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    Isa Brown dizzy in the rain

    Previous post Jan 4th 2021: Hi all! Isa brown is around 10 months old and is displaying an unsteady gait. It has happened twice in the last 4 weeks and seems to last a few hours and then she's back to being fast pace with everything (very cheeky and curious). She is eating and drinking as normal...
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    Isa Brown with vertigo/unsteady gait

    Just wobbly on her feet and she has to take her time to get the right angle to the water or your hand to feed. Eye sight okay we tested her reflex too
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    Isa Brown with vertigo/unsteady gait

    Hi all! Isa brown is around 10 months old and is displaying an unsteady gait. It has happened twice in the last 4 weeks and seems to last a few hours and then she's back to being fast pace with everything (very cheeky and curious). She is eating and drinking as normal during these periods. I...
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    2-4 weeks later and the hens are broody again

    unfortunately the two big hens hate on each other, competing for top hen. now one of my silkies is officially broody. As we're going into summer - today being a hot day. I can only think It's the heat thats triggering the broodiness. Can't have them sitting in a hot hen house all day being...
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    2-4 weeks later and the hens are broody again

    sooo determined! I've looked at doing the hen 'prison' currently got one locked in the run (during the day) so the others can lay their eggs in the coop. Once everyone has laid then she is released and hen house is closed. But at night time she back in her nesting box, unfortunately i can't...
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    2-4 weeks later and the hens are broody again

    Break them, i live in the suburbs ... at the maximum with 5 chickens!
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    2-4 weeks later and the hens are broody again

    We just got back to laying eggs and my plymouth barred rock and Sussex coronation are broody...AGAIN. :th One of my silkies could be showing some signs of broodiness. I got one silkie and one isa brown that did not go broody 4 weeks ago and are not showing signs. Hens are aged 9-11 months old.
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    Silkie losing feathers!

    Thanks for all the comments and advice! There has been no changes in her eating and drinking, she's still bright and engaged. Lots of feather regrowing looks like dinosaur scales :p Her attitude is coming back and she's starting to come back into the pack.
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    Silkie losing feathers!

    Thank you makes sense she is moulting after being broody! She is staying hydrated and eating, not losing as many feathers now!
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    Silkie losing feathers!

    Thank you, she has definitely been a bit more independent. nesting box is a no for her today just too hot! need to figure out how to put a fan into the hen house!
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    Construct new perches

    Hi all, need some help putting in more perches and re-doing the ones i have... not enough perch for 5 chickens (1x sussex coronation, 1x plymouth barred rock, 1x isa brown, 2 x silkies) I thinking the lowest perch i keep it that distance from back wall, make it a little higher and have it has...
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    Silkie losing feathers!

    Picture of the molting with new feathers coming through. She is a lot thinner than my other silkie, but is eating and drinking still She is no longer roosting at night, she sleeps in a nesting box. I need to fix the perches as there is not enough room. It's 30'c today and i caught her lying...
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    Silkie losing feathers!

    Update: She's still losing feathers- big ones too. I can feel some of the regrowth but being conscious not to pick her up also. I'm feeding her a lot more dried worms to increase her protein intake and hopefully put on more weight. But she's eating and acting normal in the garden.
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    Silkie losing feathers!

    Is that possible? It's spring here and she's 10-11 months?
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    Silkie losing feathers!

    Help! I've just noticed in the last 24 hours that my 10-11 month old silkie is losing her feather, you can easily pull them out. I just can't believe how easy they are coming out. I live in Melbourne and It's currently spring, hot day today of 30'C. She has just finished being broody in the...
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