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  1. mspower32

    I need LA200 correct identification of Antibiotic please

    Hi my Turkey hen and chickens are sick, sneezing, noisy breathing, rattles, I am in Ireland and my vet can only prescribe amoxicillin which I have been injecting and it is helping them but I want to get LA200, can anyone please tell me if this is the correct antibiotic as I need to order it...
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    I will definitely let ye know what happens and thanks so much, I have got great advice and solutions for my issue, I know this will work, hes never been seperated from his precious hens and coop so it will be a shock for him, hes very attached to his hens and usually when I tell him off for...
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    I have a way to get him back out of coop if the behaviour starts so this seems like a good plan
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    Yes that's exactly what I don't want to do, I'll lock him in the nursery tomorrow night and let momma and chicks into the coop with the other hens, how many nights will I do this for before I let him back into coop because it would be very difficult to remove him once he is in the coop, hes...
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    He can sleep in the nursery, that will bring him down the peg 👍he goes in there anyway before he goes into coop, all I have to do is close the gate :)
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    Thank you for advice
  7. mspower32

    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    That sounds like a really good plan, he should get the message hopefully
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    Yes the hen is new to him, physical contact only started last week, she only went into the coop last week with him and she really took over the coop pushing his hens out
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    Physical contact only started last week
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    My coop is big enough for 10-12 chickens, atm 4 hens and cockerel sleep in the coop so there is more than enough room but momma hen favours a certain box in the coop and she pushes any hen out of that box and goes in with her chicks, that hen that she pushes out screechs and leaves the coop...
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    That sounds good, I will give it a go, thank you very much :)
  12. mspower32

    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    Hi thank you for replying, no he dosent chase the chicks, he is pecking at momma hen in the coop, he roosts overhead her and is pecking down at her, there is a wooden shelf between her and him but he is pecking downwards at her and if the chicks come out of the nest box hes pecking at them like...
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    I really appreciate your advice, I hope I didn't offend, I only have chickens a year and a half so my experience is limited when it comes to raising chicks, I don't accept his behaviour, I'm actually very disappointed with his behaviour , I posted the thread for help from people with more...
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    Also to add the rooster is very friendly to all the other hens and humans, he does exactly what he is told comes to the barn when I call him , goes to his coop when I tell him etc..... he is very precious to me so I would really like to have them all get along, maybe keeping them seperate for...
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    Hi my rooster is 3 1/2 years old, this behaviour is only happening when in the coop, and the one time this evening when I seen him chase her and pull feathers from her back but then he left her be, he dosent chase the chicks at all and if their in the run together he dosent bother them. The...
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    Cockerel pecking at mother hen and chicks

    Hello I'm looking for some advice, my cockerel is pecking at my six week old chicks and their mother while in the coop even though it's dark and everyone should be sleeping, he chased momma hen and she crouched down to let him mount her but all he done was pull some feathers from her back 2...
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    Broken leg at the joint

    I've hoisted her down now so she can lay her egg but she is still supported with the sling to stop her from rolling onto her side, this way is working great, also gives her a break form being up in the hoist, thanks so much Anne you just gave me a great idea, I can hoist her back up later so she...
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    Broken leg at the joint

    BDutch thank you
  19. mspower32

    Broken leg at the joint

    Hi everyone looking for some advice my hen broke her leg, she got her toe caught in a crack in a plastic barrel I was using as a dust bath and she panicked, I had her at the vet who applied a stint and prescribed pain meds, I had to hoist her up in a sling as she was lying in her poo and...
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    Underwear makes a great sling! UPDATED with Pics added

    I have done this for my little hen Josie she broke her leg at the joint yesterday, got her toe stuck in a crack on a plastic barrel and she panicked pulled so hard she broke her leg, thanks so much for your post and pics, I really hope she heals and she will walk again 🤞🥺 vet put splint on her...
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