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    Bullies - what should I do?

    This is the set up now with them separated
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    Bullies - what should I do?

    Hi everyone! A few years ago, I got my first chickens, 3 hens from a local breeder. They had a few pecking order scraps as they got used to the smaller flock but nothing serious and got on really great after that. I lost one unexpectedly and decided to expand the flock a little. I got 2 day olds...
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    Hen with damaged feathers

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    Hen with damaged feathers

    Hi, I have a flock of 4 hens. I have two 2 year olds and two 1 year olds. Introductions went fairly smoothly last summer but one of the younger girls feathers keeps getting more and more damaged. She now has bald patches on her shoulders and back. My first thought is that one of our older...
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    Toe hanging off

    It looks a bit like something could have wrapped around the toe and cut off blood supply, it’s pretty swollen
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    Do I have a mareks positive flock?

    Thank you for your response, it’s great to hear from someone with a mareks positive flock. How do you deal with it? I have a few questions if you don’t mind! Do you still bring new vaccinated birds in and if so, is it cruel to subject them to that in your opinion? How many of your birds have...
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    Do I have a mareks positive flock?

    Thank you for your reply, I did some digging and found a picture from one of my other hens breeder of a chicken with an odd looking eye. I’m just wondering if this could be mareks? Would then make sense why she has it…
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    Do I have a mareks positive flock?

    Hello everyone. I have a flock of 4 hens and although they all seem in pretty good shape, one of my girls, Holly the cream legbar, has oddly shaped pupils that are different sizes. She’s also pretty underweight. I can’t tell from looking at the pictures if they are greying or not and if it is...
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    Normal vent?

    TW: close up vent pictures I was checking on my chickens this evening and regularly check on this one because she has a tendency to get a dirty bum. As I was taking a video to see if it was time to give her a bum bath (which it is!) I noticed her vent looked a little odd. I’m a new chicken...
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    Why are my hens pupils an odd shape? Mereks?

    This is Holly, she’s a 10 month old cream legbar. A few weeks ago, I noticed her pupils are oddly shaped. I looked it up and it said it could be from Ocular Mereks! Of course that has really freaked me out but after checking everyone else, I can’t see anything wrong with their eyes and none have...
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    Top hen bullying and causing injury to one of our younger girls

    Hi everyone, Last summer, we got 2 chicks. They both integrated into the flock well after months of careful introductions. There was some bullying but mainly just pecks and chasing, it never escalated into any injuries. Over time, our top hen has focused on bullying just one and is constantly...
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    Hen illness advice after going to the vets

    I’m afraid that Willow didn’t make it. Thank you for all your advice i really appreciate it. This morning, I called the vets again and booked her in. As we pulled into the car park, her head flew back and she started violently seizing. I ran in and they took her into the back but she had passed...
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    Hen illness advice after going to the vets

    her comb looks a bit purple
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    Hen illness advice after going to the vets

    This morning I tried to put her out with the flock to see if that helps her a bit but she’s just stood there with her eyes shut in the same stance. I’m going to bring her back in now. Her poops do look a little better I think, I will attach some pictures. She’s 2 in a few months
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    Hen illness advice after going to the vets

    He gave us the egg back and it was just a usual egg really. I can’t feel an egg but her abdomen does feel a little bit like a water balloon but honestly I’m not sure if I’m imagining it. She has eaten a tiny bit of scrambled egg, her favourite seeds and some peas but I can’t tempt her to eat her...
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