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    Cataract or another issue?

    Hi, Just brought this guy back from a farm he has been kept at and noticed his eye. Would like opinions if this is a cataract something else from anyone who may have had the same issue or knowledge of. He seems happy and healthy otherwise. Thanks in advance.
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    Spit White Marans

    Hi, I recently purchased some birds from a breeder that was selling up and I inherited two birds that he called split white. I have searched everywhere and I cannot seem to find any information on "split whites". Can anyone throw any light on this for me, please? What would be the possible...
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    Roosters, Hens & Crowing.

    QUESTION RE CROWING I have 3 roosters that are penned together where they can see the hens and they are crowing persistently. My question is, if they can't see the hens, ie visually partitioned off, but the hens are still in close proximity, would this have the potential to reduce the crowing...
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    MICROCHIPPING experiences. Where do you insert?

    Hi, Just looking at microchipping and wondering if your experiences have been good or bad and where you inserted the chip and why? Thanks in advance for any help!
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    More, less or the same when separated? And what's normal?

    I have a group of 14 mature roosters together in a run and then a short distance away I have another mature rooster with 10 cockerels. I am about to split the mature males up into pens with the girls for breeding. At the moment they roosters pretty much crow non stop from 4.30 am to about 3.30...
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    Lump on toe

    Hi, Just taken delivery of some new chickens and one of the hens has a lump on her toe and no claw on that toe. Is there anything to worry about here? Thanks in advance.
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    Brooding different aged chicks together, can it be done?

    I am just about to embark on a breeding program but am not 100% clear on something and would very much appreciate some advice, please. Say I hatched 4 lots of chicks a week apart. Can I keep adding the chicks to the brooder area each week or do I need 4 separate brooders? Thanks in advance...
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    BARNEVELDER & MARAN BREEDERS - AUSTRALIA

    I am looking forward to the new season August onwards and would like to make contact with Barnevelder and Maran breeders in Victoria & Sydney that will be selling fertile eggs. If you would PM me, please. Many thanks!
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    BARNEVELDER & MARAN BREEDERS - AUSTRALIA

    I am looking forward to the new season August onwards and would like to make contact with Barnevelder and Maran breeders in Victoria & Sydney that will be selling fertile eggs. If you would PM me, please. Many thanks!
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    MARAN FERTILE EGGS - July/August (Australia)

    Looking for fertile eggs in Australia. Black Copper, Wheaten, Cuckoo, Blue/ Blue Splash, Birchen, Columbian. Either in Victoria or able to be posted. Please let me know and thanks.
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    Looking for MARAN FERTILE EGGS July/August (Australia)

    Looking for fertile eggs in Australia. Black Copper, Wheaten, Cuckoo, Blue/ Blue Splash, Birchen, Columbian. Either in Victoria or able to be posted. Please let me know and thanks.
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    Run floor - How important to keep dry?

    I have my girls housed in large aviaries with a cement floor. On the floor of the coop area, I have Hemp which keeps everything very dry and odour free. This area is enclosed. However, the runs at the front of each coop are wire sides and roof so are exposed to the weather. I use sugar cane...
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    Wild bird disease transmission and vaccinations.

    I am in the process of trying to decide where to put some new coop and runs for chickens I will raise from eggs and immunise. In a lot of posts I see reference to wild birds being the possible cause of disease transmission. I have two questions: 1. I have a large stand of trees at the back...
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    Bacterial Illness - Do I need cull my flock?

    Hi, I am a newbie to chickens. I have some respiratory issues in my flock. They are recovering from it but they are getting it one by one. I have been told that if its a virus I need to cull my existing chickens and start again, if I want to increase my flock size. (Currently 20) But I am...
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    What the ...! Chickens won't leave their run!

    So for months now since we first started free randing our flock they have been lined up 6 deep to be let out int he mornings. Yesterday, two of the 20 odd come out but went straight back in. Thought I would leave them to find their own way out as usual. As the morning progressed, still no...
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    Mareks Vaccinations

    Hi, I live in Australia and would like to start raising my own chickens from eggs in small batches. I, of course, need to vaccinate for Mareks at 1 day old. The problem is that the vaccinations which come in 2,000 dose lots cannot be held long term. It can only be shipped in dry ice, not...
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