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    Sick Rooster - Could it be genetic?

    I was not able to find a vet to do a fecal float. However, I decided to treat the flock for worms (Safeguard). The day after I started treatment, I found a poop with a roundworm! He is slowly recovering but I am happy to report that he no longer has a droopy tail and the hens are hanging around...
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    Sick Rooster - Could it be genetic?

    Here is his poop. He is acting a little feistier now. I threw out some scratch to see if he would eat it and he has been chasing the hens away from it so he could eat it.
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    Sick Rooster - Could it be genetic?

    I have never treated for worms. Wouldn’t I see those in the droppings? How would I treat for worms? He is the only male. We do not use weed killers. We have 30 acres, most of which is leased to a farmer. He does spray the crops but there is nothing in the field right now and he hasn’t sprayed...
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    Sick Rooster - Could it be genetic?

    I have a sick rooster that has had runny yellow poop (basically water) the last couple of days. I have been treating him for coccidiosis as a precaution. The rest of the flock is fine (though they are all being treated since the Corid is in the water). He is a 10 month old Buckeye and has been...
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    Chicks dying

    I am having a similar issue as the OP. 31 chicks from Mt Healthy hatchery arrived on 4/4. One was not doing well the day of arrival and ended up dying. I had another die yesterday and now one that is very weak and falling to the side today. The one I found dead yesterday was a shock. The one...
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    Chick having trouble standing

    Wow, that’s a lot of feed! I love papaya. It’s really good with a wedge of lime squeezed over it. I ended up looking at a thread for fodder where one of the commenters suggested using bleach water with the seeds when they are pre soaking. That seemed a little scary to me, but then, I wonder what...
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    Chick having trouble standing

    I am very interested in growing fodder. Did you guys grow it in your barn? We have a barn also, but it needs a lot of work before we can use it for anything, though maybe I could get by with growing fodder in there. My husband still hasn’t decided if it is worth the money we would have to invest...
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    Chick having trouble standing

    Thanks! The Buckeyes are a minimum of six months for processing, and that’s probably the minimal processing weight. I’ve read where some suggest up to 10 months, which eliminates a lot of cooking methods, but the meat is supposed to be very flavorful. We can’t do that this batch, though, because...
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    Chick having trouble standing

    How awful! Bird flu is no joke! We are raising Buckeyes as dual purpose birds. I’ve never had them before (had a small mixed flock several years ago, but had to get rid of them due to being in the city). We live in Ohio, so decided to try out Buckeyes since they were bred in Ohio. I’m hoping to...
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    Chick having trouble standing

    Wow! I can’t even imagine having that many chicks! Do you guys raise them for meat or just as egg production? I am sorry to hear AI wiped out your flock. I am sure that was devastating. My husband does HVAC too. We just bought our house in January. It has baseboard heat and no ac, so he has some...
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    Chick having trouble standing

    Than Thank you for the advice and the encouragement. I just raised the heat lamp for the sick chick, and moved the brooder cage so it is not under the lamp as much. The chicks are actually in a storage room on the back of our house. It is not drafty, but also not conditioned (no heating or...
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    Chick having trouble standing

    Ok, thank you for the advice! I will put her back on Corid and add more paper towels. I have been trying to do away with the heat lamp (we’re in the low to mid eighties, w/nighttime temperatures in the 50s/60s), but the chicks huddle together a lot when I turn it off (during the day, I’ve never...
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    Chick having trouble standing

    The ones that had droopy wings and lethargy definitely improved during the Corid treatment. I think they have good feathering, though some are feathering out slower, but I guess I don’t know about crumpled feathers. I attached some pics of the 29 in the main brooder as well as the one I...
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    Chick having trouble standing

    I did five days on Corid in both waterers, then two days with Nutri Drench in one waterer and regular water in the other container.
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    Chick having trouble standing

    Good morning, I have 30 Buckeye chicks that will be 3 weeks old on Tuesday. Last week, I noticed a couple with droopy wings that were acting lethargic, so I treated them for Coccidiosis as a precaution. On Thursday, I replaced the Corid water with Nutri Drench, which I gave them for two days...
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    Any idea what this is?

    Thank you! I will update my profile (I’m in Jackson, Ohio).
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    Any idea what this is?

    Hi! My husband and I bought a farm that has all sorts of plants. We are fairly new to gardening, so identifying the different plants as they leafed out has been fun. So far, we have identified raspberry canes, a grape vine (the only thing we could identify for sure before leaves developed)...
  18. Sparrow Farm

    Checking for pasty butt…

    Thank you for your responses!
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    Checking for pasty butt…

    Hi! I have 30 Buckeye chicks that are a week old. I have been trying to check them for pasty butt without having to pick them up, because it just seems to stress them out too much. They are in an 8’x4’ brooder (plywood box), and run from one side to the other when I try to pick them up, which I...
  20. Sparrow Farm

    The Buckeyes are here!

    The way you raise and transition chicks sounds amazing! I may have to steal your ideas if my plans don’t work out. As for the brooder, I only plan to use it with broody hens who would raise the chicks. Should I still keep the brooder sides enclosed? I actually ordered straight run because we...
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