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    Sponsored Post New Giveaway: Try out the Southern States Poultry Pal App for a chance to win!

    The 'click here to download' wouldn't work from my iphone but I went to the app store and found it. :)
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    Cockatiel eggs - free - yass, Australia

    Please post all ads in the appropriate BST section You will find the rules here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/250783/buy-sell-trade-rules-must-read-agree-to-participate-in-bst Thanks, BYC Staff
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    Breed? Gender? Parents in the pic with the chick

    Bummer, really hoping for a hen. Thanks for the input Mysunwolf and RidgeRunner.
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    Breed? Gender? Parents in the pic with the chick

    So i bought the mother as a sex link but have no sure idea on the roo and what may have carried through to the chick. Is the chick a roo? (~9weeks old) [/IMG]
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    rescue hens??

    Interesting experiment. I would keep hold of them and track any change in eggs following the change in diet. Ask the previous owners if they want them back if they start laying, if not you could always give them away to someone else. If it turns out they are not laying at all you can always...
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    Are my chickens just weird or what?

    So interesting, chickens like bling! One I will surely remember!
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    panting yes, they pant all the time and that doesn't bother me, but I have noticed a distinct correlation between temperature and bodily response by my Australorp cross (went temp reaches 42-46). Heat stress symptoms in this one girl becomes a deep throaty gurgling pant that wracks the body and...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Thanks Appps, her gurgling raspy breath eased to a pant and I finally managed to get her to take a few mouth fulls of cold yoghurt. As long as there are no secondary effects from heat stroke I think she made a narrow escape Thank goodness for the cool change (and air conditioning) I'm glad I...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    42 in my yard and I think my sussex x Australorp may not survive this one :( I have her in a box in the air con after finding her with excessive panting wracking her whole body, refusing to eat or drink cold treats even yogurt which is one of her faves. Fingers crossed, hang in there blackie
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Yee Ha, thats an awesome christmas pressie! Wish I was half as lucky :)
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    My silly chicken

    what do you bait your trap with? I have found stale bread (holds onto the trap really securely) or hard cheese with peanut butter is quite irresistible for vermin. They are quite cluey though the cheeky sods and may figure out that thig big metal jawed snappy thing = bad. I wonder if changing...
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    Typically how long after having chicks does the mama start laying again?

    The mental image is hilarious, but I can totally see the bantam broody fixation, staying big momma as long as possible! Ages ago we had a mixed flock of 12-14 girls, 2 of which were bantams. They were ALWAYS hiding their eggs. Our girls particularly liked to get into the middle of a clump of...
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    Infectious coryza

    not sure sorry but I wanted to reply to bring your query back to the top in case anyone else can help.
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    Can I feed it anything to put it out of her misery?

    A trip to the vet to euthanaise is quite cheap if you are like me and can't bring yourself to swing an axe. Good luck, it is not nice watching them suffer
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    Typically how long after having chicks does the mama start laying again?

    Good question. I have been wondering that myself. I have just been keeping an eye on the comb of my girl waiting for it to go red again. Maybe post a picture of the hen or more info on the breed to make it easier for someone to help you.
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