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    Introuction

    hi, its good to see other people from zim on this site(we stay in harare). if you are planning on keeping chickens in a rural area i would suggest this system.
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    Swollen eye

    Hi, it looks like it has foul pox. We treat that with garlic juice. The disease isn't that dangerous as long as it does not get into its nose. However I can see that it has another disease that seems to be common right now in Zim(we stay in Harare) it is called "bubbly eye". It is highly...
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    Sick duck

    One of our ducks has been sick for a while now(over a month). At first we thought it was Botulism. He seems to be over it now. His appetite is Ok. His comb is red. The only problem is that he is unable to walk. We have decided to focus on our chickens and not on duck so all of our ducks have...
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    Once Moved, Will My Guineas Stay With the Chicken Flock?

    Thank you very much for the advice. We actually live in Zimbabwe Africa where most snakes are very venomous. I guess we'll just do what we can to dress appropriately outdoors and rid as many as we can ourselves. Once the guineas are out, they can maybe let us know when they find one.
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    Once Moved, Will My Guineas Stay With the Chicken Flock?

    Thank you for the above information. That helps. So do you have any idea how we can have adult guineas foraging for snakes as soon as we get there? It sounds like we'd have to keep them shut up for quite awhile before letting them run everywhere so they won't take off. And since we can't use...
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    Once Moved, Will My Guineas Stay With the Chicken Flock?

    Thank you. So I'm guessing this would be the case even if they are raised by a chicken?
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    Once Moved, Will My Guineas Stay With the Chicken Flock?

    I've just realized that I did not make something clear above. The potentially broody hen is a chicken, not a guinea fowl hen. Sorry for any confusion.
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    Once Moved, Will My Guineas Stay With the Chicken Flock?

    We have a potentially broody hen. Poor girl was sitting on an avocado seed today! In the near future, we will be moving to a large property where there would be many snakes, mainly deadly snakes. I have heard that guineas will often not stay in an area if moved there as an adult, and we can...
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    Very Sick Duck - Coccidiosis

    My 5 week old chicks got cocci so i just used garlic, oregano, a couple drops of oregano oil (its strong!), kombucha vinegar, and cinnamon. The blood in the poop was gone the next day! No chick died!
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    Chicks/ chickens and my duck swimming area- drowning concerns

    I just had one of our 8 week chicks drown in the duck pool so maybe wait until about 10 weeks.
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CHICKS?!

    Thx. i have now come to the conclusion that they dont really need a light much at all now!
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CHICKS?!

    Nvm all are eating and drinking and panting less and less. Thx for the advice!
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    Fermenting feed

    Not only does fermenting feed save money but I'm also sure it helps their health. Here is a good link...
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CHICKS?!

    Temp dropped to 78 degrees and now they are huddling in the same corner seeming cold but a couple are still panting.
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    WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CHICKS?!

    Thanks for the advice they are doing better now!
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