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    lethargic chooks with head pulled in?

    i couldnt say,i have around 15 hens in a 10mx4m pen.
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    lethargic chooks with head pulled in?

    the one i saw seemed to have bad balance also.
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    lethargic chooks with head pulled in?

    Hi CMV........well ill do my best here 1.one was a cobb meaty and the other a brown shaver layer. 2.Lethargic movements ,with head pulled in while still. 3.only a day or so 4.not at the mo 5.none at all 6.nothing I can think of 7.layers pellets,boiled fish carcass and greens 8.couldnt tell...
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    lethargic chooks with head pulled in?

    I had a crook chook that was holding its head in quite alot,I noticed she died yesterday,no signs of injury at all. Does anyone know what this could be? She seemed slow and walked slowley as well.
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    do ducks need a deep nest?

    thanks for that. its usually only one or two eggs that are out of the nest. Ill mark em and see what happens. Thanks again
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    do ducks need a deep nest?

    Hi all. My second duck has laied alot of eggs,maybe 15 or so,but she is in a flat floored nest box and the eggs keep rolling out onto the ground. Do ducks need a slight depression in the laying area to hold all those eggs in one place,. I notice sometimes a few eggs are not quite underneath her...
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    What up with my muscovy's mask?**More Pictures Added**

    the does look to be a light hot spot doesnt it. Id say give him some erythrimycin (sp) or a broad spectrum antibiotic like augmentin
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    Finding a Dead Chicken Every Morning - HELP!

    would they be trying to jump at bugs hanging round the light at night and breaking necks in the process?
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    WOW! Impressed with scovy's hatching abilities

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    WOW! Impressed with scovy's hatching abilities

    righty o...im off to seperate them right now. Thanks alot
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    WOW! Impressed with scovy's hatching abilities

    Ive just had all 13 eggs hatch for a first time broody,I reckon thats pretty good. Do I need to seperate mum and babys from the drake and the other laying female? I think I heard the drake can be a little mean towards young ones? Thanks guys.
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    will turkeys freerange and return to coupe?

    well..........some sad news The door to the pen blew open again in the last cyclone that just went through,they both got out and the tom was killed by one of my dogs.....poor thing..........so now the dog goes. Its the third time he has done it,last time it was 3 scovies,3 turkeys,and 14...
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    will turkeys freerange and return to coupe?

    Hi. They are,still in their pen though. We are about to be hit with another cyclone so I wont be letting them out any time soon. Cheers
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    What is a chickens sense of smell like ?

    one would think since they are a scavenger/forager that is omnivorous (sp) they would have a very good sense of smell. i still believe they are little T-rex's, and they were scavengers/opportunistic hunters.
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    will turkeys freerange and return to coupe?

    we do have possums here,quite a few too. They tend to be in the bush more than the built up areas. They are a massive problem with killing fledgling native endangered birds,kiwi's,kakapo's and many others. I dont doubt they would grab a smaller chook,but not a bigger bird. Our possums are fairly...
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