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Our new hen (approx 10 weeks old Sussex/Plymouth x) got out a few days ago, she turned up today with a maggot infested wound (looks like a cat bite?). I've washed it (and most of her) in saltwater with Tea Tree oil, picked out all the maggots I could find (yuck!) and smothered the wound in...

Hi, I have 5 five week old chicks who have been doing really well. But when I went to feed/water them this evening, all 5 have enlarged crops (some worse than others, and I assume this is what it is) They are fed Chick mash, and are in a run with Mama hen, they did get out the other day when...

I was planning on giving her some privacy once they hatched by blocking off the box she's in (but so she can still get out) and shutting the others out during the day. Will this suffice? I don't have anywhere else to put her.

My bantam is currently sitting on 6 fertile eggs, due to hatch next week. One of my Sussex is laying in the same nesting box each day. Do I need to worry about this when the eggs are due to hatch? Will she hurt the chicks?

Thanks for your help, unfortunately Cocoa died a couple of hours ago :-(

Hi, one of our Pekin Bantams appears to be sick. She is very lethargic, and not fussed by me picking her up (unusual for her). He bottom was covered in foul smelling green grainy poo. I've bought her inside and tried to feed her and give her water, she has taken some but not much. Her poo is not...