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    Help please:wound on foot

    Hi could someone give some advice please. My hyline hen is heavily limping today we have had very wet weather for weeks and the coop is muddy. When I got her out to investigate and wash off her foot I found this wound. I can take her to the vet if antibiotics are needed on monday. Has anyone...
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    Help please, severe weight loss?, mites?

    Hi Background info: I have two hens, one is a large White Sussex previously always a solid wee girl. A few months ago I added an ex battery hen from a friend. This wee bird was quite happy at start, then started rapidly loosing weight, wormed all of them, and then discovered she was infested...
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    MEAN LITTLE HEN - CHANGING BAD BEHAVIOUR

    I NEED A CHICKEN WHISPERER! i HAVE 3 HENS ONE 18MONTH OLD HEN WHO REARED TWO CHICKS 'YELLOW" AND "BROWN" NOW 9 MONTHS OLD "YELLOW" WAS THE CHICK WHO WAS MY DAUGHTERS FAVOURITE AND WAS HANDLED A LOT WHEN YOUNG. SHE SPENT TIME INSIDE HAVING LOTS OF PATS AND WATCHING TV ETC - WAS A LOVELY...
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    HEN BEHAVIING BADLY

    HI I have three hens. One original White sussex hen which raised two barnevelder chicks. One of the chicks has always been my daughters favourite and was handled a lot from when it was tiny. The other Chick and Mother Hen are very placid. The Sussex likes pats and will eat out of your hand...
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    when to start pullet growth food?

    what age? can you start from 6 weeks after feeding chick crumbles? My chicks are in a coop but free range twice daily and get kitchen scraps.
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    chicks what do i need to know at 6 weeks

    Hi I am new to this. Got some fertile eggs for my broody hen and now have two lovely chicks but I cant find info anywhere on when to start worming them etc. I have just changed them to pullet growth food - but thats all I have done. Is there any medicating things I should know?? Hopefully I...
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    6 week old chicks do they need meds? worming?

    Hi I am new to this. Got some fertile eggs for my broody hen and now have two lovely chicks but I cant find info anywhere on when to start worming them etc. I have just changed them to pullet growth food - but thats all I have done. Is there any medicating things I should know?? Hopefully I...
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    Gender please? barnevelder (or cross?)

    Hi here are my now 6 week old chicks - bought as Barnevelder fertile eggs. Can anyone give me a clue about gender please. One is more yellow than the other very dark brown one. I can not see any differing characteristics - so pretty convinced they are the same gender. Thanks for your help...
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    BARNEVELDER CHICKS GENDER help please

    Hi I have just hatched with the help of my very broody White sussex hen two Barnevelder chicks that I got as fertile eggs. Mummy Hen is soooooo proud and excited. I would love to know if anyone could sex them for me. They are only 5 days old. So let me know if this is too early. I have...
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