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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    the chickens that is :)
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    Thats lovely, i'm glad people are really caring about their birds, they are so much more sensitive and intelligent than I thought.
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    soft shelled eggs

    Cool another Aussie , I'm on the gold coast. I will have a look at that thread soon. Yeah, Coco has laid soft shelled eggs for a while. She seems to have normal eggs when i give her a daily dose of olive leaf extract, which would make sense what the vet said about an infection as that is anti...
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    I absolutely believe they affected by grief as birds get 'bonded' especially if they grow up Together . We have 2 that are particularly close and one recently went to the vet, when she came back there was a whole conversation between them and it was soo cute. After that they wouldn't separate...
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    soft shelled eggs

    Hmm, thanks I have tried the oyster shell (they have it available) and it hasn't made a difference. Also apple cider vinegar, and they get vitamin water and organic mash so they shouldn't have a difficiency, plus they free ranging. The vet has told me calcium and soft eggs is an old wivestale...
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    How to Break a Broody Hen

    Hi I tried the cage method with my really broody bantam. It didn't work after a week so i took her out. I tried putting her bottom half into a cold bucket of water everytime I found her on the nest. This apparently brings their temp down, so they don't feel hot and broody. I felt really...
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    soft shelled eggs

    Hi all from Australia I have had one lovely hen who has been laying soft shelled eggs on and off for a while. Now another of my hens have joined her. Our vet who is a bird specialist says it's an infection that requires anti biotics. Has anyone else had this problem? Apparently it means the...
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    Grateful

    I decided to join up because I think someone's sharing from here about using hypericum homeopathic 30c for Mareks disease (or similar symptoms) may have just saved my beautiful silkie bantam 'Tina Turner'. Thanks who ever that was !!!! The vet said there was nothing we can do but I have seen a...
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