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    Sexing Wheaten Marans Chicks

    Maybe it's just my line, but the females are pale yellow almost white and the males are buttery orange and darker. I can tell as soon as they fluff up after hatch and it's never been any other way with these birds. As soon as they begin to feather out the boys have black everywhere, the girls...
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    I really like the idea of breeding the older hens that keep on keeping on, that makes a huge amount of sense. I always thought breeding pullets was discouraged simply due to egg size and that the egg shells are always hard, but adding in possible natural resistance to what young birds have not...
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    :lau
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    LOL I have a nursing background as well. I grew up on a farm, and my uncles and aunts farms, shooting bunnies and dad filling the cool room from animals that we sometimes bottle raised (that sucked when I was a child). The only thing I cant handle as an adult is fresh milk, I really dont like...
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    LOL, great saying! I used supermarket bought 3 percent solution, I believe it can be used neat (hatcheries use a 5 percent apparently, but saying they, they mist rather than a quick dunk and air dry), so I wasnt so sure, so I mixed 50/50 of the three percent solution with eye wash saline. I...
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    Wouldnt we all LOL. The reason I peroxide dip my eggs is because there is some science on it. One, any dander or contamination on the shell that will end up in the incubatior is washed off and steralised. Two, there is very good evidence it "oxygenates" the egg to a higher degree and encourages...
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    From everything Iv'e read it's a shocking disease if it takes hold and it's a strong strain. I think my only saving grace was that my eggs were incubated and not hen hatched, all my chicks had been well and truely isolated from my hens when I realised my hens had it. I think it was made a great...
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    It's possible my one and only symptomatic bird displayed because she's around 6-7 years old now. She is a freak of nature to begin with as she's an ex bat and should not have survived past three or four years to begin with, her 9 friends didnt last two years after they came here, they were the...
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    I know, I've seen how hard it is to find a good vet that will educate themselves on birds reading other peoples posts. A good vet is worth their bill at the end of the day.
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    My vet has parents as farmers, she has a huge interest in livestock over pets, she is like a wizard with my animals, and she will house call for my maremma lsg dog/pup. She adores chooks, sheep, goats, pigs, you name it. She is young vibrant, always training herself to any new research available...
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    I always get to the bottom of whats going on. I had a big scare a long time ago that could have wiped out every bird I have and take years to erradicate, mareks is a walk in the park compared to some virus and bacteria. Thankfully the bird of concern was still in quarantine before making the...
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    Only one was symptomatic, she is now blind in one eye and it remains a different color. None of the others have ever shown symptoms, but I have to assume they were exposed and so they are carriers. Once they are all no longer around I'll rest their space a full year, and virkon spray everything...
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    Trying to contain Marek's and protect 6 week and 2 week old chicks

    All the babies are fine, of the old hens a fox got one by the house so that leaves 5 left. One is really showing her age and had a massive mault, one is surely so old now she wont be around too much longer and the three old productions are going into their third year. Containing it to those old...
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    On the 6th of April my mare sustained a horrific cannon bone injury, 2nd of June it looks Wonderful!

    The gel is very very thick, not like a gel at all really but it doesnt contain anything that could disrupt internal healing. I would say if medihoney and medihoney gel are both treated medical grade honeys they are the same, but I'd have to look on the box to be certain. I liked the tube because...
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    On the 6th of April my mare sustained a horrific cannon bone injury, 2nd of June it looks Wonderful!

    Maybe this link? Perhaps try googling medical grade honey from your location. There must be somewhere. http://www.dermasciences.com/medihoney
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