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Hi there, I am just curious about this: Is there a possibility that if a line is inbred for more than 4 generations antibiotic resistance can occur for specific antibiotics that were used in that line? Thank you for any responses :)

I would suggest purchasing fake eggs to put in the nest boxes. Chickens tend to lay if there is already eggs in a spot and by doing this you will teach them where to lay. About the hen; it’s up to you whether you keep her or not. As you mentioned before that they don’t like their feed, I would...

Thanks for all the help. I will be hatching these eggs. I won’t be giving any of the oxymav b to them either as one of the poultry breeders down the road has the same issue caused by the weather

They are just sneezing a bit so only a mild respiratory disease. I have been talking to other breeders around the area who are also having the same problem. They believe it is because we have had many bush fires, dust storms and really high winds accompanied by sudden temperature changes. The...

Hi there. Recently I have noticed my hens are all sneezing a bit. I am going to give them some medicine to help with that. The problem is, I am collecting eggs from one of the hens. My question is will a respiratory illness pass onto the eggs I am hatching. I won’t be giving my chickens any...

Did the vet have an idea of the problem?

He might have paralysis in the legs. Have you heard of marek’s disease? I would isolate him from the flock just in case he has marek’s because it is highly contagious and you can monitor him. If it’s not and he just has a broken leg or a sprain the vet will help you with that...

Possibly two pullets. I’m not too sure about the one with the redder comb. Might just have to wait it out and see

He is a cockerel :jumpy

The brown coloured ones look like they are a brown hybrids possibly an Issa brown or Lohmann? The rose combs I am not too sure about though. Maybe they were crossed with a Wyandotte?? What age are they?

Also, I have three chicks at the moment. They aren’t sneezing maybe the occasional one but very rarely. Should I give them something too?

Thank you, I give them apple cider vinegar in the water every week to keep them a bit healthy. I am having trouble sourcing VetRx in Australia. Would you know if anything else I could use? And would it affect the eggs I collect for hatching?

They look like they might be a Wyandotte cross. I am interested to know what they turn out to be. sorry I wasn’t much help :jumpy

Hi there, I have a pullet who is nearly 1 year old. She has a wheezing sound coming from her chest and has been sneezing. About 5 weeks ago she stopped laying and I thought maybe she was eating the eggs so I went on an investigation and I found out she wasn’t but instead stopped laying. She...