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    Started with a limp, now green poop & lethargy...

    So-so. The vet says she has an inflamed tendon sheath or something. I don't know what the exact translation is. She's been put on a round of anti-inflammatory medication, but the vet says it typically takes a few months to heal. She's still alert as ever, the swelling has gone down and the limp...
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    Do I rescue the stray or let him live his life?

    We had an extreme cold spell in January, during which I found a little Dutch (?) bantam rooster in a patch of brambles and trees. He looked freezing and I worried he might not survive because of food scarcity and predators, so I tried to catch him, but he's a smart little bugger and just refused...
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    Started with a limp, now green poop & lethargy...

    Hi all My 5yo Japanese bantam hen started limping a few days ago. She seemed fine otherwise, did everything she usually does (potter around, dirt bathe, run for treats, fly up onto things) and the limp barely seemed to inconvenience her. She doesn't have bumblefoot and there don't seem to be any...
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    Mystery illness (fowlpox, fast-spreading necrosis - now deceased roo)

    Thank you for your response. Hmm, yes, that's what I wanted them to do but as I wasn't there, my mother had taken him home and buried him already when I got the news. I was just wondering if anyone else had encountered this before because it was so strange!
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    Mystery illness (fowlpox, fast-spreading necrosis - now deceased roo)

    A few months ago, we lost a 4yo Japanese Bantam rooster to some sort of mystery illness and I was wondering if anyone here has any idea of what it might have been. I wasn't there to see it as I was abroad, so I don't have any pictures. My mother noticed the beginning of what seemed like...
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    Putting birds inside during heatwave?

    Thank you for your reply! No, they don't do that. That's kind of the problem, they're not very good at staying in the shade and seeking out cooler areas. We put their water and food in the shade, but even then they still don't tend to stay. And when we open the shed door, it warms up as well...
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    It's me, b0ckb0ckg0rl

    Sorry, I don't get it? :p
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    It's me, b0ckb0ckg0rl

    Oooh, sewing for a living sounds like a dream! I also crochet, but I'm not very good at it yet. I need to practice doing things other than squares and rectangles xD
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    Putting birds inside during heatwave?

    Hello friends, It's extremely hot over here 34-36°C and it came very suddenly yesterday. Apparently it's going to last another week. We've never had a summer like this before! We have two Japanese Bantams, a 4-5yo hen and a 3-4yo rooster who normally roam our back yard and although there is...
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    It's me, b0ckb0ckg0rl

    Thank you, I'll have a look for other sewists!
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    It's me, b0ckb0ckg0rl

    (Hope this is frmatted properly) Thank you!
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    It's me, b0ckb0ckg0rl

    Hello fellow bird parents! I'm a 22yo lady with two beautiful black tailed buff Japanese Bantams, a 4-5yo hen who doesn't really have a name but is amicably called 'fattie' and a 3yo rooster whom I have named Samuel Pepys, but the other members of my family disagree with that name and choose to...
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