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    Help! My chicken ate rat bait!

    Oh dear. You are serious aren't you. I am happy to have a discussion with you however finding a study that counters those I've found doesn't mean you are right. And "common knowledge" is great however was also common knowledge that; eggs are unhealthy, Asian students are smarter than...
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    Help! My chicken ate rat bait!

    Since you know it all I shall leave you to it. I am glad you are so knowledgeable and have all the information to counter any studies to the contrary.
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    Help! My chicken ate rat bait!

    There is always a debate unless you can offer inconclusive proof. There are actually different kinds of rat poisons and they act differently (and at different rates) so I always look at the active ingredient of the poison. Warfarin is not the only one and yes volumes probably are at play. So...
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    Help! My chicken ate rat bait!

    Thanks for the article and always happy to be proved wrong. It is only one article however and is from 1986. The dose was also considerable. There has been a lot of work done since then. I think it's better to confirm using a number of sources. I can only go on what I've researched and what...
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    Help! My chicken ate rat bait!

    I have actually seen woodhens eating rat bait on Lord Howe Island and the park rangers there were not concerned as they said it has no effect on most birds. You can look up a number of studies on the web and you’ll find this is the case also. So I think your chickens will be fine...
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    Identify Partridge Species

    A stab in the dark but t looks like a francolin. There are a lot of different types in southern Africa.
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