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I would leave it alone. We (human doctors) do incision and drainage of abscesses for several reasons. One is to reduce pressure and thereby relieve pain. Another is that big collections of pus and dead cells and debris are great places for bacteria to multiply. They tend to become...
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It's impossible to know how far along the disease has progressed, but that's the correct dosage, and if it is MG, it should help. Make sure to make a fresh batch daily, because tetracycline isn't stable in water for long. That's the best this vet school drop-out can do without knowing...
If I were to feed fish to my turkeys, would they taste fishy when they were processed? Could I stop in the last month before slaughter, or would they still taste fishy? The reason why I'm considering feeding fish to my turkeys is that it would be a free source of protein. I have some ponds that...
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Really? I've had great luck with my Hubbards from Townline.
I have been wondering about the differences between the two types that Townline sells, "Vantress X Arbor (AA70) Cross" and "The Hubbard White Mountain Broiler." Their website doesn't really give a lot of information about...
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what kind of feed are you buying ?? I have not seen it with meat in it. The high protein usually comes from soy not meat, then they add corn to it lower the protien levels, at least around here.
I feed Honor Show Chow (by Purina) Turkey Starter to my poults.
"This is a nutritionally...
I think that chicken poop smells more if the chickens eat meat. I mean that if they are on a high protein ration from the feed store, it usually has meat products in it, and it smells worse than the poop from a chicken that is eating a lower protein ration, like layer feed, that does not usually...
Perhaps the big hatcheries own the breeding stock and place them with the various contractors? I used to keep show dogs that were technically owned by their breeder; we'd have litters and the breeder would come and evaluate them and decide which to sell, which to keep. Perhaps the arrangement is...
Thanks for all the replies. I sort of thought he was exaggerating and it seems he was pretty far off base. Now what about my aunt, who told me that turkeys will drown if left out in the rain?
(Kidding, I know that one isn't true!)
At the risk of sounding stupid... I understand that drakes don't need the extra calcium in a layer ration, but will it hurt them? Or is the excess just excreted? It sounds like some people feed layer ration to drakes without problems and others are worried about too much calcium.
Also, if I...
I was at the 4-H fair today and asked a guy where he got his Bourbon Reds. I told him that I got mine from Welp Hatchery, and he told me that they really came from Ideal, and that "all" the hatcheries get their heritage turkeys drop shipped from Ideal.
I don't really care where they actually...
I have a batch of ducklings that are getting towards laying age (18 weeks). And another batch that are 7 weeks old. I have been feeding them a 20% protein ration (Purina Sunfresh Flockraiser). They free-range all day around and in a pond, too. I'm wondering if I can just keep feeding the same...