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I've got a copy of the poultry standards - I'll try to bring it in with me tomorrow & start typing some of these requests up - not sure I'll be able to scan the book though, as the spine doesn't like opening up very well (I have seen a copy which was in a ring binder, where you could take out &a...

hmmm, the annoying thing with this tree fall, is that it didn't actually touch my lines as it came down - but as it ripped down the other household line, it must have stressed the power pole connections & mine let go at that stage (we assume) so while I can watch neighbours trees and ask them if...

What does that have to do with chickens I hear you ask?? well, Saturday night my neighbours trees took out our power lines.... and I had chickens hatching in the incubator and it's amazing how quickly the incubator looses heat... (and I realised it pays to have a battery powered temp/humidity gauge ...

Hi, I use pieces of polar fleece as the floor sometimes - non-slip and warm - just make sure it's not giving off fluff or anything, otherwise they might eat that too! Put the food in a flattish bowl, if you think they're going to loose it in the fabric. I'd also heard that chick starter no longer co...

Hi, just a thought, if she does it again, I'd be looking to treat her for gape worm, just in case - if they were present they'd be obstructing the airway, which might have been the problem?

oh, forgot to say, if you think the shell is getting thinner, have a dish of crushed oyster shell available to them, so they can boost their calcium levels (if that's the problem)...

Hi, I dosed mine with flubenol (powder wormer, same sort of thing) - I didn't change to mash, I mixed a little bit of vegetable oil through the pellets (not enough to make them go soggy & collapse) and then mixed the powdered wormer through it - that way it stuck but I didn't have to change thei...

Hi, personally I don't move/change a sitting hen's nest - she'd normally sit for a day or two over the chicks as they hatch (they may not all hatch on the same day) so she should stay on there till the last egg hatches (generally) - at that point I watch her closely & judge when to either help h...

At the Nationals they gave some very interesting talks and one of them outlined what must be in the chooks (and presumably ducks) diet to get viable/hatchable eggs - in particular they said they must be getting the range of vitamin B's and amino acids - so I've invested in some Vitamin B/amino acid ...

Hi, I've got Khaki Campbells in the orchard and they do a better job than chooks in the orchard as they don't eat the fruit (or scratch up the ground), but they do like creating muddy puddles - I'm sure they'll eat any insect going, seen them chasing flies on a boring day, even watched in horror as ...