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[blueducklings]

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This is the part where the duct tape comes in handy.

Also works to tape up big cuts, and warts.

WARTS ???????????

Yup, it works because it cuts out the air supply. in a couple of weeks of walking around with duck tape hanging, it will all be gone.

 

[Chickielady]

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Bolddog, as far as I know, birds are born with wry neck, and it is genetic, they do not just 'get' it later on.
I could be wrong, but that is all I have been told.
I have never seen a grown bird suddenly go 'wry'
He may have a sore neck or was injured ?

 

[Chickielady]

Rainwolf::::::::::::::::::
I looked back on the 2010 calendar & the Javas were hatched on Nov 21 so they are 4 mo old this mo on the 21st..a few more weeks and they should begin lay.
I am thinking since they are a heritage breed and mature slowly, that they will be laying with a month and half to 2 months at the longest..........

edited to add: still no eggs from our fairy java father

 

[Chickielady]

Zgoatlady................does your son have alot of cats ? They carry toxiplasmosal parasites and looks like that can cause encephalitis...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis

what a scarey thing!!!!!!!!!
He did have a viral flu or something not too long ago, and a spinal tap for meningitis, didn't he ?
Darn what a super bummer for this family !

 

[broodytood]

Just curious...has anyone ever tried to teach day old chicks to drink out of a bunny water bottle? Thought it might keep the water in the brooder cleaner.

 

[Chickielady]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/search-forum.php?cx=partner-pub-9473214521653913%3Abil3pz2p90m&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=wry+neck&sa=Search&siteurl=www.backyardchickens.com%2Fforum%2Findex.php#1270


lotsa stuff on wry neck, just type in what you want to find, in the BYC search box..and Viola !!!!!!

and CR: you can handle the fame & fortune, just hoist up the big boy britches & carry on !!

 

[Chickielady]

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I did that !!
I had 2 cockeral fighting, so I caught one & locked him in an empty rabbit cage, and later that day I noticed the bird was pecking at and drinking from the rabbit bottle, don't know about chicks, the water drops might be too big & drown them ??

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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I have taught week olds to drink from a nipple. I guess I should say they learn to drink from a nipple at a week old.

 

[broodytood]

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I did that !!
I had 2 cockeral fighting, so I caught one & locked him in an empty rabbit cage, and later that day I noticed the bird was pecking at and drinking from the rabbit bottle, don't know about chicks, the water drops might be too big & drown them ??

Maybe a hamster size would help?

 

[Ogress]

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I did that !!
I had 2 cockeral fighting, so I caught one & locked him in an empty rabbit cage, and later that day I noticed the bird was pecking at and drinking from the rabbit bottle, don't know about chicks, the water drops might be too big & drown them ??

Maybe a hamster size would help?

Mine drank from a huge one that came with my dog kennel. It drips a lot more than the nipple feeders. They were about 2 weeks old when I started them. To this day, they prefer the big bunny/puppy waterer to any other type. They did not need any training because they peck at anything shiny.