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    can someone tell me whats caused this eye problem. worms??

    i kind of suspected this .will it spread through my flock ? ive seperated the two infected girls. the trouble is im in the uk so alot of the products mentioned in the forums are not available here or under a different name. i have some advocate from the vets suitable for small rabbits it kills...
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    can someone tell me whats caused this eye problem. worms??

    i noticed one of my oeg bantams had a swollen eye about a week ago . i seperated her immediatly thinking it was a peck injury bathed in a little water and she appears to be making a good recovery,however yesterday i noticed another oeg bantam looking very sorry for herself i picked her up and...
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    I NEED URGENT ADVICE. JAVA FINCH

    my male java finch has suddenly started behaving oddly first he was panting with his mouth open, then he started squaeking with his mouth open it sounds like hes struggling to breath and drunk. now hes standing with his mouth open making a clicking noise. i dont know what to do he looks like he...
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    indian runner advice

    i recently bought 3 runner ducks at auction, turns out i have two drakes one is all black the other all white, the girl is white and fawn. i cannot keep two drakes so have to get rid of one. in terms of "what are the more desirable colors" to breed should i keep the black drake or the white...
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    black copper maran chick

    Yea she's around eight month and given me a crash course in chicken husbandry.
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    black copper maran chick

    Dunno if anyone cares but she went broody today and is sitting on an 8 egg clutch,is that rare for a bird less than a year old
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    black copper maran chick

    not sure about that but here's those pics i promised
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    black copper maran chick

    wow good timing she has laid yesterday for the first time small green eggs, i am so proud of her. was hanging fire on letting you guys know till i get me camera back, wanted to show u how awesome she looks. next couple of days i will post pic.
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    black copper maran chick

    still waiting on that first egg will let you know.
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    I need help?? please

    hi there , I'm no expert on chickens but I'm sure the worms if excreted after treatment will be dead. so lots of protein for the birds think of it as the cycle of life. that's a medical opinion. anyway I hope things work out and think of this as something we all go through whether its right at...
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    video of mum showing her chick the food bowl

    day old chick shown the ropes (old English game)
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    so excited first hatch from a broody has started.some questions

    I candled 2 eggs and saw a liquid and so cracked them the other had a large black mass so I popped this one back in. although lulu was sitting off the eggs when I checked? incubator time?
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    so excited first hatch from a broody has started.some questions

    thanks so much, you'll be pleased to hear this little package was waiting for me this morning . lulu is sitting still, so fingers crossed .
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    help with poorly bird

    she drinking now with gentle persuasion , and has stood up to poop. here it is still worried its more than just the moult, any ideas?
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    so excited first hatch from a broody has started.some questions

    well the one egg has hatched a lovely chick but the other 3 eggs nothing. Ive given said chick access to chick crumb and water, and lulu is still sitting on the others . I guess as none replied I cant do much more.
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    help with poorly bird

    one of my ladies I thought over the last couple of weeks was in molt, so her behaviour was slowed as usual. however today I went in the coop and she was just sitting there eyes shut just hardly moving, I notice her comb was a purple colour, ive separated her in a quiet area with food water etc...
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    so excited first hatch from a broody has started.some questions

    Being unprepared for my old English hen lulu to go broody and not really knowing anything about it I looked on here for what was wrong and discovered yes she's not ill, but broody. I collect the eggs daily and lulu was sitting on one egg. so I placed 3 further fertilized eggs under her. then...
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    save the bees uk members

    any united kingdom members can sign this http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/ban-the-pesticides-that-are-harming-our-bees to stop the use of pesticides that are decimating the bee population,
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    rooster moved into the playboy mansion coop?

    thanks again I'm gonna get some saddles and add a couple to the flock. see if that will help. i'll post any results. here's elvis the fella at the back.If you wanna know why the warren hen has white legs go here https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/992014/new-trousers-for-hinge
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    new trousers for hinge

    I had to share this hinge one of my warrens was following me round the yard whilst I did some painting, she decided it was a great idea to jump on a 5 litre pot of emulsion paint. The lid was on so loose that it did a 180 degree flip landing poor hinge up to her bikini line in white paint...
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