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Hospital pens

118. Should the farmer decide that there is a good chance of a sick bird recovering, it may be worth isolating it in a hospital pen. However, if a bird is suffering and cannot be treated it must be humanely killed without delay.

Recommendation

119. If a hospital pen is set up it should be within the main house and used to segregate sick birds or sexing errors and these birds should be examined frequently throughout the day.