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    Cockerel Broke Part of Beak

    Cockerel hatched in June, three years of chickens and this has never happened. I went out to the run today and his beak was like this. Have a vet appt tomorrow but is there anything I can do for him this evening? I have meloxicam but I don’t know if I want to try and get it in his mouth safely...
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    Treatment?

    Three year old BCM, had a light molt (can still see her neck feathers coming in). All flock, free choice eggshell, dried bugs (black fly larvae), and snacks here and there - organic veggies. I let them out in the yard when I’m with them for a few hrs on weekends and 30 mins weekdays. Yesterday...
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    Hmong Cockerels - Indianapolis, IN

    Three boys, not integrated with my main flock, purchased as eggs from Sugar Feather Farms. All good boys, one has attempted a crow, none show aggression to humans (all seem pretty timid so they’ll probably run away from hens at first too). Not for food. Hatched July 4.
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    Fine to gone in less than a day

    I need to suck it up and send her to Purdue for necropsy but wondering if this sounds familiar in the interim. Flock of 18, all originally from NPIP hatcheries (if that matters). No exposure to new or random chickens. On organic all flock, choice eggshell, choice grit, treats are black fly...
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    Hmong Cockerels

    I have three cockerels that I hatched this summer. A completely new breed as my others are all ‘mainstream’ hatchery birds. It’s been fun watching them grow and feather - they’re three best friends but one of them looks like the UPS man’s son. Nothing like the other two, from the tail to the...
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    Fibromelanosis

    I hatched three Hmong eggs and got three little boys (lucky me!). I’d like to find two of them good homes and I’m wondering if I should get them tested for the fibro gene as a way to get them into homes faster). Is it worth it? I know zero about genetics, have done some research online but is...
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    Tapeworms

    Want to confirm this is ok to give to laying hens (with egg w/d) for tapeworms? I read some threads that said it’s ok and then the warning on the bottle says not for eggs or meat.
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    Hmongs

    Cockerel or Pullet? Three total with numbers on pics. Hatched on July 4th.
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    Just want to double check

    I’m 95% certain this is a roo. His comb came up early but hasn’t gotten any bigger, and no attempt at crowing. Then the color on his wings started. But, the other roo started crowing a good month ago so maybe I still have hope. What % cockerel do you give him? He’s a mutt. Dad was an OE and mom...
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    These ducks…

    I raised these two buttheads from their first second of life. Hatched them. Tended to their every want and need. Cleaned their brooder out multiple times a day, fed them, held them, gave them treats, took them to the sink to swim, etc etc. Was never rough, loud, or mean to them. And yet a few...
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    Separating Chickens and Ducks

    I had two chicks with two ducklings for 2 1/2 months. It wasn’t ideal to have them together in the first place but here we are. I finally separated them today and the ducks - especially the female - is beside herself. Quacking all day, just staring at the chicken run. The male is also upset...
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    Duck Losing Breast Feathers

    New to ducks with two that are about two months old. The female is losing a bunch of breast feathers. The male isn’t, and she isn’t losing them anywhere but her breast - they’re all the same small fluffy feathers. Is this normal or should I be looking for parasites? Don’t see anything obvious.
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    Drake and Hen

    On a whim, I hatched two duck eggs from the local farm that we bought for baking. They came refrigerated - I didn’t think they’d do anything, but I had a broody hen and the rest is history. Once the eggs started developing and I got to “what am I going to do with ducks?” I figured I’d get two...
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    Egg Withdraw

    I’m treating my flock with Equimax for tapeworms. Normally I dry their shells and feed back to them - I know there’s an egg w/d after treatment but does it also apply to the shell?
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    Pullets or Cockerels

    Hmong chicks, four weeks old. Too early or is the comb on #1 suspicious already? First three are 1, next three are 2, final three are 3. They won’t hold still for more than half a second so I video and screen capture - sorry if any are a little blurry.
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    Tapeworm

    I have a wheezy chicken who was pretty bad at one point but after a lot of nebulizing and some Tylan (mostly orally) she is a mild wheezer. Took her to the vet and they said she was on the thin side / got her some antibiotics for the wheeze - my girls have free choice layer feed at all times so...
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    Jaw Abscess on Rabbit

    I noticed a small gumball sized bump on my bunny’s lower jaw in May. Took him to the vet, they said it was an abscess. Scheduled surgery - about a month and a half between noticing it and getting him into surgery (only exotic vet nearby and that first appt was a good month wait). They did a CT...
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    Angel Wing?

    This is my one month old Duck, Cheese. Not sure what breed - I hatched him (not confirmed yet) from a farm egg on a whim so I don’t know what breed. I have chickens so why not some ducks? 🤪 He’s about 3.6 lbs - grew really fast. The other duck I hatched is a different breed but her pin feathers...
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    Hmong Babies

    I’ve brooded six bunches of chicks - far from an expert - but my sixth group is three Hmong that I hatched. They are not down with brooder life and are obsessed with me. They’re in an XL soft sided dog crate and god forbid if they don’t get out to run around the sunroom 3x a day, using me as a...
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    Duck or Drake?

    Four weeks old, not sure what breed but maybe a Pekin. Went from tiny duckling to the size of a hen in one month. I have another one chirping in the background so watch the bill move for sound. 🫠
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