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    Straw or hay for nest boxes- preference?

    Dont worry I use insecticides as well but they always come back. They also get spotted with ivermectin but its all short term alleviation of the problem it seems. Wild birds bring them.
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    What do you do with old chickens that stop laying?

    If you look around you will find many people ( such as myself) take in old lady hens. I have no interest in the eggs being a vegan. I allow them to live out their lives. I love hens. They take a while to settle in but we keep many for as long as five years after they stop laying. Its also...
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    Straw or hay for nest boxes- preference?

    Do you not find the lack of cleaning causes more problems with red mite? I try to clean mine every two weeks - they have a large shed as their home - with nesting boxes and perches etc. I use poultry shield and it still never quite gets rid of red mite. I also use citronella essential oil...
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    Very Wobbly Chicken....can't stand up!!

    It sounds like some kind of fit. Never had a hen do this but we did have a cockateil who had fits. She got to 13 then had a massive one and had to be put to sleep. Sounds like all you can do is wait and see what happens. Maybe someone else will be able to advise you better. Wishing you well Brax
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    Very Wobbly Chicken....can't stand up!!

    Update on the last post. Maisey did get over the pneumonia. She was paralysed in her legs or at least could not walk but could stand up. Rather than give up on her I massaged her legs daily and took her outside. I put peas in front of her just out of reach. She started to reach for them and...
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    Very Wobbly Chicken....can't stand up!!

    Hi I am also a first time poster. I have exactly the same problem with my hen Maisie. She is a 4-5 year old ex-battery hen.She was under the weather so I brought her into the kitchen. Then she got worse and stopped eating. Cant say exactly what was wrong just I knew something was. She went to...
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