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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.We did kill a young silkie last summer. Never could work out what the issue was, tried hard to help in many ways. But the suffering was... -
I let them die with their friends and family if I can. I have killed very sick birds in the past; I'm never sure if I'm doing it for...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.Looks like we had a fairy visit yesterday! ✨️ I'm thinking it was cleopatra, possibly her first egg since she finished her shirt broody...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.😅😅 I'd cleaned her once, she was mainly passing clearish water the last 2 days so there was less on her rear end. Clearly quite unwell...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.Greedy died today, sometime between 10am and 3.30pm, she was in the main house but laying slightly away from the nest box she had been...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.I wonder if Grey will try broody again soon, shes very aggressive near the food and definitely wants everything and flouting her top if...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.Greedy is plodding on, she's very slow but still moves around the garden. Eats and drinks. The images don't really show.but her comb...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.Percy is clearly involved in the wild nest making business thing. The chickens have been shut in the run last 2 days and only just...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.Greedy is ailing. She hasn't laid this year. And her comb has gone floppy although still a good colour. Over the last week or so she...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.Thank you.... I'll read the article again. Cleopatra his favorite hen is broody. Probably explains his possessiveness around the eggs...
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You're stealing his potential offspring. Some roosters are more sensitive to this than others. Short term answer is don't take any eggs...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.Cleopatra and polka are both showing signs of wanting to go broody. Sometimes they will sit for a day in an egg box. They peck up the...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.Oh right. That's why we didn't get many eggs yesterday 🙄🙄 thought 4 and only bantam eggs was pretty bizarre. Bizarre fact about this...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.Percy and Armand fought today. I captured the last few seconds on camera. They went so high in the air severel times. It lasted...
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Companihen replied to the thread Companihens chickens.I'm not sure what's up with him...my boys are in the garden a lot more atm, whether it's to do with that... also polka is definitely...
