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    Hen isolates herself from the rest of the flock...

    If mine is Gapeworm I figured by reading your article on coccidiosis, it needs "Corid", right? So I investigated a local equivalent - Corid is Amprolium? I found something called Amprolin-300 ws which contains Amprolium hydrochloride... here's hoping it works because nothing else has (I gave it...
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    I am raising wild African "Village Chickens" (crossing with RI Red layers etc), as well as quails an

    OK here it is..... wild african village chicken (from southern africa) X crossed with RI red......... video below...
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    HELP!! [Vid Pt2 incl] - Turkey panting, opens beak, tongue out... any clues??

    If mine is Gapeworm I figured by reading an article on coccidiosis, it needs "Corid", right? So I investigated a local equivalent - Corid is Amprolium? I found something called Amprolin-300 ws which contains Amprolium hydrochloride... here's hoping it works because nothing else has (I gave it...
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    The story of my big wild African "village chicken"

    There are a whole spectrum of colors, black, white, grey, brown, speckled, ones with funny hats, bald heads, etc etc.. I think most are very mixed because I could breed 2 black ones & get white offspring! I believe most of the population in Southern Africa derived from India/ Southeast Asia...
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    I am raising wild African "Village Chickens" (crossing with RI Red layers etc), as well as quails an

    Thanks - the Africans tell me they are extremely hardy, but my experience so far has proven otherwise. Usually they run around (just about everywhere) free range, but I've got them in a stone floored backyard chicken coop, with wood shaving in half & stone in the other half (due to limited...
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    The story of my big wild African "village chicken"

    I'd have to measure how tall - eggs are pale brown. Meat quite tough!
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    The story of my big wild African "village chicken"

    Thank you, I think he will produce good offspring, I'm also keen to see what will come from my little experiment, I crossed the father of this one with a RI red, and it is now laying, crossed back with its wild African village brother (above)........pictures coming soon!
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    The story of my big wild African "village chicken"

    SO my wife's walking in the street here in Zambia Africa when she sees this really big rooster..... so I go meet the owner who just happens to be selling chickens at that time and he sells it to me for K40,000 ($8) and I bring it home --- just one problem, the thing is LOUD!!!! But it's heavy...
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    Hen isolates herself from the rest of the flock...

    What is your treatment for worms in the throat? I think I'm having a similar problem. I took a video (below) of the bird it looks like has something really irritating in the throat.
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    HELP!! [Vid Pt2 incl] - Turkey panting, opens beak, tongue out... any clues??

    Well I've been trying the "tobacco tea" - last night, this morning, and we'll do it again this evening................ --it does act like it's dying for a minute after :(
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    I am raising wild African "Village Chickens" (crossing with RI Red layers etc), as well as quails an

    I'll try get a picture of that RI x African ..... One male came out and was scrawny, but the female is quite good and is laying now, crossed back with the local breed... 15 eggs & counting...
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    Humidity Obsessed

    Temperature & ventilation
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    I am raising wild African "Village Chickens" (crossing with RI Red layers etc), as well as quails an

    Here are some pictures of the wild African "village chickens"
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    help with hatching

    From my limited experience... (& I have had pipping minus hatching problems, as well as feet & neck issues).... At first, I thought humidity was everything, that they were dried out & unable to hatch.... But I discovered the actual problem was ventilation! If ventilation is fine, they grow...
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    Texas A&M questions

    7 - 8 1/2 ounces is good! My biggest ones are 7 ounces. But that's after 6 weeks. Maybe I should slaughter later?
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