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    Using a Coxoid, What period for egg withdrawel and Post Pro-Biotic Use?

    Hi Had my first run of what seemed to be Coccidiossis recently. Kept hens for about 15 years but never had this come up, maybe we have been lucky. Any way had some older and younger birds affected. Read two books and did some research on the net. I tried Crushed Garlic in the water but that...
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    Pekin Bantams, 1 X 4 year old 3 X 7 week old. Lathargic off food and fluffed up

    Hi I think I may already know but having never had this in 15 years wanted to get some feedback. Have one adult and three younger hens about 7 weeks old become ill: Lathargic, fluffed up off food and standing still alot. May have found some diarea. Breathing seems fine, adult wormed...
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    End of Day 21 one hatched one has not

    Hi we have had one Silkie bantam hatch on day 20. All fine and normal but second egg that candles fertile has not popped. nearing end of day 21 does that mean there is a issue? I have candles as not pipped yet. The first pip has not taken place and there is still aair gap for the chicken to...
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    What’s the difference between cuckoo and not cuckoo

    I’ve managed to order some blue silkie cuckoo hatching eggs. Would like to get a different male next year for any girls we hatch so we hatch some genetically diverse chicks of our own next year. Have a whole run set aside for them. I keep seeing blue and then blue cuckoo, is there a difference...
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    Identifying Roos

    Hi mouth second batch of chicks are doing well. If I post images would people help to see if these younger birds are boys or girls? Have some older chicks and they are easy, think I’ve got better at it as we haven’t hatched many birds before would be good to get second opinion.
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    Lots of cockerels 🐓

    A high percentage of cockerels hatched. Last year I rehomed but this year I can’t find a home for them all. They are over 8 weeks old now. Think I may have to cull witch is sad. What is the most humane way to do it? Any advice would be appreciated. Quite like the little fellas but we can’t keep...
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    Broody mothers lost interest in chicks

    Hi we have two broodys that have sat and hatched 12 chicks. 6 each they did very well. They are just over 4 weeks old, one of the adult hens has started laying and both adult hens are more interested in their own time now. Example when it’s getting dark in the walk in run the chicks are now...
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