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Locked Egg Shell Charts - Summary
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poultry_admin » Sat Jan 30, 2016 7:52 am
Summary of the egg shell charts
Egg Quality Chart
alltech_Egg_Quality_Chart.GIF alltech-egg-shell-quality-poster.pdf Reference
Ameraucana Egg...
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Last post by poultry_admin
Sat Jan 30, 2016 7:52 am
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Sticky Coccidiosis treatment
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WLLady » Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:14 pm
10 days of amprolium (5 days at 0.024% and 5 days at 0.012%) and off 5 days. If symptoms return during that 5 days repeat treatment for 10 days at...
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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Tue Dec 06, 2016 4:04 am
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ILT in Prince Edward County
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Brebis » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:57 pm
This popped up in my email this afternoon and thought I’d post it for information.
ILT_Prince-Edward-County_Feb25_2021_Producer_Advisory.pdf
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Last post by Kbr42
Fri Feb 26, 2021 6:45 pm
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Can't find Amprolium
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Mochi » Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:13 pm
I'm in Toronto, have been looking at all the nearby feed stores I can think of. Talked to a guy at a feed store near Orangeville and he told me they...
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Last post by Shnookie
Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:52 am
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Fly strike
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kenya » Wed Jul 22, 2020 3:00 pm
Well I was watching my chickens and noticed little flies around one of my roosters backside. I had read about fly strike about a month ago and just...
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Last post by sandramurphy12
Sat Nov 28, 2020 4:24 pm
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Question Am I worrying too much?
Replies: 6
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ThePluckyHen » Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:01 pm
My Muscovy Duck, who is 9 weeks old, started pooping weirdly this morning. Now normally I attribute changes to food (watermelon, lettuce etc) but I'm...
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Last post by kenya
Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:58 pm
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Last post by WLLady
Sat Sep 19, 2020 8:44 pm
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Last post by Farrier1987
Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:46 pm
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Question Mentor Search
Replies: 6
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ThePluckyHen » Wed Sep 09, 2020 10:09 am
I am a new poultry owner, so excited to be on this journey. I am also a really worried new feathered friend mom? I need a mentor to help answer...
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Last post by ross
Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:02 am
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Life expectancy of a rooster
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Epona » Wed Aug 26, 2020 6:14 pm
A breeding rooster not a pot one. 😆. I have an ameraucana rooster maybe 7 -8 yrs old with a hen flock of 9. He stands around with his beak tipped to...
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Last post by Epona
Mon Sep 07, 2020 4:09 pm
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Question crooked hooked beak, does it need intervention?
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mucm » Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:33 pm
These chickens are 14 wk old, and one has a crooked beak. When viewed from the top, it veers slightly to the left (say points to 11:30, if a straight...
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Last post by kenya
Mon Aug 03, 2020 4:02 pm
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Question One eyed chicken?
Replies: 20
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Farrier1987 » Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:32 am
Went to do chores last night, and sort of dazed outside the coop was this girl with blood all down one side of the face. I caught her, came from the...
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Last post by kenya
Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:07 pm
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Question Swollen Feet
Replies: 18
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Nome89 » Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:22 pm
Has anyone see this before of know what it could be? Her feet have doubled in size in a month and just keep getting bigger. She's otherwise seems OK....
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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:55 pm
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Question Is this Bumble Foot?
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Birdock co-op12 » Tue Jun 23, 2020 7:29 pm
Hi all,
Our healthy chicken was pecking her foot recently so I picked her up. I was surprised to see such an advanced scab on her foot!
The foot...
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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:08 am
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ILT Stand Down Advisory
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modern17 » Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:04 am
Good news for a change
Biosecurity Stand down advisory ( things are getting better )
Troy
ps Sorry to post this here but the health section was...
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Last post by modern17
Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:04 am
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Question To Medicate or Not to Medicate
Replies: 10
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ThePluckyHen » Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:35 pm
I'm new to poultry rearing, I've had some experience and a lot of knowledge gain through my boyfriend's flock but this is my first time as an...
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Last post by kenya
Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:12 am
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Poor baby
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kenya » Thu Jun 18, 2020 6:34 pm
Noticed this 2 month old lavender silkie had crooked toes, poor baby, I put splints on her feet to straighten her toes. She's taking it really well....
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Last post by kenya
Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:41 pm
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Last post by modern17
Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:12 pm
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Help! Feather lice!
Replies: 13
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Nanuqsaurus » Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:48 pm
I picked up some birds last weekend (a no-contact pickup due to coronavirus - just grabbed the cardboard box in the driveway and scooted off), and...
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Last post by Penny
Mon Jun 01, 2020 7:30 am
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Last post by modern17
Tue May 26, 2020 1:08 pm
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Sour crop
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Blizblaz » Tue May 19, 2020 9:49 am
I have a chicken with sour crop. I’ve massaged her a few times, but only had some green liquid come out. Am I supposed to be able to get food bits...
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Last post by Happy
Wed May 20, 2020 7:47 am
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Problems with laying egg
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Jetsko » Thu May 14, 2020 2:07 pm
Hi
Need Advice - my hen Elvis is about 4 yrs old, yesterday she spent all day in the nesting box. Today she is out but not her usual bitchy bully...
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Last post by Jetsko
Sat May 16, 2020 8:13 pm
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Last post by modern17
Thu May 14, 2020 1:27 pm
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Last post by windwalkingwolf
Sat May 09, 2020 11:59 am
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Healthy beak?
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Nanuqsaurus » Mon Apr 13, 2020 6:10 pm
So I recently brought home 3 chickens (my first birds!)
Of the 3, one was crawling with feather lice (on this forum's advice, I bought Bronco Equine...
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Last post by Nanuqsaurus
Fri May 08, 2020 3:19 pm
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Last post by modern17
Thu May 07, 2020 8:19 pm