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Thanks for the reassurance everyone! I'll just wait and see...

anyone else? I have not been getting any eggs from 2 of my hens since the soft shell incident? Not even mini eggs. Only my one hen is laying now

They are two years old and they all get a mixture of crushed corn (we call it chick-chick in SA) combined with layer pellets. I also mix in some rolled oats.Then every second day or so throw some de-shelled sunflower seeds for them to hunt for. I give them crushed egg shell ever so often and i...

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Please could someone help me make sense of this: My hens have just started laying again about a month or two ago. Two out of three are laying big beautiful eggs with massive yokes. The other hen has only laid 3 fairy eggs so far. I'm not sure who it is as I am out during the day. Today I...

Thank you so much for all the input. It sounds like she could be molting with something else bugging her. This morning she at least went to go sit on the outside perch with everyone else but she still has the runs quite badly... I will definitely get some pro biotics today and give the vet a call

Hmmm, that is concerning. I don't have a vet near by that deals with chickens as I live in the suburbs. Do you think a probiotic would do the trick? As the day progressed her poo got runnier and more explosive, but then again all she really ate was vegetation which is full of fluids. And do you...

O yesh and if I offer her cabbage, spinach or fresh corn, she munches it up very eagerly. But her normal feed is still being avoided. Where ever she goes though, she leaves a number of feathers behind

Thanks for the replies Do you think its possible that she could be starting to moult? Its approaching the last month of summer here in South Africa and she has looked a bit scruffy the past few weeks. She will be a year and a half next month, so it would be hers and my first moult experience...

Hi all My hen has recently started acting strange. She is excluding herself from the flock and has not been laying for almost a week now. I removed the nest box a few days back because my other hen was broody and the only way to keep her out of it was to remove the nest box. I didn't think it...

Do you think she would be trying to use it if it was broken? Maybe I need to be more patient.

They're in a closed off area about 1m x 2m in size, right where the other chickens can see them?

My hen hatched her first and only chick on 11 Oct. On the 14th she brought her chick out into the flock and everyone was fine the whole day(my 2 hens and rooster). The next morning I was out by the chickens when mommy hen was bringing her chick out again. The chick was not close by mommy's side...

I wouldnt say they're enemies, but sometimes its unnecessary. Maybe thats just pecking order Because they dont mind preening next to one another, or sharing a sand bath spot

Thank you! This morning I actually picked Dora up when she was being nasty, much to her dislike. She made such a fuss and then my roo came over and pecked her a few times and she shut up! Haha So i dont know if he put her in her place for the same reasons but then she seemed a little better for...

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Hi everyone So i'm a new chicken owner - I have 3 hens and a rooster, all of which are 6 months old Koekoeks. I've recently noticed that my one hen, Dora, is forever giving my other hen, Daisy, a hard time. She chases her away from treats, or even if she just gets in her space. Now Daisy hasnt...

Hi everyone So i'm a new chicken owner - I have 3 hens and a rooster, all of which are 6 months old Koekoeks. I've recently noticed that my one hen, Dora, is forever giving my other hen, Daisy, a hard time. She chases her away from treats, or even if she just gets in her space. Now Daisy hasnt...

My first egg was a soft one that had been broken. My second egg, on the very same day, is PERFECT!!! Feel like a proud mom Its so teenie tiny