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    whats that sound about?

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    whats that sound about?

    Hi I have a single guinea fowl boy who I hatched and he has been raised in a flock of chooks sadly a dog attack long story. has left just him and one hen. He has been making these sounds usually when he breaks into the house. What are these sounds about any ideas? I want to add a video but its...
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    8 week closed eyes wobbly on feet

    He is doing better. We have been eating on our own but seems to make a extra big mess. He does open his eyes a little but they are still sore. They were small black garden ants so no stingers. I have given him some multi vitamins and cocci mix (oregano oil, applecider vinegar, garlic, green tea...
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    8 week closed eyes wobbly on feet

    I have one of my young chicks Tango hatched Christmas eve. I found him in his coop covered in ants. I washed him off and started treatment for coccidiosis but I am not sure if it right or not. He will drink water but wont eat and wont open his eyes. Tango is breathing better but still wobbly...
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    mumma off the eggs and no incubator

    So I have a mumma who has been very good at sitting but she got off her eggs. She hatched one out but the others are borrowed from the other hens and a bit older. I have candled them and I think they are ok. video attached. My biggest drama is I dont have an incubator any ideas. Please help.
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    Swollen abdomen, lethargic and weak hen

    Pepper is still going but she is not getting any better. She will walk around bolt up right and she has lost almost all her condition. I have drained 5 cups out of her over the last couple of weeks. I don't know what else i can do.
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    Swollen abdomen, lethargic and weak hen

    Just an up date. She is still dragging her self around with her tail down and body high. We are having some sudden high temps so not too sure how she will fair. I have taken over 3.5 cups of fluid out over the last week and a bit and she has been ok with it. Thank you all for the help and...
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    Swollen abdomen, lethargic and weak hen

    Omg your a wealth of info thank you so much. I am sorting through the info now. She has made it through the first night and I will drain some more tomorrow so she can recover first. Thank you so much.
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    Swollen abdomen, lethargic and weak hen

    I have tried the drain. Well I have found out two things 1 I can do this if I need and 2 I don't want to ever do it again. I play Australian football for fun and first aid for seniors games and still not as difficult as taking a needle to my girl. She has had some tuna and Apple both enjoyed. A...
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    Swollen abdomen, lethargic and weak hen

    So draining is a temporary solution she is not going to survive no matter what I do . Do I need to think about a humane option.
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    Swollen abdomen, lethargic and weak hen

    Pepper is going on 3years old. She is one of my originals and sadly the last of two hens. Between dogs and extreme weather. She has been not laying for a few months now in part because of winter and because she is a bit older. She has been eating tinny bits of food nothing to her usual binge...
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    Distended belly, not egg bound - please help!

    Photo of peppers belly issue.
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    Distended belly, not egg bound - please help!

    I have one of my girls going through the same thing it sounds. Been soaking her in Epson salt bath as long as she will allow which is quite some time. I have given her some olive oil in hopes that would get something moving no luck. She has been this way for over a week and though she is eating...
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    Swollen abdomen, lethargic and weak hen

    my little girl pepper has been having the same issues and I have tried the warm bath with salts a massage and yoghurt. I have just given her about 5ml of olive oil. Did your girl pull up, I hope so I have taken a few losses lately and down to only 2 hens. Thank you if any one has any ideas to...
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    Australorp Hatch-A-Long

    Wanting to just looking for a good rooster, there is something I never thought I would say. Anyway on the hunt for a boy toy for the girls.
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