sara | March 31, 2010
I have been asked what cause curled toes in poultry and waterfowl chicks.
Curled toes is when the chick, keet or duckling is born with toes or feet that are curled up.
This can be caused by a number of things:
Curled feet can be genetic and due to inbreeding. It’s only safe to breed ducks down by [...]
sara | March 30, 2010
On occasions a duckling can hatch out with toes that are curled up into a fist shape. Sometimes they may straighten out on their own in the first day or so but if they don’t you can make a cardboard or pipe cleaner shoe for the duckling to wear which will help to straighten out [...]
sara | March 29, 2010
Here are a few Easter activities you can do at home:
Grow some cress in an egg shell and decorate the shell.
Make and decorate paper baskets.
Decorate eggs – paint the egg shell, splatter paint the shell using an old tooth brush.
Do an Easter Egg hunt.
Make easter nest buns.
Decorate old long wooden clothes pegs as the [...]
sara | March 28, 2010
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sara | March 28, 2010
I have been asked about water in an incubator.
“Hi there I was wondering if you put water in the incubator when eggs are incubating ? Thanks write back asap. Ekram”
When incubating eggs the eggs need to have a level of humidity in the incubator in order to hatch. One way to attain the correct humidity [...]
sara | March 27, 2010
You can worm a pig by:
injection,
pouring a liquid wormer onto the back of the pig,
by liquid in the water or
a powdered wormer in the feed.
The most effective way to worm is by injection because you ensure that the pig gets the right dose for it’s weight and age.
Adding wormer to the water or feed [...]
sara | March 26, 2010
I received a couple of tips if your chicks have splayed legs that I thought would be useful to share.
“Its my opinion from many years of hatching, that getting the splayed (spraddled) legged chick on 1/8 inch wire as soon as possible will correct most chicks with this defect. Keith”
“My wife has cured splayed legs [...]
sara | March 25, 2010
Piglets should be wormed at about 2 months of age or when the piglets are weaned. A piglet that is not wormed will not grow as quickly or as well as wormed piglets. You can administer a wormer by injection, pouring a liquid wormer onto the back of the pig, by liquid in the water [...]
sara | March 24, 2010
Animal Movement In The UK – You are required to get a license to move any pigs from your premises. You will need a movement license form each time a pig leaves your premises or you bring a pig onto your premises.
You can obtain these forms from your local animal health officer at your county [...]
sara | March 23, 2010
I was pleased to receive my tenth email from my friend David who lives in Cyprus
Hi Sara and and all at Farming Friends
At last the weather is improving but with the wind coming from the south and Egypt we now have rather high dust and sand in the atmosphere and the other day I saw [...]
