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  1. S

    Helping with Sour Crop/Regurgitation

    Hi, I've never posted on a forum before, but I think we may have recently saved our at least extended our Rhode Island Red's (Lois) life with this. She has occasionally had mild sour crop issues. She is about three years old, and has had a few bouts maybe the last two years. Not terrible, just...
  2. S

    Mouth Canker Help

    Hello! I haven’t made any posts in here yet so i’m not sure how this works, but i’ll try to keep it succinct: Our chicken, Gerta, has canker. I’ve checked it next to other diseases and the symptoms match closely with this one, though her case isn’t as severe as some. She’s an otherwise...
  3. Stephoney

    Rinsing Fermented Feed

    I feel like I’ve read a couple thousand threads and blogposts about fermenting feed lately looking for an answer to something that seems pretty simple. Background I started soaking grains this summer to help keep my ladies hydrated during the warm weather. I feed them Natural Farm Feed and...
  4. Michael A

    I have not lost anymore hens after making these changes

    All 6 hens from my first year died 4 from egg yolk peritonitis. Chicken ownership was tough on my chickens physically and me emotionally the first year as I lost chicken after chicken. I had my perches too high and one fell off, a predator got into the fenced in area and got one but the disease...
  5. R

    What to do after 5-Day Corid treatment?

    Hi all :frow I have a flock that is on the final day of a 5-Day Corid treatment for cocciodiosis. What are some recommendations to do after treatment for supplements? I've seen some posts recommend a smaller dose Corid preventative treatments. Some have even said to supplements with...
  6. Jersey Joe

    Mixing Oregano and probiotics

    Can I mix in chicken water, oregano oil, and a probiotic together?
  7. RedLionChooks

    Treating for salpingitis - ok to use probiotic?

    Hello fellow flock keepers! A while back, I posted a thread with concerns with a hen who was laying rubber eggs and had diarrhea with some worms. Treated for worms. Turned out to be salpingitis (she layed a lash egg 😞) . Thankfully, there is an avian vet in the area, as well as an avian lab...
  8. SavvySilkieMom

    Anyway to harden the stool of my chickens? Recommended probiotics?

    Hi there friends, So I am in need of a recommendation for probiotics for my chickens. I am trying to harden their stools. They are not diarrhea per say, but are mostly very very soft and messy. I know that the strain Bacillus subtilis is extremely helpful in hardening stool especially diarrhea...
  9. Thechickentrainer1999

    What are the must needs for keeping...

    What are the must needs for keeping long living healthy pet chickens (15+ years of age) besides a secure cage? Are there any medicines they should have on a regular bases besides just food and water?
  10. K

    Probiotics for chickens?

    Getting my first chicks this weekend. I'm a little concerned though because I will like to avoid medicated chick feed. I'm not sure how to proceed. Looked into apple cider vinegar. And I found this site www.flockvitality.com Does anyone have experience with it? Any help would be appreciated...
  11. FirstTimeClucky

    Sudden death, and saving the others

    I had three Silkies, one was older than the other two at 11 weeks, the other two are about 8-9 weeks old now. Last night I noticed the oldest one seemed listless compared to the others. He was fine all day. I pick them all up and look them over every day and he seemed fine a few hours earlier...
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