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Feathers falling out in chickens: Read the Sign Before You Lose the Flock
feathers falling out in chickens: spot bare backs and a dusty pen, fix with rule out mites with a dust, and prevent it next time.
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A limping bird in chickens: Read the Sign Before You Lose the Flock
a limping bird in chickens: spot one foot up and slow moves, fix with isolate and check the foot, and prevent it next time.
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Eggs breaking in the nest in chickens: Read the Sign Before You Lose the Flock
eggs breaking in the nest in chickens: spot shell on the beak and floor, fix with add calcium and a fake egg, and prevent it next time.
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Pasty vent in chicks in chickens: Read the Sign Before You Lose the Flock
pasty vent in chicks in chickens: spot vent clogged with dung, fix with warm and clean the vent gently, and prevent it next time.
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A swollen shut eye in chickens: Read the Sign Before You Lose the Flock
a swollen shut eye in chickens: spot one eye shut and weeping, fix with isolate and clean the eye, and prevent it next time.
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Quail stopped laying in quail: Read the Sign Before You Lose the Flock
quail stopped laying in quail: spot empty cages and quiet birds, fix with add light and space, and prevent it next time.
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A limping duck in ducks: Read the Sign Before You Lose the Flock
a limping duck in ducks: spot one leg up and slow waddle, fix with isolate and check the foot, and prevent it next time.
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A bird straining to lay in chickens: Read the Sign Before You Lose the Flock
a bird straining to lay in chickens: spot straining and no egg, fix with warm soak and lubed finger, and prevent it next time.
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Lice in the feathers in chickens: Read the Sign Before You Lose the Flock
lice in the feathers in chickens: spot white specks at the base, fix with dust the bird and coop, and prevent it next time.
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