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    Inbreeding trait?

    Thank you :)
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    Inbreeding trait?

    Hi there, I am just curious about this: Is there a possibility that if a line is inbred for more than 4 generations antibiotic resistance can occur for specific antibiotics that were used in that line? Thank you for any responses :)
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    Two issues - not using nest boxes and hen getting aggressive

    I would suggest purchasing fake eggs to put in the nest boxes. Chickens tend to lay if there is already eggs in a spot and by doing this you will teach them where to lay. About the hen; it’s up to you whether you keep her or not. As you mentioned before that they don’t like their feed, I would...
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    Disease passing on?

    Thanks for all the help. I will be hatching these eggs. I won’t be giving any of the oxymav b to them either as one of the poultry breeders down the road has the same issue caused by the weather
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    Disease passing on?

    They are just sneezing a bit so only a mild respiratory disease. I have been talking to other breeders around the area who are also having the same problem. They believe it is because we have had many bush fires, dust storms and really high winds accompanied by sudden temperature changes. The...
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    Disease passing on?

    Hi there. Recently I have noticed my hens are all sneezing a bit. I am going to give them some medicine to help with that. The problem is, I am collecting eggs from one of the hens. My question is will a respiratory illness pass onto the eggs I am hatching. I won’t be giving my chickens any...
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    4/5 month old rooster is having a hard time standing up and can’t keep balance

    Did the vet have an idea of the problem?
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    4/5 month old rooster is having a hard time standing up and can’t keep balance

    He might have paralysis in the legs. Have you heard of marek’s disease? I would isolate him from the flock just in case he has marek’s because it is highly contagious and you can monitor him. If it’s not and he just has a broken leg or a sprain the vet will help you with that...
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    What breed and sex are these?

    Possibly two pullets. I’m not too sure about the one with the redder comb. Might just have to wait it out and see
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    Roo or hen?????

    He is a cockerel :jumpy
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    What breed and sex are these?

    The brown coloured ones look like they are a brown hybrids possibly an Issa brown or Lohmann? The rose combs I am not too sure about though. Maybe they were crossed with a Wyandotte?? What age are they?
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    Respiratory disease???

    Also, I have three chicks at the moment. They aren’t sneezing maybe the occasional one but very rarely. Should I give them something too?
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    Respiratory disease???

    Thank you, I give them apple cider vinegar in the water every week to keep them a bit healthy. I am having trouble sourcing VetRx in Australia. Would you know if anything else I could use? And would it affect the eggs I collect for hatching?
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    Breed?

    They look like they might be a Wyandotte cross. I am interested to know what they turn out to be. sorry I wasn’t much help :jumpy
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    Respiratory disease???

    Hi there, I have a pullet who is nearly 1 year old. She has a wheezing sound coming from her chest and has been sneezing. About 5 weeks ago she stopped laying and I thought maybe she was eating the eggs so I went on an investigation and I found out she wasn’t but instead stopped laying. She...
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    Bare back hen

    I had thought about that but she is a frizzle so I don’t know how well it will work. Thank you though, i will try and get one and trial it
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    Bare back hen

    hi there. I have a rooster in with 6 girls and have noticed he has a favourite whose back is bare. I haven’t been able to catch this hen for a while but today I did and noticed it. It isn’t bleeding but just doesn’t have any feathers on it. I am taking the rooster away for a while until they...
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    Earwax????

    In the post it mention a little black spot in the “earwax” that was a mites poop. I did see a tiny black dot in his ear. How would he be getting mites?? Is the dust I am using not working??
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    Earwax????

    His face does seem to be a little bit swollen as well
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    Earwax????

    This is what the outside of the ear looks like. It is going away a bit now because I washed the outside the other day. The inside is still a little full. I had a feeling he may have had an infection. We don’t have any vets around here who know anything about poultry. What should I treat it with?
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