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My 4 month old silkie chick just started wheezing a little bit today, and she's been breathing with her beak open and throwing her head back. She's also sleepier than normal and has barely eaten anything. She's drinking well though. I don't really want to put her on anything else since she's...

I just got liquid selenium for my 4 month silkie to help her absorb all the vitamin E she's getting, but I have no way of measuring the correct dosage. I know selenium is highly toxic if a chicken gets too much. The bottle has a dropper but no labels. Anyone have any advice? I'm supposed to give...

I need suggestion for treating a sick turkey, please! Turkey raising newbie... I received an order of day old turkeys, guinea fowl, and chickens from a hatchery on July 18th. One turkey never seemed to grow but was eating and drinking. This turkey is now obviously sick - half the size of the...

I bought two cornish rocks and two ducks from tractor supply co, but unfortunately one of the chicks died, so growing up the ducks and chick became the best of friends. They are about 4 and a half months old not, and the ducks are big and already laying eggs, however the chick is not growing at...

When I candled my eggs before lockdown they looked somewhat smaller than i expected them to be. Now it's day 21 and not a bit of action. I kinda figured it would be delayed cuz of the rollercoaster these buggers have been through (temperature problems throughout, power outage, etc. See...

This is my 5 week old chick with severe scissor beak. I'm new to the chicken life and don't know what to do to help her. It wasn't noticeable when I got her at a few days old. I first noticed it when she was about 2 weeks and it was only off at the tip. It's now completely unaligned and her...