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    Hi, I have been keeping chickens for about 2.5 years. I very lucily have my own land and stables where I kept my beloved horse, but he died unexpectedly nearly 3 years ago now and due to the trauma of the whole incident I couldn't bare to replace him. After lots of thoughts and examining very...
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    Got Flogged by A rooster tonight

    I was delighted to read this thread as I have similar problem with "Elvis" who is silver spangled appenzeller, he's only little but he is very good at the kicks and my legs look like a pin cushion, I have taken the tips off his barbs with the dog claw clippers but that doesn't help with the...
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    What to do with baby roo?

    Thanks that sounds hopefull, Elvis is not all all tame but he's a good husband and very protective, maybe if I introduce them slowly they will be ok, the ex batts are the aggressive ones in my crowd, Elvis just attacks me!
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    What to do with baby roo?

    I have a flock of 11 hens and one rooster "Elvis". I then gave my friend some of my eggs for her broody and after hatching she unexpectedly gave 3 of them back with the Mum and Auntie they live with. They are now 10 weeks old and living with Mum and Auntie in a smaller run. My problem is that...
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    anyone in England ?

    Lancashire!
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    Lancashire in England

    Hi I have just joined, I live in an old mill town, 1000ft up in the Pennine Hills in Lancashire. I have 17 chickens including one cockerel called Elvis and 3 10 week old chicks, one of which I think is a cockerel as well.
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    Please Help My Chicken With Prolapse

    I have a chicken who is prone to prolapse, this time it was very bad, so I did the normal things of bathing and putting on honey and pile cream, but I thought I would try something different and put arnica cream on it as well and then slathered her bum in sudocreame which is for nappy rash. The...
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