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    Gurgling cemani roo

    ... and thanks again for help with this
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    Gurgling cemani roo

    Will see what I can do about getting a necropsy done. Have noted your suggestions on cleaning out coop with bleach etc. Am trying to keep chicks as far from the unhealthy birds as possible but we don't have a huge area. While it is grim, it's also amazing how quickly whatever bug it was wiped...
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    Gurgling cemani roo

    Yeah, it was pretty much blue -used to be red - that was distinctive. Bodies put into black plastic bags and taken away for disposal by special collection.
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    Gurgling cemani roo

    Yeah - slightly worrying too.
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    Gurgling cemani roo

    Sure no prob, and thanks,
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    Gurgling cemani roo

    ... does this kinda thing happen a lot to people? Blink twice and whole flock wiped out in 3 days? Wondering what it was. Note comb of big roo today blue
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    Gurgling cemani roo

    ... and another five dead this morning ... Now down to about 6 mature chooks. At least 26 dead in past three days.
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    Review by 'fer9us' in article 'Jersey Giants - Chicken Breed Information'

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    Ayam Bekisar

    Only thing is they are not really domesticated - take a lot of TLC/ very high maintenance. I had 2 but neither lasted long - both would only eat meal worms and were not comfortable around rest of the flock, sadly. They are quite skittish/wild, and when they jump they really launch into the air...
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    What is your favorite chicken breed?

    Bekisar! Pain in the neck to look after but by far the best looking chickens full stop. Otherwise my own Arab cross local hybrids -Easiest to look after and super tough
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    Gurgling cemani roo

    Gave the remaining birds vaccine this morning. All looking v subdued tho. Another 10 deaths so far today - 19 in two days. My best birds! :hit:hit:hit On the positive side there's still a bunch of caged chicks all looking fine. Will do my best to keep them away from the carnage. This...
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    Gurgling cemani roo

    Thanks for the advice. Nine dead all up today. Yeah really sad. I spoke to local poultry supply store and they recommended a vaccine that I hadn't realised was available - for Newcastle disease. Needs to be refrigerated apparently - then one drop per bird every three months. Will treat...
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    Gurgling cemani roo

    Bit of a disaster this morning. 6 dead hens in the coop. Don't know if this related to sick rooster but am guessing so. May also have been second dusting of Sevin in a week. :(:(:(:(:(:( Those were after two deaths day before. Think this is not over yet. Many looking subdued today. As...
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    Gurgling cemani roo

    Alas looks like we were too late with treatments - looks very bad this morning. Not expecting him to last much longer. Lying down in cage :(
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    Gurgling cemani roo

    @Wyorp Rock, thanks for this - we've varied up his diet and he seems to be eating now, but tilting his head to one side a bit, which is slightly weird. Pretty sure he has a bit of discharge/mucous. Don't have antibiotics on hand - local remedy has been to give powdered psuedoephidrine, which has...
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