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  1. cwmhaf

    How long is a moult?

    Oh, 3 months OK,no need to panic then??? The Dorkings have a handful of organic layers pellets, with food grade DE, grit and powdered sterile egg shell, they have 3 acres to forage,not that they have ventured very far yet, only about 1/2 an acre so far. Is the handful enough?? My husband has...
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    How long is a moult?

    He is with 2 hens (we want to get more soon???) and two very gentle Dewlap Toulouse young geese.Organic Laying Pellets, food quality DE, grit, powdered sterile eggshells, river water with a few drips of tonic., Some scraps, including some fruit, dry organic oats, occasionally some cake bits...
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    How long is a moult?

    Our Dorking Cockerel seems to have stated moulting about after he came to us about 2.5 months ago. He started loosing feathers just above his breast, or below his throat. This initially worried me, they have a dust bath with DE in it, they have DE in the shavings and sawdust in the coop. Then...
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    Rooster lethargic and comb turning black

    Our Cockerel has bluey/grey shading along the points of his comb, it has been like it since we bought him 4 weeks ago, he seems well, eats well and droppings are darkish ginger brown colour, he does not seem ill.Might this be something just to do with his breed, he is a 14 month old Silver...
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    Telling sex of young Swinhoe Pheasants

    We have two 15 weeks old Dewlap Toulouse un-sexed goslings. I judge dogs at Championship Level, and have been closely watching this pair. One has a slightly higher rise over the head and a slightly wider head and thicker neck than the other. This one has a black/dark brown tip on the beak, the...
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