New Chicken Wont Let My Chicken Drink!

    Thanks so much! Doing QT is THE smart thing to do (I do it for my fish - but I didn't for the birds:rolleyes:) I did give her a bath with plenty of diatemaceous earth, which I also put in the food. When I picked this hen out, she had the healthiest looking comb. All the others had dark spots. My...
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    Help! New Chicken Wont Let My Chicken Drink!

    Well, its been almost 48 hours now and its gone from bad to worse. My original bird doesn't want to come out of the hutch (although its getting hot - I've shaded it, but it will be in the mid-90's tomorrow). The new hen TOTALLY dominates the water and feeding area and she even "growls" at me...
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    Help! New Chicken Wont Let My Chicken Drink!

    I only have two red sex-links 10 month-old chickens in an eglu. "Frizz" lost her buddy a few days ago. She was either eggbound and not showing signs, or Frizz mounted her (which she did quite often) and broke the egg. Decided to get her a companion, and try to dissuade mounting. I got her...
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