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    Anyone in Ireland?

    Yep just over the border outside Killarney
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    Anyone in Ireland?

    Welcome. Where bouts
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    Moving Forward- Breeding for Resistance to Marek's Disease

    Thank you so much chooks4life. That was very well written and really helpful. You cleared up a lot of the Qs I had so I thank you again for that. No more birds have shown symptoms or died so just 2 dead in total. I will try to bring in one for testing just to be sure. Vaccinating for...
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    Mareks Disease

    Hello I have 4 weeks growers succumbed to the symptoms of MD but they are going for testing soon. They are indoors and my question is will my other indoor pens and outdoor pens all have MD? I have a mix of young birds and adults both in and out If the MD is confirmed I feel the best...
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    Moving Forward- Breeding for Resistance to Marek's Disease

    Hello I have 4 weeks growers succumbed to the symptoms of MD but they are going for testing soon. They are indoors and my question is will my other indoor pens and outdoor pens all have MD? I have a mix of young birds and adults both in and out If the MD is confirmed I feel the best...
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    HELP I have Mareks!!

    Ok I will get the next bird tested. Can adults get it or is it only chicks and growers? Thanks
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    HELP I have Mareks!!

    The other day I noticed in my indoor growers pen that ones leg was slowly twisting around. I thought it was just splayed as the same bird had this problem when a few day old. It is now completely backwards facing, the bird couldn't walk, I culled it. Now I notice white scabs on the other 4s skin...
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    He's in Mayo is he? He had a really nice lf rooster on donedeal the other day. Where abouts are you?
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    Haha well I'm Irish myself. Does he breed them?
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    The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

    Does anybody know if there is a difference in the standard between UK and U.S. bred birds and are certain points of the breed seen as more important (for example shape more important than coulor in the U.S. and vice versa in the UK? Or is it the same?) between the 2 countries? Thanks
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    Is it too early to tell?

    Could well be but we'd need to see pics
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    Can anyone identify the breed of my chicken?

    I think the right is more of the UK serama type, not as exaggerated. The wing stance isn't correct for a Jap also
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    Respiratory problems

    The Tylan should help. Try also Baytril I find it stronger than Tylan
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