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    Soapbox time or Looking for like minded individuals interested in contributing to herb treatment dat

    Sorry for my late entry back into this, pine tar could cause more problems than it solves. Coach723 has offered some really good ideas. You're really going to have to solve the pecking issues and you'll have to separate her out until she heals up. I liked her idea about the coconut oil. I...
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    Sorry, got a bit busy there & wasn't able to get back to this in a timely manner. It sure sounds like we are kindred spirits. Sometimes you just have to pull up your britches & hope for the best when it comes to using herbs especially in birds, as they are so different than us. I have found...
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    Actually, I have treated a number of animals successfully with herbs for over 10 years now and will continue to do so. How much I use depends on what I'm using, how I'm using it, what I'm using it for and the size and condition of the animal that I am using it on. I was hoping to find others...
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    Herbs and Resources, Natural, Organic, and/ or Non GMO and more

    I realize that this thread was started awhile ago and hasn't been visited for a couple of years, but it is obvious that you are interested in herbs and I was hoping since because you are a fairly long term member that you might be interested in helping someone new to the site. I would like to...
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    You have hit on one of the problems that we in the Western world have with using herbs and a sticking point on my conceived project, at least from the viewpoint of western science: dose and consistency of the product. Dose and herbs don't fit well in the same sentence. Herbs are a "to effect"...
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    No. I usually won't try an herbal formula that I can't find the ingredient list for. If you use it and find it effective then you might try to find out what's in it. I'd love to take a look at it. They mentioned wormwood on the website. There are over 200 species of plants referred to as...
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    Excellent suggestion MasAhora. Done.
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    Thank you Coach, for your comments. I am certain that people will reach for whatever antibiotic they manage to get their hands on & use it whether it's the right one or not. That's why I'll try to write up a formulary to the most common drugs I'm seeing on here & put it in the Learning Center...
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    In defense of my associates, the only way you can survive as a poultry veterinarian is to go with the corporate jobs that see a chicken as a flock unit not an individual. That is the reason that I didn't go into large animal medicine. I can't seem to get away from viewing each animal as an...
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    I am new to BackYard Chickens but have been a happy chicken owner for several years now. I am also a practicing veterinarian and an ardent herbalist. After reading through some of the posts on this forum, I have to admit to doing a bit of cringing at a lot of the drug advise. Don't get me...
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    Is this chick really a partridge wyandotte?

    The manager tells me that they got some Partridge Rocks in about the same time as the Wyandottes. She thinks that it may be one of those. If you discount the comb the coloring is pretty much identical to the others I picked up at the same time.
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    Is this chick really a partridge wyandotte?

    I talked to the manager of the feed store & all the chicks come from reputable hatcheries so I doubt that this is a crossbred. (I'll be really ****** if he/she is!) RavynFallen your suggestion that it might be a Welsummer is interesting. I've included a couple of other pictures. What...
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    Is this chick really a partridge wyandotte?

    I bought some replacement chicks from a local farm store 2 weeks ago. They are supposed to be about 6 weeks old now. The clerk climbed up on a ladder to get them out of the brooder & put them in a box & taped the lid down...needless to say, I didn't get a good look at them until I got them...
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