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    New to guineas

    They are likely just stressed. Hopefully they will be up and making a racket in no time. I love my guinea fowls.
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    A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

    I have two turkeys, one male and one female. We bought them about 6 months ago when they were three months old. Our female is broody! But she is on a clutch of chicken eggs. Three of her eggs are under a broody chicken, who beat her to the broody box. Our turkeys are different colours, so I’m...
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    Chicks dying!

    This is what their food looks like
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    Chicks dying!

    The survivors
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    Chicks dying!

    Another pic of the coop.
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    Chicks dying!

    Yes! Firstly, I think the Fluban medicine you found was probably a western medicine intended for people. I’ll pit a pic of our medicine, too. The food we mix contains corn, dagaa (a small sardines like fish found in lake Victoria), very tiny shrimps also found in the lake which is a common...
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    Chicks dying!

    Thanks for your advice. I gave them medicine, but I think it was too late. Why did they get it? What kind of preventive measures can I take next time? It was kind of a huge bummer watching them kick the bucket.
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    Chicks dying!

    Update: despite treating with antibiotics, all the chicks have died EXCEPT the two guinea fowl keets and one (apparently) super hardy male chick, may he go on to father many chicks with strong immunity 🙏
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    Chicks dying!

    No blood. Their droppings look normal.
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    Chicks dying!

    Nope, not that I can think of. The s No, we feed them a good quality food we mix ourselves (the same one we give our adult chickens). And no fumes or plants.
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    Chicks dying!

    Please help! My chicks are dying and I don’t know why! Some background: The chicks were hatched underneath a broody hen. We decided to build the chicks a home of their own when we failed to introduce a couple of keets we purchased to the mama chicken in the hopes she’d adopt them. The adoption...
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