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    Need to separate the eggs from one hen - any ideas on identifying?

    Thanks so much NatJ for the thoughts! Calamity is home now - thank goodness - but is not better yet. She has several meds to help her recover, but the troublesome one is the antibiotic. Speaking with the vet yesterday, farm animals are not, by law (in Europe), allowed to be given this...
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    Need to separate the eggs from one hen - any ideas on identifying?

    Thanks! I’m in the UK and we do share the eggs with family and friends. I’m not exactly sure what drugs she’s been given - I’ll know more tomorrow when I collect her from the vet’s. If I’ve understood correctly, it’s partly connected with the licensing - the treatments are being used off-label...
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    Need to separate the eggs from one hen - any ideas on identifying?

    Hello, One of my girls (Calamity) is being treated for sour crop and the vet has just informed me that we now can’t eat any eggs that she lays - ever! Calamity has five sisters - all rescued hens and all different ages - and they all live in a large coop and run at our allotment, so I don’t see...
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    Hello from Liverpool!

    Hello everyone 👋 My name is Alison and I live in Liverpool. I have six hens at our allotment - all are rescued girls. I love spending time with them and am continually surprised by their personalities - they are funny, cheeky, inquisitive and bossy by turns! I found BYC a while back, but have...
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