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RE: chooks

Posted 857 days ago

Hello Vicky.
I am from Wallsend in Newcastle and have sent you an E-Mail.
hoping to hear from you.
Cheers Dawn
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RE: chooks

Posted 830 days ago

what chickens are best for children and are good for showing.

RE: chooks

Posted 822 days ago

I am a new member today. I have backyard chooks and three have died over the past year, one last week. Two were probably about three years old and the most recent one, 2 years. They all seemed to have the same symptoms, ie, runny poo, rather fat stomach area, waddling pigeon toed, happening in that order. One had this and got over it only to go down again about six weeks later and died. I have researched a parasite problem of some sort and also thought they might have been egg bound. I don't think it was the latter but unsure about the former. My chooks have a house to live in with perches, have a large run and have access to the backyard daily. I feed them a natural seed mix (for poultry) which has some layer pellets in it. they have grit (oyster shell I think) but don't seem interested in it. They get kitchen scraps and greens so I think I do everything right. Any ideas anybody please?

RE: chooks

Posted 821 days ago

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chinese chickens are the best for children which you can hold though not a good egg layer.

waikato55
you may not be giving them enough of dry food e.g oats are good

also washing them once a week with a light rinse from the hose pipe and keeping their hen houses clean will solve the problem hopefully
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RE: chooks

Posted 811 days ago

Hi Hoping some one out there can help me I live in Yeppoon Qld and I have six red chooks in the back yard. They are kept in a clean area and get fed once a day with fowl grain and green pick every afternoon. However they are laying six eggs a day but loosing their feathers some very bad,is there any one iut there to advise as what to do. I have checked them for parasities. Cheers Mary
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RE: chooks

Posted 808 days ago

hmmm ....give your chickens a variety of fine scraps instead of grain e.g lettuce, carrots etc

that may solve that problem hopefully
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No gardener is really good before he has killed one or two plants.

RE: chooks

Posted 690 days ago

I have 2 bantams and they are fantastic. They are great with family and are very gentle and I have read they are great egg layers too
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Nicole