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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Welshcob on September 11, 2012, 12:58:51 pm

Title: Useful website re. backyard poultry
Post by: Welshcob on September 11, 2012, 12:58:51 pm

I found it looking in Veterinary Record today:

http://www.vicvet.com/index.php (http://www.vicvet.com/index.php)

She gives lots of useful advice for the complete beginner, a bit patronizing at times, but meaning good overall!

There's only one thing I'm not sure about, asking £15 for personalized poultry advice when most smallholders should already have their vet whom you can phone free of charge (mostly) and also what about "long distance" advice??? I thought a vet should see the sick animals!  ???  ::)

Otherwise useful read.
 :wave:

Title: Re: Useful website re. backyard poultry
Post by: FiB on September 11, 2012, 06:27:24 pm

Thank you thank you!!!!!   That is just what Ive been after - a list of common ailments.  Ive had a chicken disease book on my amazon wishlist for a while, but funny enough no one seems to want to buy it for me - 2 christmases and birthdays have passed now!

Title: Re: Useful website re. backyard poultry
Post by: Victorian Farmer on September 16, 2012, 02:14:02 pm

have a look at this fib                                 http://www.chickenvet.co.uk/health-and-common-diseases/index.aspx?gclid=CNDxw9KWurICFYcNfAod_i4Aww (http://www.chickenvet.co.uk/health-and-common-diseases/index.aspx?gclid=CNDxw9KWurICFYcNfAod_i4Aww)

Title: Re: Useful website re. backyard poultry
Post by: kegs on September 17, 2012, 12:00:44 pm

And for the more complex information try this site.


http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/200800.htm (http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/200800.htm)