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    Sickly Sussex

    Many thanks. I have powders here so I'll see what happens. By the way, I put the eggs under the Orpington but it just made her get off her own and abandon the lot. :(
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    Sickly Sussex

    Over in Sydney Australia, opened the coop this morning and all seemed fine. Two of our birds were broody, a Susses and an Orpington. Both seemed ok. For some reason I checked the coop an hour later and the Sussex had hopped off it's eggs, rolled on its back and died. There is a heavy...
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    Chickens eat mice?

    I just released a mouse from a trap expecting it to head for the hills... well shelter... but before it got more than a few steps one of our hens came almost literally flying out of nowhere, grabbed it, shook it, killed it and started eating it. I thought this was really bizarre til I checked in...
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    Gravatar/Avatar.

    When I joined I was given the option of using my gravatar which is a picture of a pickled baby dragon in a jar (I thought it was cute at the time) and selected it. Having joined I can only see the generic chook's head. I checked in the profile preferences etc and even under 'replace Avatar'...
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    G'Day from Sydney!

    Many thanks to all... seems like a nice friendly place to visit. I hope I can contribute from time to time as I learn more about chooks and the best way to look after them. :D Thanks especially to Fancychooklady for her advice and info specific to Oz. I'll do a bit more reading on cocci *and*...
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    G'Day from Sydney!

    Hi Guys, just found the forum when I was looking for answers to a question or two and thought I'd join to get some info and have a look around. :) The wife and I have just bought 5 acres outside Sydney and are slowly stocking up with a few animals to make the place look 'farmy'. So far we've...
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