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    mink wiped out half my flock in 1 night

    I lost all my birds on Sunday to a mink too. We were out at a birthday party at lunch time, gone for about 2 hours. When we came home, I went to give them corn and found them :( This is the first attack in 5 years, I know we have been lucky so far but I guess we'll have to trap the bugger before...
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    Baytril

    I'm sorry you didn't have any luck with your poor Rooster though, is he managing alright with the bumble still in his foot? Poor you having to try twice too... x
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    Baytril

    Thanks for your reply, that's great to know and I feel better about it now. Why would the vet give me the meds if they won't work on bumblefoot though? seems pretty pointless. I saw the thread on bumblefoot but would be way too scared to try that myself, the feet aren't swollen yet, and the...
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    Baytril

    Hiya, Two of my girls have developed bumblefoot, it seems to be early with little swelling as of yet. The vet gave me baytril to put in their water, 1ml per litre for 5 days. This is the first time any of the hens have been ill and I'm a bit worried about it. (nervous new mum) I looked up...
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    Seeing OTHER folks' free range chickens

    This post made me giggle If I saw people pulling up, I'd worry that they wanted to rob the hens and or house LOL
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    How can chickens be so smart, yet so dumb?

    Awwww, so sweet! I think they just love to play. Today my girls found a frog, Dora (the boss) caught it, and they chased eachother around for ages! We also got our first egg yesterday and second one today. So excited about it all
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    Muddy Run-Help!

    Get busy with a shovel and wheelbarrow. I shifted 3 tonnes of sand that way a few weeks ago. Lost a couple of pounds too!
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