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    God I'm an idiot...what have I done to them?

    Wow - well there are plenty of good ideas here. The grass and the shredded paper are both easily accessible to me. I still have one little chick that is ill. Truth be told, I'm really not sure why t hasn't died. It spends most of the time hunched over, miserable and breathing heavily. It has...
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    God I'm an idiot...what have I done to them?

    Hi guys, The other sick chick is hanging on. It ate a little today, but frankly I don't think it will make it Thanks for the bedding suggestions. The rubber matting does sound like a good idea. The pea hay probably would be OK - my pet kangaroo eats it no worries and they have delicate...
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    God I'm an idiot...what have I done to them?

    Thanks guys for all the encouragment and advice. What a great site! Yes Blue Gums are a eucalypt - they smell very eucalyptussey so maybe I should steer clear. We have heaps of pea hay, but it's a few seasons old and has mould on the outside. I use it to mulch the garden. There is nice clean...
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    God I'm an idiot...what have I done to them?

    OK, thanks for the advice and encouragement... So it's not saw dust. I assume shavings are smaller than woodchips? I thought woodchips would be a bit big and chunky. But I don't want dust right? My problem is I live 90 minutes from anywhere large enough to sell shavings. Any suggestions on...
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    God I'm an idiot...what have I done to them?

    Hi, some help PLEASE! I have never hatched anything before and have week old guinea fowl chicks. I didn't realise the danger and they've been on clumping cat litter for 4 days till I changed them to dirt from the yard two days ago. Today one died and another is on it's way out, I think (via...
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    Editing my user name...

    As you can see...I forgot a space LOL! Are you able to edit that space in for me? It's going to drive me nuts otherwise! Ta, Cat
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