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  1. LizaBlue

    Signs of When to HELP

    Izzy is the chipmunk colored chic in the food bowl.
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    Signs of When to HELP

    Congrats on the healthy hatchling. We have had chickens for about five years so we are not anywhere near experts. We had a sitter the second year and hatched a few. One pipped but did not make it out. Experts say that helping them out is a last resort, but when is it necessary? In our...
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    crop not squishy, not hard, smells like garlic?

    More News: well, her crop still didn't seem empty enough this evening, so I gave her one colace and forced about a tablespoon of olive oil down her and massaged until I couldn't feel her crop. I think she hasn't been able to absorb enough nutrients from her food, with whatever's going on...
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    crop not squishy, not hard, smells like garlic?

    Update: Even though her crop didn't feel completely hard, I read some stuff on here and decided to treat her with some Colace, 100mg. I gave her one whole pill and snipped the other open before giving it, then mixed some vitamins and electrolytes in some water and forced it down her, then...
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    crop not squishy, not hard, smells like garlic?

    Been treating this hen on and off for over a month now with no real results. Her only real symptoms are frequent gawping, occasional sneezing, and her crop never seems completely empty. Although she is the largest breed hen we own - the only Dark Brahma in a sea of Australorps and Barred Rocks...
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    Do you own a goat or a pig? Advice needed!

    I'm thinking about getting goats myself, so I was glad to run across this thread. I was hoping to see more information on how hardy goats were and how much medication/vaccinations they needed, though. I currently raise chickens, and while they don't "raise themselves" they certainly aren't...
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    Am I the only one obsessed with miniature cows????

    I had been wanting some Lowline Angus for a long time, but we only have 2 acres, and my husband found someplace online that said that would only be enough for 1 :( Now I'm back looking at my original desire, pygmy goats :)
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    eyes closed and foaming at the mouth!?

    Check the learning center page for links to disease lists, if you don't get an answer. Definitely isolate her from flock - this can't be good. If she is having trouble breathing - the foamy stuff could be mucus/snot - then I would suggest putting a dab of Vicks type menthol rub under her...
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    Chicken Euthanasia question

    I had to read up on this subject recently and ran across a rather unusual but possibly humane way to do it. Apparently, some Starter Fluid's - engine starter spray - have a form of ether as a main ingredient. Ether was used for anesthesia in humans for decades. Making a container leak proof...
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    Mareks: destroy all now or wait?

    I live in an area where the vets won't treat chickens, so when a pullet got sick several months ago, we had few options. We treated her symptoms for a month, and when she relapsed, we put her down. After about a month, a rooster appeared to have a broken/dislocated wing, which we bandaged to...
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    Silkie thread!

    4Hchickmama: I can't tell by your pictures, and I am new to silkies, but in my other chickens, bald head means she's the roo's favorite, spelled s-e-x, if you get my drift. I don't know why, but my last 2 roos have just one hen that they like to grab by the head feathers until they are bald...
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    Injury, then Wry Neck, now Backwards walk?

    I'm scared to eat her since I don't know what's wrong, but I hate to waste a chicken. She doesn't seem to be in any pain now, still acts like wing is messed up though. I live in a small town surrounded by small towns, nearest big towns 90 min. away, and too citified to treat livestock - real...
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    Silkie thread!

    Hiya!!! I am new to Silkies - just got chicks in February this year - and when one went broody, I was a bad mother and let her sit. I hadn't read anything on Silkies or bantams, and never thought about them being any different, until today, when I was reading on the emergency page, and now I am...
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    Comment by 'LizaBlue' in article 'What To Do With Unwanted Cockerels'

    I love my chickens, treat them more like pets than livestock, but I'd rather they be swiftly offed than kill each other, be ill taken care of, or auctioned off to strangers with unknown motives. I recently gave 3 cockerals to a Vietnamese family who were so thrilled, I felt like I'd given...
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    Injury, then Wry Neck, now Backwards walk?

    About 2 weeks ago, I found my barred rock pullet (I think she was hatched mid or end of Feb.) on the ground under the roost, on her back, all twisted up. I examined her, and there was significant bruising on one wing, so I assumed she had jumped from somewhere/fallen and broken her wing. I put...
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    Bubbles in one eye, runny nose

    I agree with quarantine - better safe than sorry. Also, I do not guarantee this will not have adverse affects, but I have put gobs of Vicks Vap-o-rub under the wings of chickens with breathing trouble and gotten good results. It started with some turkey poults I was given that were just a few...
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    Best shampoo to rid mites?

    I had trouble with mites a while back. I did not use shampoo on flock since it was a nightmare on the few I did use it on, although the blow dryer seemed to help kill them (a family I know, only member didn't get lice was the one who used dryer, is why I think this). I got a cheap, lidded...
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    Broken, Twisting Pullet

    I can't tell if she's getting better or worse: I don't know if she is trying harder to get up, or if she is having spasms - it's driving me crazy. When my husband brought her tub out to the main room this morning, she was stretching her head out and looking around like nothing was wrong. When...
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    five month americauna pullet with nasty behind.

    Hope it didn't sound like I was scolding you for the fruits and veggies - in this heat they need all the moisture and nutrients they can get :)
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    five month americauna pullet with nasty behind.

    Diarrhea is not uncommon when it is hot. Your chickens probably prefer the fresh fruits and veggies to their feed (I know mine do) which also causes loose stools. Keeping them hydrated is a challenge in this weather - they don't like hot water any more than we do in summer. Putting large...
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