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    Brain Damage? Can't eat/drink on her own

    Yes, when I bandaged her ear she fell over and I removed it. She does move around well, even flew onto a table. She occasionally loses her balance after stretching her wings.
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    Brain Damage? Can't eat/drink on her own

    My black copper Marans was attacked by a raccoon 3 weeks ago. We have brought her back by tube feeding Exact and electrolytes, but she seems unable to eat on her own. Her injuries seem healed, except for one by her ear, which seems to protrude. We are thinking brain damage is the reason she...
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    How long to tube feed injured bird?

    One of our Black Copper Marans got attacked by a raccoon 2 weeks ago. We’ve never had a bird survive before and have little experience with this. She had injuries around her head, which I bandaged and most seem to be healing well. We tried to syringe water and gruel to her for 11 days, largely...
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    Rooster with swollen toes-trouble walking

    Thanks for the reply. Are Ameraucana roosters more susceptible to frostbite? We have kept several breeds for 20 years in much colder conditions and never seen frostbite. We'll try your suggestions. Paul
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    Rooster with swollen toes-trouble walking

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    Rooster with swollen toes-trouble walking

    Hello, we have 2 Ameraucana roosters with swollen white toes, close to the nail, with some blackening at the nail. any ideas what this is? Some background: We have 3 old black austrolorpe layers, and in August we hatched out some black copper Marin and Ameraucana eggs we got in the mail, about...
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    Infected, swollen snood

    Hi, our breeder Narragansett tom has developed a swollen snood. It permananely juts out like a huge proboscos, and is a little black and blue, although not much. He's been in a lot of fights with the jakes that are now mature. Any ideas on what it is, and what we can do for him? He does...
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    WANTED: Narragansett Tom in western Connecticut

    Hi, I'm looking to buy a Narragansett tom for my breeder flock. Looking for large size, fast growth, hardy line. I am located in New Milford, CT and will pickup. Thanks, Paul
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    best way to stun a turkey before slaughter

    Hello ColbyNTX, I guess what troubles me is they are concious while they are bleeding, and that seems to take a few minutes. I slaughtered the last of our Toms today and cut very deep gashes to try to bleed them quickly, they seem to be conciuous for more time than I am comfortable with. Then...
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    best way to stun a turkey before slaughter

    Hello, any suggestions on how to humanely stun and then kill a turkey? I slaughtered last week by hanging and cutting the jugular, even with 2 deep cuts it took 2 -3 minutes to bleed out each bird. I have heard of CO2 stunning, shooting, and a blow to the head. Any DIY solutions to the above...
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    Looking for Narragansett and Bourbon hens, located in CT

    Hi, I'm looking for Narragansett and Bourbon Red hens. I have a nice start to a back yard flock of turkey but I have mostly Toms, and would like to have non-related hens anyways. I can trade Toms or would pay cash for a few hens of each breed. I am located in Northwestern CT. Thanks, Paul...
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