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    Turkey Chick With Broken Leg. Help!

    Hi. So, yesterday afternoon, my turkey chick got attacked by the male turkey, and I'm 99% sure it's leg is broken. It's the upper left leg, and the rest of the leg is just dangling. It can hop, but not with out falling every four hops, and it sits kind of on it's side. I'm not sure if there are...
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    How often do I worm my hens?

    I wormed them 2 weeks ago. When should I worm them again?
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    My Flock Is Slowly Dying Off.... HELP!!!!!

    About a week ago, my rooster was attacked by a turkey, and lost his right eye. Now he's down and can't get up. I went out to feed the rest of my flock, and two of my girls were down as well. I lost a girl last week to the same thing. The timeline is-They aren't as energetic, that's when I...
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    Sick Trio

    My hen (Jack) and her chicks have been living in the pig pen for a few weeks. We lost a chick yesterday of hers, and I put it down to "It happens sometimes". Looking back, that was idiotic. A few hours ago, I went out to check my hen and her chicks and they were fine. I went out a few minutes...
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    Help! Native Birds Killing My Chicks!

    The magpies and kookaburras are killing my chicks. I lost a three day old chick, and a few week old turkey. What can I do to stop this, short of keeping my chicks in a cage till adult hood?
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    Help! Very Sick Turkey!

    Okay, so two days ago I found one of my newly bought Turkey chicks dead on the floor of the coop. Today I went out to find one of them standing in the corner, his head tucked into his chest. I had a look around, and there is blood in his poop. They free range, have plenty of water and get fed...
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    Broody Hens-How I Know Spring Is Here

    So last night I went out to check that my girls had put themselves to bed, cause we were expecting rain. My hen, Comet, was sitting in a nesting box, and she had been in the same one last time I went out. She's still there this morning, so I guess I better prepare the nursing hoime. Last time...
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    Possible Injured Leg

    So, the day before last, I got a new shipment of hens. They're ex-battery hens, and they have their beaks clipped. Today I went out to check on them and found one lying on her side. I picked her up and took her out of the coop. She stood up, seeming to favour one leg. I've brought her inside...
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    The Land Of Aus

    I'm in Queensland, near 1770. My relatives are not convicts, I swear. At least I don't think so...... I'm interested to find out how many of you aren't from America.
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    Introducing New Hens

    Normally I just put the hen in when my flock is going to sleep, and keep an eye on her till she finds her place. But now I have to introduce 11 new hens to my flock of 17. Is it the same as when you introduce 1 or 2? Do I need to worm my chickens before they meet these new hens? I have roosters...
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    Leg Problems in Young Rooster

    Hi So, this little Rooster was born on the 23rd December, 2014. A couple days ago, he started acting odd. He hung back, wasn't as interested in play, and sat in the perches in the middle of the day. This happened to happen at the same time that his "brother" started laying. He had been...
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    Chicken Worming

    Hi. I was wondering if I could worm my chickens, how, and which products are best and available in Australia. Thanks
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    Chicken Love Story

    I have a completely black two year old hen, Vixen (yes, after the reindeer), and she went blind around Easter. I took her out of the coop, because she was being bullied and loosing weight. The rooster wouldn't leave her alone. She went literally crazy with loneliness. so I thought she might...
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    Help! My Chick Was Hit In The Eye!

    Hi. I have a 5 month old chick, and I just discovered he has been hit in the eye. He is coping surprisingly well, still running around like a crazy thing, but he's losing weight. I don't want to take him out of the flock because the last time I did that for a sick chook they went nuts with...
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    Are My Hens Molting Or Sick?

    I'm pretty sure my hens are going through molt, but I have to be certain. They have pale combs, and are missing feathers around their heads. When I put them down a cloud of feathers just goes poof! around them. Some of them have lost a little weight. Not enough to feed them separately to the...
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    When Can I Put My Chicks With The Rest Of The Flock?

    Hi My Bantam has 2 8-day-old chicks and I am wondering if they can join the other Hens and Rooster now with the protection of their mum. I need their pen for another Broody hen who has just started to hatch. I'm not worried about them getting cold because it's averaging 29 degrees at day and...
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    2 Month Old Chick With Weak Legs

    Hi. About a week ago I realised one of my 2 month old chicks was having trouble walking. It's sort of a stumble, stumble, trip. And when she is standing still her leg seems to dislocate at the hip and she just falls over. Now s/he has trouble standing at all. Her/his mother has stopped taking...
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    New to Chicken Farming.

    Hi. We have 1 rooster, 12 hens and 16 chicks. Currently 2 hens are broody and sitting on 20 eggs between them! We have no idea what breed they are. They were free ranged until we got sick of stepping in poo every time we went outside. Still, the have about 400 square metres of grassed...
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