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    Hen laid a strange hard rubber ball like egg...?!

    Thank you all for your help, a friend of mine who has been keeping chickens for years says the same. He thinks that he can get me a prescription for antibiotics, as here in the UK a prescription is needed. Do you agree it's worth treating her with them? She doesn't exhibit any of the other...
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    Hen laid a strange hard rubber ball like egg...?!

    Hello everyone, I have a strange hen who doesn't like to lay, she stopped about a year ago and has never restarted. She was less than a year old when she stopped, she is now about 20 months old. She has always been fit and healthy, regularly wormed and I witness her eating layers pellets...
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    Rodents nest in my hen house

    I tried many things, but it's almost impossible to stop rats from finding scraps, even if they can't get into the feeder. Since I got this little guy, it's a surprise to see a single rat in a month. And all he leaves behind is a tail!
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    18 weeks old - hen or roo?

    My limited experience says hens too. I had 2 cockerels from eggs and they were both crowing and had big combs by 10 weeks.
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    Dandanthechickenman says hello

    Thank you! That's exactly what she looks like! Wow what a welcoming community I will post my pics now! In fact here they are!
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    Dandanthechickenman says hello

    Hello! The message board said to say hi here so I thought I'd oblige! I'm Dan, I've been keeping chickens for about a year and a half. Started with 2, a Rhondda Rock (a local breed, bred for life in the Welsh mountains, similar to a black rock) A Rhondda blue (again a local breed, similar in...
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    Not Laying & Crowing

    Is there any way you know to reverse this hormone issue? Or do we just end up with a new pet?!
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    Not Laying & Crowing

    I have this exact issue, one stopped laying in early spring and hasn't restarted. She also tries to crow, but it isn't a proper crow. She's just turned one year old and the 3 others are still laying daily and have done since they first started. I've tired worming and stopping treats and nothing...
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