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  1. caralouise1974

    Diflucan - dosage?

    You may have seen my other lengthy thread about Daisy's crop impaction. Well, the long and the short of it is that my vet has been helpful, but not very effective, and I'm taking matters into my own hands. She's not impacted any more, but has a 'slow' and sour crop, probably from the initial...
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    Update (pg 11): Daisy's crop - successful surgery and now eating!

    I have a ten month old black australorp hen who seems a little under the weather at the moment. She hasn't laid for two weeks, then about ten days ago her appetite dropped off and she started dropping feathers. Her poo is quite sparce and green (clearly from not eating much), and sometimes a...
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    'Creocote' and chick housing - trying to prevent red mite!

    I just want to check... I had a coop with a bad infestation of red mite last summer. We immediately put it out of use and took the roof off, leaving it open to the elements for almost a year. Recently, we have been forced to bring it back into use for a broody and her chicks, so I've gone the...
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    Broody with green poo!

    My cochin is on day 16 of setting 12 eggs, and is very determined. I have to lift her off every day for a poo, and she's actually being quite good about eating and drinking, as the food and water are right under her beak, next to the nest. However, her poo has started to become very green over...
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    Just started laying - paralysis just before laying egg????

    I have a seven month old Australorp that started laying last week. For several hours before she laid that first egg she was in various states of paralysis (from totally incapable of standing first thing in the morning, to being able to walk gingerly just before the egg arrived at 3pm). Once the...
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    Is it okay for chickens to eat ice? Worried...

    My chickens are totally bonkers. I've been crawling into their run first thing in the morning, for the last three days, breaking up the ice and providing fresh water, but all they want to do is fight over the slithers of ice! They're going crazy for it. Surely this will chill them too much and...
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    Can you worm only certain birds, not the whole flock?

    I was just wondering if I could avoid worming my layers just yet, while they're still laying well, by just treating my 12 week old pullet (this is her first worming). I've already used the ivomec pour-on on the pullet, but as I only wormed the big girls about 12 weeks ago, I don't want to have...
  8. caralouise1974

    Feeding 12 wk old pullet with the adult hens

    I was just wondering if I'm doing the right thing with feeding my small flock... I have a 12 week old pullet living with her momma and another adult hen. I am feeding them grower pellets, plus free choice oyster shell and small amounts of scratch treats and other little bits and pieces from our...
  9. caralouise1974

    Broody buff STILL mothering chick at almost eight weeks

    Just a quick one - my broody BO is still looking after her black australorp chick, at almost eight weeks old. She is still incredibly thin and not taking care of herself although the chick looks wonderful, fully feathered and very active. Is this normal? When on earth is she going to stop...
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    When to start worming chick - has been outdoors with mamma since day 1

    Can anyone advise me when I should worm my chick for the first time? She is six weeks old now and was raised by our broody, so has been outdoors in the run (and free ranging) with her momma and the other grown hens since hatching. Should I be worming her yet? And can I use ivermectin pour-on...
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    Girl or boy? Five week old black australorp chick

    I am five weeks and one day old. I seem a little small, and I still have patches of fluff. I have a small yellow comb, no wattles, and my earlobes are just starting to appear and turn light pink. Am I a boy or a girl? With my Momma (Henny Penny the BO) and Auntie Bella (bluebelle)...
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    Amprolium - safe to use with anaemic hen?

    I was just wondering... I have been advised elsewhere on the messageboard to try using an anti-cocci medicine on my hens as one of them has always had low energy and poor appetite (and I've tried everything else). She's recovering from being broody for a long while right now and is dreadfully...
  13. caralouise1974

    My chickens are suddenly eating my conifers!

    I don't really care about these little trees, as we inherited them from the previous occupants of our house and they're really quite boring, but I'm worried about the chickens. Can they eat the foliage of miniature conifer trees safely? Thanks in advance for your advice everyone!
  14. caralouise1974

    Gender of 3 week old black australorp? UPDATE - now almost 5 weeks

    Any ideas anyone? Or is it too early to tell? Thanks!
  15. caralouise1974

    Broody bleeding from nostrils, very pale, won't eat - please help me

    I'm really concerned about our broody. She has lost a huge amount of weight since going broody (nine weeks ago, the last three of which were actually spent sitting on eggs) and her comb is very pale. She's now got one chick and things have got even worse - she spends all her time feeding it...
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    How to fatten up a thin broody fast? VERY worried about our Momma hen

    Our broody has just finished her hatch (only one chick by the looks of things, but she's happy anyway) and I'm very worried about her condition. She's so very thin. She was broody for six weeks before we gave in and got her some fertile eggs to sit on, so that's nine weeks in total - too long...
  17. caralouise1974

    Day old chick ate scrambled egg! Panic? **UPDATE - sick chick HELP!**

    Is that okay? Momma fed it to her and I couldn't stop her. Momma is very thin and I've been trying to put weight back on her for the last week of setting, as she's completely wasted away. Hence, I've been feeding her scrambled egg and sunflower seeds once a day. There's chick grit available...
  18. caralouise1974

    Day 21 under broody and I can hear cheeping!

    How exciting! Our broody BO, Henny Penny, is looking a bit perplexed and nervous of the activity going on underneath her, so I do hope her instinct tells her what to do. She's only 7 months old, and this is her first try. She went broody nine weeks ago, and after many failed attempts to break...
  19. caralouise1974

    Broody? Too hot? Egg bound?

    Okay, I've said on another thread that I'm not worried about my eight month old BO, Henrietta, who hasn't laid for a couple of days... well, now I am, a little. She has recently (about the last two weeks) started doing very small tight infrequent poops, and none at all overnight (she refuses to...
  20. caralouise1974

    Can someone confirm my medication maths?

    I'm about to start worming with Flubenvet. You are supposed to mix it with their normal feed and give it for seven days, the theory being that bigger hens get proportionally more of the medication. The instructions say that 6g will medicate 2kg of feed. There is a little scoop that comes with...
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