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Have four barred rock hens not a uear old yet got 3 eggs today and a small smeer of yellow on them no sign of another egg our wet patch in coop and no evidence of preditor, what's happened?

Hi I have 4 barred rock hens bought then as pullets September last year they lay a egg each nearly every day even over winter buts past month our so I notice a small bald patch in the middle lower part of breast skin is redy pink, what is this, is this broodyness our a mite problem , they don't...

I posted earlier in year about 4 hens only laying 2 eggs I wormed hens about a month our so ago these day I get one got hard shelled egg and two eggs hens have eaten, the 2 eggs that are eaten the shells are brown in colour just feel a bit more brittle . I feed hens layer feed and provide...

Have a relatively large garden hedged on 3 sides but not hen proff and is of the road by about 600meters is it OK to let hens out during the day to freely roam , just planted a hedge and have to new flower beds just worried either fox will get them they will run away our they will eat all my...

Yeah thats a lash egg , any of your hens have dirty vent feathers our bald under the vent ? Are eggs becoming thin shelled at all

Recently had a question about 2 of my hens laying thin eggs now I caught a hen in the act laying a egg and quickly pecking it to eat it I lifted egg it was brittle but held its shape not as tough as you would expect but not soft , what do I do? If I get then to lay better shelled eggs will it...

Hi all hens good shape bright red combs and lively dewormed last week as one has had a messy bum and the other a bald red bum so figured as seen worms in poop that was it , had thought might be vent gleet but no funky smell, 2 of the hens had bald bums when i got them last sept. When i wormed...

Northern hemisphere, was given hens by someone I know they werent sure what age they were thought they were a year our so old , I am not so sure they don't look old then again they have good sized combs got them last autumn and they sort of molted but didn't if that makes sense they were never...

Oyster shell offered for over a month now and besides layer feed they get the odd handful of dandilions and a treat once a week if there lucky

2 of my hens are now laying brittle eggs when I come to collect inside is eaten, leaving just one other strong shelled egg not touched, I give layer feed and offer oyster shells past few days have put flubenvet wormer in to feed, would that cause thin eggs? Any other tips to improve shell...

Ordered flubenvet , now to go out and do the fun bit of having hens feed them dandilions and watch then go mad for it , thanks again 👍

Yeah there's alot of misinformation about natural hen treatment that makes like sense and I have looked through alot big claims little evidence, realistically only affective way to go is licenced proven medicines , thanks for advice btw as haven't had hens that look still at stage worried I am...

Not sure hopefully will get chance to look today, would love to treat worms more naturally but cant see solid evidence it works so just looking for a dewormer with little affect on eggs , if saw the right one would order of the net . Don't think they have a big worm load but have had hens since...

Can you still eat eggs while feeding hens dewormer?

Didn't get photo was rushing to work, live in ireland so hopefully can still get what you suggest , does Diatomaceous Earth in feed work our is that non sense?

Found single white worn in just one of the poops worm not moving, have 4 hens , what is the best natural affective way to deworm? Our do I need to use drugs , also past few weeks have put apple cider in there water , any advice would be brilliant,

Just Bought a bag of oyster shell and will put dish in tonight , thanks 😊

I already feed egg shells back to hens finely crushed , is this enough additional calcium, one of my hens is laying brittle eggs other hen that's laying egg is good other 2 hens not laying at moment , not sure of hens age as was given them , all have bright red combs and are lively and look...

I put a small amount of apple cider in the water and mix dried origano in to hens feed , do either of these have any benifits our is it just a waste of money? Is there any other cost affective suppliers I should be giving hens

Well hens bum cleared up with some washing and apple cider in water for a short while did the trick and combs are lovely and red now so didn't need pics thankfully , just concerned as only got 2 eggs a day when I first got them in Sept last year and concerned will I end up with less eggs when it...