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    Wheezing on inhale and exhale, gurgling

    Another quick update in case it helps someone else. The pullet seemed to go downhill after the last post - after 5 days of continuous wheezing, she had lost so much weight and energy, we decided to cull her. Yesterday, we had the same symptoms crop up in our rooster: very loud wheeze...
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    Wheezing on inhale and exhale, gurgling

    Just a quick update- she's recovering. Wheeze is still present but less severe than before. After a couple of days of Oxymav B and VetRX, tuna and yoghurt, she is now standing up more, wandering around the enclosure, and generally more alert.
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    Wheezing on inhale and exhale, gurgling

    Yes, she's still wheezing but now with sneezing and thin discharge, so looking less like an obstruction and more like a respiratory infection. No eye bubbles. She's reluctant to move around too much but eating well. I've fed her scrambled egg and more yoghurt. I'll try the diluted lemon juice...
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    Wheezing on inhale and exhale, gurgling

    Hi all, My 12 week old faverolles pullet started wheezing yesterday while free-ranging. I found her far away from the rest of the flock. When they saw me, the flock came into the run for their usual goodies. This pullet eventually came over but didn't enter the run, which was odd as she is...
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    Massive laceration under the wing & suturing

    Hi all, I wanted to share some photos of the injury that my buff sussex hen Olivette sustained and what I did about it. I hadn't noticed anything off about her, no limping, she was still eating etc., and so it was by chance that she was in the nesting box and I gave her a little scratch under...
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    Bruise and scab-like injury near vent

    I've got them on a mix of Laucke Red Hen 17% protein and Barastoc Darling Downs 15% at the moment, as their usual feed is currently unavailable, but I'm hoping I can switch back to their usual soon. I'll try and source a 18% in the meantime. As for why I gave her a bath - she roosts on a lower...
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    Bruise and scab-like injury near vent

    Hello all, I was giving my light sussex hen a bath today and a vent feather trim when I noticed significant bruising near her vent. At first I thought it was a scab, but it's almost as though the scab is underneath the skin. She is otherwise well, eating and drinking ok, enjoying treats...
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    Speckled sussex pullet or cockerel?

    I think it's trickier when you don't have another chick to compare to. I've attached a photo of mine at 7 weeks - left is a boy, right is a girl. The second photo is the same chick as in this thread, when his comb was still pink with small wattle, who turned out to be a boy.
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    Speckled sussex pullet or cockerel?

    It's the worst luck, isn't it? Will the cockerel be ok on his own for now? I'm going to try and keep him, and he'll have 6 hens to look after when he grows up. They are not so nice to him now but I guess that will change.
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    Breathing issues, gurling (and more)

    Hi all, I picked up a new 12 week sussex pullet 2 days ago. Shame on me for not checking over her carefully but it was a long drive and I was tired. The issues were apparent once I got her home: Sneezing Gurgling Mites. So many mites. 5cm long Roundworm in poo Now also breathing heavily...
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    Speckled sussex pullet or cockerel?

    Ahh, just as I was dreading :hit doubly devastated now my only girl got eaten. Thanks for the fast replies guys.
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    Speckled sussex pullet or cockerel?

    Some of you may have seen my previous post on these speckled sussex chicks. 4 were definitely cockerels but I managed to get 2 pullets - or so I thought. Unfortunately the one that was definitely a pullet was attacked by a fox, which leaves me with one. However she's looking more like a...
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    Speckled sussex chicks

    Hi guys, just thought I'd give a quick update. It's happy news - they are indeed speckled! Rather annoyingly, the ones with the best looking speckling pattern are most likely roosters! Ah well :)
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    Speckled sussex chicks

    So, I have done some internet sleuthing and found several discussions on this topic in another poultry forum (not sure whether it's ok to link here?) from, some almost a decade old. From what I have gathered, the Australian SS lines do tend towards a wheaten base (possibly due to a lack of SS...
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    Speckled sussex chicks

    I just got them through the local newspaper classifieds (I live in Australia), so I'm not sure if they have an official hatchery name/business. They'll be at the local markets though so I might drop by and clarify. I do note some pics on Google labeled SS chicks that look similar to mine at the...
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