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    Please Help! Guinea Attacked - Hole in side of head / bleeding / lethargic

    Hello, I posted in the Emergency/Injury section this morning but no one has responded. Maybe its bc its not regarding a chicken? Our male guinea was attacked by the other male guinea. He's got a hole in the side of his head. This morning I irrigated it with water with a little bit of...
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    Guinea Attacked -medical care? Hole in head/ear

    Please help. His head is still bleeding. Is there anything I can do to safely stop the bleeding. Is a bit lethargic. I gave him hydro hen water and rescue 911 water. He is drinking, but I have not seen him eat any of his food.
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    Chicken wings injured by Rooster

    I think we do until we get his claws clipped. I’ve noticed this wyondorre roister’s mounting does not hurt the Wyandotte hens because they are so fluffy. The Australorp hens are a little smaller w less feathers. I’m wondering if we need to permanently separate the Australorps from in and put...
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    Chicken wings injured by Rooster

    We have a Wyandotte rooster that has injured a black Australorp Hen by mounting her. His claws have removed feathers and bloddied her wings. What should I do for her? How do I file down his claws to prevent him from doing this again?
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    Guinea Attacked -medical care? Hole in head/ear

    See photos
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    Guinea Attacked -medical care? Hole in head/ear

    One male Guinea attacked another. There is a small hole in side of head of victim. How do you recommend I treat this? I’m concerned about infection. Should I bring him to the vet? Is there an over-the-counter antibiotic I can give him and if so where can I buy it? How do I attach a photo on...
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    Lavender and Splash color more prone to predator attack?

    Well, we just had a lavender and brown guinea jump the fence and wander down a paddock that had overgrown grass. A predator attacked. The brown one survived. No sign of the the lavender one. Can only assume she was eaten and maybe an easier target because of her color. =( Yes, I have...
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    What predator may have attacked guinea fowl with no evidence of struggle?

    We had started allowing our guineas to free range without any problems in our open back-yard field next to our house. They have been great about returning to the coop all on their own in the early evenings. Our field is surrounded by other paddocks. And our farm is surrounded by farmland on...
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    Sick chicken - lethargic, diarrhea

    Farm vet can’t see her until Monday. :(
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    Sick chicken - lethargic, diarrhea

    I happen to have calcium citrate on hand. See photo. Should I give her some of this? If so, what is the correct dose?
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    Sick chicken - lethargic, diarrhea

    See photo of poop.
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    Chicken - Lethargic and diarrhea

    Our one year-old hen is acting a little abnormal this morning. She’s not as interested in food or foraging this morning as normal. She keeps closing her eyes, lowering her head and lowering her tail feathers. When we put her on a fresh patch of grass she’ll perk up and eat a little, then return...
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    Sick chicken - lethargic, diarrhea

    Hello, we have a one year-old Australorp seems sick this morning. She seems lethargic and her poop is abnormal. See photo. Sometimes she just closes her eyes and lowers her head and tail feathers. Now it has plenty of water. I gave her some rescue 911 in her water. I also fed her some hard...
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    Bad idea to buy a goose/gander pair at same time from hatchery ?

    One last questions, do you think one breed is less at risk of hawk predation than another? Or is one breed more likely to scare off hawks from the chickens/ducks? We have a lot of hawks! So many that I don't like to let the chickens free range unless we and/or the dogs are out there with the...
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    Bad idea to buy a goose/gander pair at same time from hatchery ?

    Ok. Thank you for the feedback. Is there a different breed of geese you'd recommend over the French Toulouse? We were interested in this breed because we understand its large and calm. We also considered the Embden. Based off what you wrote, would your recommend going ahead and buying...
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