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    lethargic chooks with head pulled in?

    I had a crook chook that was holding its head in quite alot,I noticed she died yesterday,no signs of injury at all. Does anyone know what this could be? She seemed slow and walked slowley as well.
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    do ducks need a deep nest?

    Hi all. My second duck has laied alot of eggs,maybe 15 or so,but she is in a flat floored nest box and the eggs keep rolling out onto the ground. Do ducks need a slight depression in the laying area to hold all those eggs in one place,. I notice sometimes a few eggs are not quite underneath her...
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    WOW! Impressed with scovy's hatching abilities

    Ive just had all 13 eggs hatch for a first time broody,I reckon thats pretty good. Do I need to seperate mum and babys from the drake and the other laying female? I think I heard the drake can be a little mean towards young ones? Thanks guys.
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    will turkeys freerange and return to coupe?

    As above guys,just wondering if I can let the two I have out to forage during the day. They have been penned for a month since I bought them,theyre around 3mths old or a little more. Thanks guys
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    Eating a chook with bumblefoot ok?

    Hi. I have just noticed that one of my hens has bumblefoot,quite bad and looks like it will be too hard to clear up. Can I still eat the bird,or is better as dog tucker? Thanks. Jason
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    Hens mounted too often and have open sores from Roo's claws.

    Hi there,my hens have sores from the roo mounting them too often. What shoudl i do? Cull and feed to my dogs? Try a medication? They seem fine,but they must be hurting. thyere not fly blowen or anything. Any help appreciated.
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    sexing muscovies?

    Hi guys. How can I sex My 12wk old muscovies. I noticed on an older male that he has the begining of a lump in the centre/back of his bill. is a sex pointer?
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    Dog attacked one of my meaties,can I still eat him?

    hi guys,from the frozen south of NZ My dog attacked one of my Cobb meat birds,and broke its wing to the point of an open fracture at the elbow. I dispatched him within ten mins of the accident,but had to leave him hanging for an hour as I had other things to do. Firstly,can I eat him after that...
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    I have a duck that has a sniffle and mucous coming from its nostrills

    Hi all. As mentione above,I have 4 scovies that are about 8wks old,the smallest one has a clacky wheeze and opens its mouth when breathing,im wondering what it could be. All the other ducks are fine and growing alot faster than this small guy. Is there anything I can do to help him/her out...
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    My dog killed all my adult hens and turkeys.

    sad day for my family......my soon to be gone dog broke his chain and killed 2 of my 3 my three turkeys and 7 adult hens. I have one turkey with what looks like a dislocated wing at the half-joint,and one of my muscovies cant walk,she is still eating and drinking but just flaps about to move...
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    how long can i take eggs from hen to candle.

    Hi guys.Im just wanting to candle my eggs at 10days and need to know how long I can have them away from the hen before they need to be back.I tired yesterday but she wasnt too happy letting me have all 15,so i could only get 7,one of which had a dent/crack,so I opened it and saw a small embryo...
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    2 hens fighting over one nest?

    Hi guys. Im wondering if my hens are ruining the chances of hatching anything at all. Both bantams with top-knots,not sure of the breed,maybe silkies? They have been laying in the same box,till they layed around 12 eggs,now they have both gone to sit on them and only one has the eggs to sit...
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    broody bantam?

    Hi guys.Im new here. I have 11 chooks,mostly chinese bantys,the red coloured ones with a topknot. One is laying and Im wondering when she may go broody. Do they start laying eggs,maybe one per day as she has been,till they get a decent sized clutch then start sitting all the time. She lays then...
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