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    Coccidiosis in my chickens?!

    Thanks so much! Really appreciate your advice and knowledge @Wyorp Rock!
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    Coccidiosis in my chickens?!

    Hi @Wyorp Rock Thank you for your reply, really appreciate your knowledge. I am indeed in the UK. (Norfolk.) I'll try and get some pics of the poop, but I clean it away and disinfect the area each morning to try to reduce it spreading to my other birds. (They mainly produce the mess while...
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    Coccidiosis in my chickens?!

    Hi guys, Can anyone help? I have two young bantam hens who I believe to have coccidiosis. They are still busy and active, but have stopped laying, have very pale combs and are producing unpleasant looking (and smelling) faeces heavily streaked with gut lining and mucus. I've upped their protein...
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    Coccidiosis in my chickens?!

    Hi guys, Can anyone help? I have two young bantam hens who I believe to have coccidiosis. They are still busy and active, but have stopped laying, have very pale combs and are producing unpleasant looking (and smelling) faeces heavily streaked with gut lining and mucus. I've upped their protein...
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    Hens got Infectious Bronchitis, will I EVER be able to add to my flock??

    Hey, Thanks guys for the information and support. IB is a very frustrating thing, and being in the UK it seems to be particularly prevalent. I didn't realise that I could get my birds tested for it, so thanks Eggcessive. I will have to look into that as my vets are great with chickens...
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    Hens got Infectious Bronchitis, will I EVER be able to add to my flock??

    I had two 2 year old birds come to me which then started showing some signs of infectious bronchitis; a little bit of sneezing. That has now cleared up but one hen lays eggs that have watery whites with poor egg shells (a consequence of IB?). The pair have their own run and for various reasons...
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    Mixed Flocks?

    Hey guys, thanks so much for the replies! It is lovely to hear all your experiences and see some photos of your mixed flocks too. Very helpful and reassuring. Thanks too for the wise words about quarantine periods and introductory techniques. All really appreciated. ...Now just to choose...
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    Mixed Flocks?

    I wondered what people's opinions were on mixed flocks please? At present I have some 2 year old wyandotte bantams, but I do fancy trying some other breeds, maybe something larger that wont go broody at the drop of a hat (...or egg!!). What do people think about mixing different size and...
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    What breed and what gender?

    Thanks guys. It's quite a gang of lads then.
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    Just another Hen or Roo Thread!

    I love this BYC game too! Many an hour spent speculating my own pullet as she slowly turned into a cockerel has turned into quite a past time. I think you are probably correct about all 5 of these little birds; the first 4 do appear more developed than the others in both comb and feathering...
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    Speckled Sussex... pullet or cockerel???

    Three very pretty birds. They are not always the easiest of breeds to sex. There isn't too much difference in size or feather shape, and the combs all still look rather henny. Unless the tail and wing feathers start to lengthen and more iridescent green appears, I am inclined to say that Sadie...
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    What breed and what gender?

    Can anyone help me identify the breed and sex of these three young birds, please. Reckon the two on the right are probably cockerels. What do you think? Would be most grateful for your help. Thanks, AB
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    Thin damaged egg shells and egg eating

    Thank you roosterandhens. It certainly wasn't the outcome I had hoped for either, but I took her to an avian vets for a check and she was diagnosed with ascites and internal laying. She was becoming less mobile and I couldn't afford the vet treatment or the thought of her being in prolonged...
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    Thin damaged egg shells and egg eating

    Thank you for your advice and words of wisdom, azygous. It wasn't an easy decision to make but we had our little banty put down this morning.
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    Hi fellow chicken lovers

    Thanks guys! ...Drumstick Diva, her are my 3 girls
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