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    Feeding 8 week old grower chicks

    Hi all, Sorry but I don't have time to scroll through the forum to find the answer I'm after, so was wondering if anybody can help me. I've 8 8 week-old Light Sussex chicks I'm rearing on rearer pellets and although I feed them ad lib I was just wondering out of interest how much an 8-week-old...
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    Split wing?

    Hi, I've just been inspecting my little 8 week old Orpingtons and think one may have split wing. Can anybody please advise? It doesn't matter as the person I'm raising them for wouldn't be too bothered if it did have split wing, I'm just curious more than anything. Thanks for any comments :).
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    Little Frizzle bantam with bald neck and head and underside. :(

    Hi all, At my work we have two little frizzle bantams; a cock and a hen. I'm not entirely sure how old they are (they were there before I started and were rescued). I've noticed with the little hen that she has big bald patches on the back of her head and down her neck, and she's bald on her...
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    Worming chickens with Flubenvet 1% Medicated Premixture

    Hi all, I'm due to worm our little ones at work with some Flubenvet 1% Medicated Premixture and was wondering how I can go about it so that they will eat all of their allocated feed and won't waste any? We've three adult Dutch bantams needing it and two 9 week old Light Sussex chickens. How...
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    My chicks aren't quite right... can anybody please help?

    Hello all, was wondering if anybody could please help me... I'd be dead grateful if you can! The chicks at my work are now 6 weeks old. Growing fast! They have been exposed to outdoors but had a bit of a scare with an escaped ferret and unfortunately we lost a few :'(. They've been brought...
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    Please remind me!!!

    Hello, Just a few quick questions I have for quick answers please? - how often should I dust my chooks with diatom powder to prevent lice? And: - Apple Cider Vinegar - 25mls for 1l of water over 7 days every month to keep worms in check (as well as normal wormer of course)... am I...
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    Permaculture - using Bantams on veg plots

    Hiya, At my work we have plenty of veg patches and three bantams currently in a smaller coop than the larger free-rangers. I was wondering about putting the Bantams to use on the veg patches as fertiliser and for bug-picking (enrichment for them too!) and was wondering if anybody had any good...
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    Hen grit for chicks?

    Hi all, We have recently hatched 12 mixed chicks at my place of work and are doing very well with them so far. They are 3 weeks of age and I have started putting some enrichment into their housing - bread, dandelion leaves, cabbage leaves etc. Thanks to a thread recently started on here, I...
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