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    Rooster turned mean...

    As with all livestock, you never ever make a Pet from an entire male. Ie bull boar ram rooster. Second- hens get sick of being raped and annoyed by a rooster. One on one is esp not good for your hen. She will eventually get on with the other hens. They have their pecking order and work it out...
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    Cydectin pour on

    make sure the pouron is used on the skin. It is not meant to be given orally.
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    broody's beget broody's. Dont let a broody hatch her own eggs. only hatch the eggs from your best non broody layer/s . Buy hens or hatching eggs from non broody stock. Make a mesh bottom wire cage keep off the ground (sit on bricks) and put them all into it. They need free take food and water...
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    tricks- firstly confine her to the broody pen first night she is still on the nest instead of up on the perch. Immediately, not next morning. 3 days min. second is to avoid eggs left in the nest for a period of time. This is a trigger. Remove eggs during the day as laid, or make a rollaway nest...
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    Cydectin pour on

    Hi, The rate I stated as above- I use at the same rate as for cattle, .5 ml per 5 kg, or 1 ml per 10 kg. On the skin on the back, NOT orally. and NOT on the feathers. It needs to be absorbed through the skin. That is how it works. As for withholding on egg layers, it is used by a lot of people...
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    Cydectin pour on

    Though this is a fairly old post, for Information, - Cydectrin is actually a totally different chemical to Ivermectin. Cydectin is Moxidectin. The cattle pourons have a 5 week withholding for meat with the Ivermectin, the Cydectin has zero milk and meat withholding, for cattle. I use Cydectin...
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    Do you let your children watch you butcher a chicken?

    Myself, My children and my granddaughter, 4, all know what to do with a chicken to get it to the table! We all learnt at a very young age. We also butcher our own beef and lambs. If kids grow up with it humanely and quickly done, they learn an invaluable lesson on life and where food comes...
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    Very deep gashes, please advise**Update, graphic pics**

    Yes, wounds on chooks heal remarkably well. Antibiotic powder or antibiotic (purple) spray for livestock (available from Vets here) i have found to be very good. Leave chook to rest in warm place with food and water. I have found will (most often)get better or die fairly quickly! Keep wound...
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    anybody raise sprouts to feed the chickens?

    I use 2 X 20 litre/ 5 gallon buckets, one with holes for draining drilled into the bottom. I soak half a bucket of whole barley grain (from stock feed suppliers) in lukewarm water overnight. Then pour into the bucket with holes to drain. Rinse daily (sometimes with the hose if feeling lazy) by...
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