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    Blue leghorn's HUGE droopy comb is pecked; she now pecks viciously

    Hello I have a blue leghorn about 6 months old. She is the youngest in my flock (currently 9 hens, varying heritage breeds), along with her buddy, a Plymouth Rock of same age. Both girls were pecked initially, as expected. My blue leghorn has a HUGE floppy comb, even though she is only just...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    PS I should also say - albeit exp, my vet is also an extremely good vet!
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Quote: Hi all Sorry not to get back to you earlier - I took Lizzy to the vet on Monday, it's now Friday. He's a very expensive vet and I could have said no to everything, but she's a bit like one of my children!! I don't have a rooster and on Saturday I saw the other 2 occasionally peck...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hi Satay But silly question - the garlic in the water doesn't affect their eggs and make them garlic- y? I've read - and was told - not to give them garlic in vege scraps for that reason? So you haven't had garlic tasting eggs? And yet - my parents were watching gardening show on ABC the...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hi all Any advice for a sick chookie? I just thought my White leghorn Lizzy was moulting and was completely naive until yesterday when I suddenly realised that this was WAY more than moulting - she has patches of bare skin - looks almost plucked in places poor little thing. : ( I'm...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hi appps I think (?) you said you lived near-ish me in Sydney. I've been going to Enfield Produce because it's near work, I think they're great with their range and cost. I rang them out of interest and the man said he has antibiotics for cocci so if it's of help here's their contact details...
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    Thanks Moderators!

    Thanks also moderators... I think this is a very old thread - maybe there are more recent threads which do the same? I don't know and still find it hard to find the 'best threads' hence was looking at some of the FAQs, and also came to how you worked. I haven't been involved for long but do...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hi I'm in Sydney too & yes it's great the raing has stopped - for now. And my coop used to be a either a dust bowl or a mush pit til we paved it last Oct. (It's 3.6m x1.4m and wasn't too expensive.) It's made a huge difference. But even so, the tarp I have over the top was 2 years old and...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hi blondie chick I can relate to the turkeys getting in to my girls' coop and then flapping around .... it was quite funny when I was yelling at them and I must say, spraying water with my $7- target water pistol, but they just couldn't find the way out. So I had to calm down to help them out -...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hi blondie chick I can relate to the turkeys getting in to my girls' coop and then flapping around .... it was quite funny when I was yelling at them and I must say, spraying water with my $7- target water pistol, but they just couldn't find the way out. So I had to calm down to help them out -...
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    Help!! My fussy chooks in Sydney won't eat their layer's mash - any suggestions?

    Hi and thanks for both your comments. Your description is quite accurate - that they've become 'trained' to ignore their basic feed. Well, I just have to be patient and persist despite the fact they are very good at coming up to me (or my back door) and looking / and sounding very mournful...
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    Bush (Brush) Turkeys in Sydney - any helpful ideas?

    Hi again and thanks for both these replies : ) I must say your reply 'how funky' made me smile, I don't really eat lots of turkey, don't have a dog and definitely am not in to the idea of shooting them except with the water pistol, but you just captured my sense of frustration! You're right...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hello to both of you Thanks for your replies - and oh ... I must apologise - I just realised how strong my language was when I said I hate the bush turkeys... oh dear!! But you know the frustration you can feel sometimes when there's something that won't go away and it shouldn't be there...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hello I'm not quite sure how to 'interrupt' your conversation and I know I am coming on to the social page, but I really want to talk to some Aussies, and hopefully some in Sydney - so hello! I have 3 gorgeous 2 year old chooks, as pets more than as egg layers, and I have 2 concerns at the...
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    Help!! My fussy chooks in Sydney won't eat their layer's mash - any suggestions?

    Hi I have 3 gorgeous chooks - pets more than egg producers. I really struggle to get them to eat their chook food - it's called 'layer's mash - a blend of grains and finer almost dust-size particles. They also get a small amount of budgie food each day with some additions recommended by the...
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