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    chicks crowing at 6 weeks old??

    just thinking would it be ok, in our hot climate? at the moment the build up is here and my gosh its awfull. the chooks are realy feeling the heat, aspecialy the faverolles
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    chicks crowing at 6 weeks old??

    realy? thats great! ive been using a feather duster over a heat pad, but chicks like to be warm on top too. thanks im going to right the name down and get one. recently i lost a baby curlew chick. it was heat breaking because i stayed up all night with it.....no luck. the warmth and heart beat...
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    new female layer first egg and had a bad prolapse should i euthanasia?

    hello, i have 2 male racing pigeons with 2 white pigeon females and one female layed her first egg only to poop out half her uterus as well. it was bad. i washed it and gently pushed it back in, but later it was out again. my experience with birds and pro laps is that its kinder to euthanize...
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    chicks crowing at 6 weeks old??

    hello again still figuring out this tech
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    chicks crowing at 6 weeks old??

    hahahaha! how cute! oh, is that a brooder? how does it work?? i do wildcare of baby birds and have often thought about getting a brooder but thought it might be too big. can the tempriture be changed and such?
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    chicks crowing at 6 weeks old??

    hello, i have 5 faverolle chicks and they are exactly 6 weeks and now on grower pellets. thing is 2 of them have no body feathers and all 5 are crowing! yes with a cheeeeAAAEEEP! in the morning. i cant beleave it has anyone else had these problems from tegan.
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    chicken drowns on national tv

    hello, im glad you feel the same way:( i sent a letter to channel 9 asking them to at lease put a warning beffore airing the episode as some people do find trapping deffenceless animals on a sinking raft disturbing. i have to say ive lost my desire to watch the show now. its hard to understand...
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    chicken drowns on national tv

    yes i think i will. ive sent a letter to our paper and thought maybe id check the forume to see if anyone else knows anything about this insident. did it get a mention in local papers did anything get noted about the lack of compation for our chooks?
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    chicken drowns on national tv

    I'm probably one of the only people in Australia who cares but i wanted to know if anyone saw the chicken in the cage drown in the ocean on the survivor Philippines show? we just got the first episode here and i have to say the producers have gone too far with the use of chickens as simple...
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    fowl pox deterant

    the name of the cream is zivirax, but i live in Australia so were you are from should have a top of the line cold soar cream. just thought id note , that i gave the chooks face and abdomen a wash once the pox were gone to get rid of any old residue from the cream. as after a while the skin of...
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    fowl pox deterant

    i have found somthing that kills the virus. coldsore cream. yep thats it. i have used it on my flock and within two days the swellings became smaller and on the 5th day the scabs came off to show clean healthy skin. i am so happy! this definatly works ive done it to 17 chickens all diferant ages...
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    forced molting

    how can i force a chicken to molt? i have a 4 year old arucana bantam who has not had a molt for 2 years. her feathers are almost see through now, tattered torn and have black stuff on the base of the quills. she does not lay anymore and im worried. no mites or lice are present and she has been...
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    Respiratory Disease and new chickens??

    as far as i know from 3 previous incedents, its all about the season's, housing, bedding, and so on, im sure your vet explained it. well i have never had a problem introducing new birds after the others were better for at least 2 weeks, and the house cleened from top to bottom. but i would be...
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    Dark red blood? cloting fast.

    ok, the chook is on clavulox drops ( antibiotics) twice a day to aid any posable infection that may hinder the healing process. sigh! why is it always the best loved chook that gets realy realy sick:( that must happen to everyone here.
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    Dark red blood? cloting fast.

    realy..! oh right. i will not touck the scabs then. i think i was given a bad set of advice then. my poor chookie she is the only one who has the pox on her eyelids, comb, nose and wattles. i have seperated her, and am using zivirax for coldsores. the vet sugested it. but why is the chooks blood...
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