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Post by kojichooks on Jul 5, 2011 11:03:00 GMT 8
wow they are beautiful - might have to look at getting some myself.
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Post by new2chooks on Jul 18, 2011 11:34:00 GMT 8
Just a quick one Jacquie, but how do you keep their bums clean not a nice question but I have one little pekin and she always gets a build up on her behind feathers and I have to keep cleaning her off She seems a bit sore aswell She is a beautiful little girl and like you say a great little brooder Her name is Valiant
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Post by jacquie on Jul 18, 2011 16:52:02 GMT 8
hi new2chooks, some of them, male and female, i have to periodically manually clean off there bums, an unpleasant job requiring gloves lol. others seem to keep their bums clean themselves. i think it has to do with the degree of fluffiness of their bottoms. sometimes they don't squat far enough for the poop to clear their feathers, and once its caught it catches again and again.
one thing to think of is that so me people say that pooey bums are a sign of worms, but i don't think thats necessarily true with pekins, but it wouldn't hurt to worm valiant, who is a very pretty little girl, to see if it helps.
cheers jacquie.
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Post by quambie on Jul 18, 2011 19:31:02 GMT 8
Hi jacquie you cant miss if your birds have worms if you have a look at the poo you will often see the worms moving in the poo and its slightly runny strange the first time I had a look at one with worms once you have seen it you will know for ever, that will not cover all worm types though but I think if you see movement in the poo dose them. I have only had to do this once and that was when I got in the Cornish roo from Carnarvon,and that was the last bird I will ever purchase and bring in to the place. I will breed from now on in you get fewer problems . one question about your lovely hens how do you keep there feet clean when you cant find them ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D just got to love them Trev
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Post by jacquie on Jul 18, 2011 20:31:12 GMT 8
hehe it can be a challenge when they it rains and it gets muddy but you can..................
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