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    SICK Skinny hen with full bowels

    Thank you very much for your informative and compassionate replies. I will more than likely take her to the vet on Sunday, which is my first opportunity, to have her put to sleep. Tomorrow I will set her free into the yard to spend the last of her time with her friends. This breaks my heart...
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    SICK Skinny hen with full bowels

    Hello there, I have had a number of dilema's with my poultry. I noticed my alpha hen was sick last Sunday. She was walking about and pecking, but kept sitting and closing her eyes. On closer inspection she was straining with her bowels being full - only little bits of faeces coming out from...
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    premature goose chick - asking for advice

    This morning I went to check on the little gosling and he was dead. It could have been so many different things that killed him but I can't help but feel that it was his prematurity and my actions. When I look back at the beginning of our troubles I think the chick had probably stopped...
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    premature goose chick - asking for advice

    Fingers are definately crossed! As are my toes and my legs! Thank you for your help. I will let you know how the little fellow goes.
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    premature goose chick - asking for advice

    Gosh. Ok. Initially there was a sac about twice the size of the goslings head. Today that had reduced by half, so a sac about the size of the goslings head. It was very bad.
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    premature goose chick - asking for advice

    Thank you for your speedy reply and for your welcome. This forum is great. I got him off his back and he seems to have perked up. Do you think he will need to be given water throughout the night? Should I put a damp flannel in there to raise/keep the humidity? How long can a chick last once...
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    premature goose chick - asking for advice

    Hello there, I am having some trouble. I had two goose eggs which my little bantam was sitting on. One of the eggs hatched on the morning of day 29 and the other was making lots of noises. 'Mum' was not settled on the nest and on inspection the unhatched egg had no pipping marks. Later on in...
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