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    Help with injured Peacock

    Many thanks for everyone's advice. I've done some further research and apparently older girls can suddenly produce leg spurs especially if they have a protein rich diet. She's otherwise healthy and seems to be getting around with her chicks and sun bathing happily even although she's still...
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    Help with injured Peacock

    I've managed to make a vet appointment. All I have to do now is catch her.
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    Help with injured Peacock

    This is the large very sharp spike which has appeared on her leg.
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    Help with injured Peacock

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    Help with injured Peacock

    Hi My Peahen developed a limp a couple of weeks ago which has now got much worse to the point that she can't put her weight on her injured leg at all. She still roosts high in the trees at night with her male and their four offspring. I suspected that she may have damaged her leg flying down...
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    Comment by 'Ryeyard' in article 'Rat - Chicken Pests - How To Protect Your Chickens From Rats'

    I've occasionally had rats in the chicken run and deal with them by placing petrol soaked paper down their rat holes and setting it alight. They die down their holes by asphyxiation. I also use enclosed rat boxes filled with poison however gassing them is more satisfying.
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    Marek's Disease

    Cheers Wyorp. A week ago I didn't think she'd last the day but now, although she's still partially paralysed down one side, she's talking away, keeping up with the others and eating and drinking as well as ever. What superb little animals, with a tremendous will to live. She obviously loves it...
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    Marek's Disease

    That Marek's website is very helpful, thank you. I'll just leave my hens to their own devices and hope that the bird with symptoms recovers and that the rest have good immune systems.
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    Marek's Disease

    It looks like I've imported Marek's disease into my small flock, having recently brought in half a dozen youngsters from a reputable dealer. One died at 7 weeks with the associated paralysis and another has been displaying similar symptoms at 25 weeks. She was really bad for a few days but has...
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    Predator took all 5 hens last night! I feel horrible!

    Probably most likely to be a fox. A neighbour lost all 12 chickens last year to a fox. It climbed into his fenced hen run, killed all the birds and carried each one back over the fence. It took one back to it's den as it could only carry one at a time and left the remaining 11 in a pile to be...
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    Sickly pheasant

    Sean the chicks are the common pheasant found in Scotland. I've given the sickly one 4 or 5 days to see if she'll come round however she was developing less quickly, was breathing hard, listless and still with a swollen abdomen. In addition, she was being picked on yesterday by one or two...
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    Sickly pheasant

    She's eating and drinking really well but not developing like the others, plus the swollen abdomen issue. I read that the swollen abdomen could be a sign of the infected yolk. There is apparently a specific name for it.
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    Sickly pheasant

    Hi I'm new to the forum and have 9 pheasant chicks (9 days old). One is smaller than the rest and more listless although it is eating and drinking well. I've noticed it has a swollen abdomen. The other 8 are full of energy and look great so should I remove the sickly bird in case it endangers...
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