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I had a hen who became progressively sick. 'Passed white liquid poop. I isolated her and thought she would die. She too was puffed up, head in and wouldn't eat or drink and hardly moved. After about two weeks, she started to take a little yoghurt and gradually livened up to the point that I put...

Since my chickens are 'free range', can i reduce the amount of commercial feed?

Do chickens moult in spring? or could this baldness be a sign of mites?

But mine wander round the yard all day dropping their eggs in all sorts of places-including the mud on rainy day!

Hi I'm new to this forum and have been reading about solutions to the frozen water problems. Is it possible for chickens to get water from snow? I only recentl noticed that the nipples on my waterer are frozen solid so even if the water is OK, the hens aren't getting it. But they seem OK and I...