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    Sick chicken - colorful poop

    Last deworming was probably 6 months ago. Today marked her third daily dose of fenbendazole and Corid. The fenbendazole didn't seem to help much but the Corid perked her right back up and she's acting normal again. When she was sick, she was staying by herself, hunkered down, eyes closed or...
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    Wormy chickens

    Did they change the formula? The Merck website and says it's in suspension. And that it's half the concentration (100mg/ml) of the chicken Aquasol (200mg/ml)? https://www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/safe-guard/goats/safe-guard-for-goats
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    Sick chicken - colorful poop

    Four-year old looks like she's going to die this week. Wondering if anyone can guess why with this picture of her poop. Thank you.
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    Wormy chickens

    Why must it be direct to the chicken's mouth and not in their water? It doesn't stay in suspension like Aquasol?
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    Found Chicken dead

    I don't have any advice, just want to share condolences. What happened to her is very confusing. Not knowing is the toughest part. I'm very sorry for your loss.
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    Accidentally killed another chicken - lack of self control

    I think my lack of self-control killed a chicken One of my chickens was always getting picked on. Tonight around coop time instead of being in the coop she was stuck on the ground: trying to move but her legs wouldn't move. No predators around, no screaming. Whenever she'd get picked on, the...
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    Chicken disappeared - just venting I guess

    Thank you. No sign of her today. I'm thinking she got taken yesterday and was too weak to put up a fight, which is why there weren't any feathers or screaming.
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    Chickens neck wound

    Gosh I'm sorry that wound is really bad. If you want to let her back outside, I'd keep her in a grassy area instead of a muddy area, or if she has to be in a muddy area then gently wrap it with gauze if she won't try to mess with it. I'd personally give her starter feed for the extra protein...
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    Chicken disappeared - just venting I guess

    I've dealt with attacks before, but the unknown of a disappearance is hard to deal with. After 10 days of barely sleeping, I lied down after work to half-sleep a couple of hours before the chicks usually go to bed. I woke up to some light chatter from the chickens, who were all huddled...
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    Possum daytime risk?

    OK....I really don't want to, but I guess I have to
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    Possum daytime risk?

    Thanks for such a comprehensive explanation. Out here there aren't really any laws. I'm leaning toward hunting them quick and painlessly, if in my sights. Something about trapping, even in the traps that don't hurt them, feels wrong to me in this situation for some reason, but maybe I should...
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    Possum daytime risk?

    I always put chicken food away at night. Last night I saw a possum eating crumbs off the ground. Now this morning an hour after sunrise, there are two possums snuggling and grooming 100 feet from my free-ranging chickens. The possums look pretty big, about 10 pounds each. I don't have any...
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    Unknown disease in waterfowl, two dead, another one sick

    Have you heard of APHIS ever showing up without the owner reporting? Recently a major chicken company in AL tested positive and the entire flock was killed, and APHIS declared the surrounding 6 miles a danger zone. APHIS then killed a backyard flock nearby but I can't figure out if that...
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    Tips for getting a chicken to sleep in the coop?

    Thanks! never heard of feral chickens before. If she hasn't changed by spring, should I leave her alone to perch and live how she wants to?
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    Tips for getting a chicken to sleep in the coop?

    So I went out of town and while I was away, a chicken showed up and lived independently for a few days, perching 5 feet up in the trees every night even though it's below freezing. When I came back I started moving her from her perch and putting her in the coop with the other chickens to sleep...
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    Tip to fix frozen electronic chicken door

    Today I figured out how to fix the Run Chicken door when it freezes and figured someone else might have this same issue. For the longest time, I thought it was the motor that was freezing, but it's actually only the door that slides up and down that's freezing. If the door is frozen stuck in...
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    Considering killing evil chicken

    OK thank you for the education!
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    Considering killing evil chicken

    Oh no I'm gonna feel dumb if they're both roosters. She's never made a sound. The other one started crowing over a month ago. They're both 4 months old
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    Considering killing evil chicken

    I've never killed a chicken before and never wanted to. Up until this summer I had one rooster + 12 hens. They're all small/average, mostly 4 pounds, and all get along. They free range on one acre all day long. This summer my favorite hen (tiny 2 pounds and broody) hatched two new chicks...
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    Limping, can't figure out why

    4 months old rooster, otherwise healthy. He's not putting weight on his left leg for this past week. Once in a while he'll put his left toes down, but always keep that heel off the ground. Anything noticeable in the pics? Thank you!! heel off the ground. Anything noticeable in these pics...
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