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    Turkeys ostracizing others

    M y phone dictionary, somehow doesn't recognize the word ill.
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    Turkeys ostracizing others

    Hello and good day. We have three adult females two of whom are small and more juvenile, but i believe fully grown, perhaps a year old..and one of whom has a hurt leg that was healed broken, when we got them. The others, including the 13 babies have begun to chase off the two young females. The...
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    Harris Farms Nurture Right 360 Incubator is AMAZING!

    Thank you!
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    Infestation of mites and concurrent cold

    Birds are bug-free on their bodies also.
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    Infestation of mites and concurrent cold

    Everything has improved greatly. The house is free of mites. The infestation was so bad, that there were thousands of mites crawling on my hands and arms after cleaning; now there are none! I have been using multiple cures, for the doubts. Cleaned house with Creolina and poured dilute Creolina...
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    Harris Farms Nurture Right 360 Incubator is AMAZING!

    Do you know if it is appropriate for turkey eggs?
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    Neem oil for mites

    I have been using neem oil recently, to combat red mites, with great success. I use little dabs of oil rubbed into the roots of the feathers, neat. I mix it with alcohol to spray on roosts and in house. Here it can be very humid. For this I use alcohol to dry rapidly...other times I also mix...
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    Former future chicken farmer

    I really wish to edit the title of this post to "Future" rather than furer.
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    Former future chicken farmer

    Thank you for the warm welcomings. I wanted to also say that the advices about how to help with birds in ways that are natural and easy to come by and do for yourself are the most helpful for me to share with my community. Mostly my neighbors will not be willing or ABLE to buy much of anything...
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    Infestation of mites and concurrent cold

    I've been rubbing a bit of diatomeas beneath their feathers and it seems to be helping a lot. I feed them garlic and spray them with homemade garlic spray. I wasn't sure the neem directly on their bodies would be safe. I think we are victorious, but still have some work to do and also need to be...
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    Infestation of mites and concurrent cold

    That's great advice for giving them b-vitamins or organ meats which they steal from the dogs also...but we will probably give them some in their 'run' so that we can close the dogs and cats out and they get all of it.
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    Eating a chicken who is unwell

    She doesn't seem to be laying eggs, nor is she broody. I am not sure if it is vent fleet. There is no veterinarian here who knows much about chickens, so I'm trying to learn to care for it all myself. She seems fairly well otherwise, active and eats fine, nice shiny feathers otherwise..she is...
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    Eating a chicken who is unwell

    I can take one..I'll post it when I can...my phone isn't able and I don't have a computer. But I'll take one today.
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    Eating a chicken who is unwell

    Thanks!
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    [LIST - Over 1,000 names!] Chicken names!

    Roos: Big Papa Gris Lightning Jacko Deucey Deucey Bartolito Prince Wally P Hens: Clancy Allie Becky Marilyn y Mansone Barbarella Boney M Big Red Bareback Betty Pêssegu La Vaca Lola Connie Pretty Pretty Pretty Pretty Peggy Joan Pava Linda Baker Aretha
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