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What do you gain by testing them?
You then get to kill the rest that are fine?
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What do you gain by testing them?
You then get to kill the rest that are fine? I tend to agree. I wouldn’t mention a damn word if mine came down with it. Pitch the ones that die in the ditch and carry on. Lol
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Many times, I've had a chicken get inexplicably ill, wander around for a few days in a daze, then just wind down and die. Been keeping chickens for 12 years. It hasn't ever been the start of a great die off in my experience. Things go wrong with chickens, just like with people.
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It’s damn hot now, stresses everything
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What do you gain by testing them?
You then get to kill the rest that are fine? Exactly.
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I just cleaned out the 5 gal water jug. There was some algae in it. They have plenty of shade and there's a breeze. They have plenty of food. I just gave them a handful of Swiss Chard. All 4 of them seem fine at the moment.
Thanks for all the advice.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
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Have you been choking your chicken?
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What do you gain by testing them?
You then get to kill the rest that are fine? This exactly ! Even worse is .gov will go around and kill all the chickens within x number of miles regardless if there is any disease. If the government wasn’t so heavy handed most flocks will become immune after an initial die off. We’d have more resistant and robust herds and flocks if the government would be so helpful !
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Could be knats, they kill the heck out of chickens
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What do you gain by testing them?
You then get to kill the rest that are fine? This exactly ! Even worse is .gov will go around and kill all the chickens within x number of miles regardless if there is any disease. If the government wasn’t so heavy handed most flocks will become immune after an initial die off. We’d have more resistant and robust herds and flocks if the government wouldn't be so helpful ! This.
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Could be knats, they kill the heck out of chickens You mean gnats? How do they kill chickens?
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Could be knats, they kill the heck out of chickens There's tons of flys buzzing around. Wonder if that has anything to do with it.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
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Gnats stuff up their noses and sufficate them.
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Avian flu has been killing our chicken here in Alaska. JMHO
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Another chicken died yesterday. Heat stroke. I tried holding it under cool water (up to the neck) for about 10 minutes and then let her float in the water for an hour or so in an effort to revive her. Then I put her on a pallet in front of the fan. She seemed to perk up a bit and even moved around a little but was dead the next day. That's 3 dead this summer.
They have plenty of fresh water, a fan and a mister, but when it's 108° there's not much that can be done.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
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104F here the other day, they're a little heat stress but have a number of shady places to stay. A couple of the shady places get a squirt with the garden hose to add some cooling moisture.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Yep. Mine also have shade. I also spray down the pine bedding every day.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
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Teenage boy around? They could have been choked.
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Yep. Mine also have shade. I also spray down the pine bedding every day. How bad was the humidity the day she died?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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