Thank you for your reply. I never got a notification that someone had replied. I am unsure of how old she is as she was a rescue. I put some iodine on her wound (not sure if that was okay or not but has helped. And she is starting to grow new feathers so it must have been a combination of going...
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I am quite worried, one of my hens has started loosing all her feathers and I think she may be getting picked on. I know they go through a moult but is this normal? none of the others are bad, a few have their tummy feathers missing and some on their neck. I have treated for...
I adopted a chicken from the rescue Centre and she hasn't even for at least 4 days. Or drinking. She has been to vet and had a shot of antibiotic. Have been trying her with lots of tasty things but no luck. Any ideas. I need to get food into her.
Thank you for your reply. :) The chicks are about 3-4 weeks at a guess, I have noticed she is quite protective of them. She won't even let the other chooks near when feeding.
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I am obviously new here, and new to the chicken world. I am currently a vet nurse, but keen to learn everything I can about chickens from real life people and their experiences rather than just text books. Oh and I am from New Zealand, so keen to see how things are done all over the...
Hi everyone. I have to say I love this site. Its very informative and everyone seems so helpful. I am new to owning chickens, but I think I may just become a crazy chicken lady lol.
I am a vet nurse but have never had much to do with birds. But I have recently rescued a couple of hens that have...
Hi, I am new here and new to owning chickens. I currently have a hen with 2 chicks about 3-4 weeks old. I was wondering when I should expect mum to be laying eggs again. Thanks in advance.