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I’ve always given eggs away to family as they usually help out so much in other ways. Occasionally I will for friends too as at times we have just had way too many. But now with the new flock and 15 birds to feed I’ll be ‘suggesting’ to family that they buy a bag of food every once in a while...

Just an update on the chickens and my sick Rhodebar. He’s all fine now, as are the others! He went back in with the flock on Saturday and besides a good spar with the other cockerel he settled right back in. I’ve given them a liter of water with 5g of Triple C (tetracycline) in it each morning...

I tracked down some Triple C so will be trying that. One breeder says he uses it with good success on any sick birds. He also said in Oz that there’s no real breeders selling verified MG free birds nor does he test his. Most birds these days are sold by back yard breeders and advertised on...

Thanks Mary! I’ve got a mixed flock of 16 chickens at the moment. I’ve got Rhodebars, utility australorps, copper marans, hyline browns, Plymouth rocks, Wyandotte’s, and a friendly little white hen who’s breed I’m unsure on. Going through some sickness problems at the moment but hoping I’ll be...

Thanks for your response and nice to know I can still have productive birds! 12-16 eggs a day off 18 hens is still excellent I think! I got in contact with the guy I got the birds off but I think the 2 Wyandotte’s maybe were the carriers as they seem totally unaffected by it. They were from a...

Thanks for the replies! I’m thinking I’ll just leave the rest of the flock alone for now. I would like to think that because they’ve had it for maybe 2 weeks now they’ll have started to build their own immune systems up against it. My Rhodebar cockerel is still a little off at the moment. One...

I’m so sorry for your loss, Christina. That’s so many lost and maimed birds, it makes me so angry people can’t keep their dogs on their own property. I can’t offer advice as I’ve only ever had chickens completely killed by foxes or wounded to the point they needed to be put down. Good luck with...

Hi all, First time post after lurking on the forums for a while! I’m sorry in advance for what’s going to be a long winded post! I was after some suggestions and help on a possible CRD infection in my new flock of chickens. I hope it’s not but the symptoms seem likely. I raised most of these...

Thanks! I’ll be sure to post some pictures shortly!

Hi everyone, My names Nick, I’m 36 and from the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne, Australia. I’ve been a backyard chicken enthusiast for about 6 years. I’ve mainly kept ISA brown and Hyline brown Hens, some light Sussex and runner ducks. I’ve since lost the ducks and instead of replacing...