immunity

  1. Ohio Duck

    Adding new chickens after your flock may be carrying a disease? What if the disease is likely present in your soil? (Blackhead)

    Hello, Does anyone have experience bringing in new chickens after dealing with disease in your flock? There's lots of advice for how to avoid bringing sick birds into a healthy flock, but what if your girls are the problem? Over the winter I lost three of my six 4-month old pullets to...
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    • blackhead blackhead prevention chicks disease flock additions illness immunity
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  2. Cheetah Chicks

    Molting from over 6 Months or just Hen Crazy

    My rooster is a rare pure breed Groninger Meuween from Netherlands. His name is Tiger, literally a pet nearly two years.Follows me on the street ,we go out on a morning walk even went on a road trip from London to Scotland. Also travelled in a train. Now his molting situation is worrisome. He...
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    • #moulting feather condition feather damage feather disease immunity moulting hen? funny feathers rooster
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  3. orangesplash

    Better Immune system

    How can one warrant a very good immune system for chicks that have been hatched at home? One of the 37 chicks died all of a sudden. There was no signs of sluggishnish or any other symptoms. Please experts give me a diet plan that i can follow for these angels. thanks in advance!
  4. N

    Medicated feed, is it ever too late?

    My chicks are now 3 weeks old and I started them on non-medicated feed. I am now considering switching them to medicated. The medicated vs. non-medicated debate aside, would starting them 3 weeks in offer any benefit? They have not been introduced to the outside area yet, other than some dirt I...
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