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    Help, hen was stuck in the door all day UPDATE #53doing well

    Well done! I really like happy endings....
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    Limp Comb

    Quote: This is really good to know...many thanks.
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    Rattling sound from White Sussex hen

    That's a good question. I didn't take note, and I had to rip the label off the syringe in which it was provided to me so that I can see the dosages - I give her 1/2 ml once day orally (syringed into her mouth).
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    Rattling sound from White Sussex hen

    I took this hen to the vet and turns out she has a chest infection. I placed her indoors overnight and gave her antibiotics. I thought she was going to die overnight due to loud gurgling noises, but the next day she sounded better. I kept her indoors during the day with food and water and...
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    Rattling sound from White Sussex hen

    My White sussex hen is making strange rattling noises. She shows no signs of being ill. She still has her appetite and is walking around doing normal chicken things. Her colour is good and her eyes look fine. Could this be a chest infection, or something else?
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    Rescued Broilers

    Good for you! Hope they make it. At least they will live out the rest of their lives in a much nicer and cruel-free environment.
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    Is she a he? Not sure...what do you think?

    Many thanks for your replies. The reason I thought she might be a rooster was due to the fact that she and the silkie rooster engage in a lot of "fights"- she fights like a rooster!!!
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    Is she a he? Not sure...what do you think?

    Here is a full body picture of her (him??).
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    Is she a he? Not sure...what do you think?

    Give me a moment, and I will post a picture of her body.
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    Is she a he? Not sure...what do you think?

    No I don't, but when I got her two weeks ago she was still chirping like a chick.
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    Is she a he? Not sure...what do you think?

    I recently rescued, what I thought, a silkie rooster and an ancona hen (pullet). I have a feeling that the ancona might possibly be a rooster. Is it too early to tell? If she turns out to be a he, how will this affect things? I have two light sussex whites, and one Isabrown. Can two...
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    Can you raise Bantams with Large birds?

    I've just recently introduced a Chinese silkie rooster and an ancona hen (very young) to my existing light sussex hens and isa brown. They seem okay - they are still establishing the pecking order, but no one has been hurt. Size doesn't seem to matter.
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    Introducing two bantams (1 roo and 1 hen) to 3 existing Sussex Whites

    Thanks for the advice. Do bantams and larger chickens generally get on okay? Will the bantams be picked on more due to their smaller size?
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    Introducing two bantams (1 roo and 1 hen) to 3 existing Sussex Whites

    I currently have three hens - 2 x white sussex and 1 x Isa Brown. I have been asked to take on a bantam silkie roo and a bantam hen tomorrow. How should I introduce them? SHould I do it at night? Will the size difference be a problem? I would be grateful for advice.
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    Broody chicken - question about breaking cycle

    Hi thanks for your reply. What does the water dunking actually do? Does it make them more uncomfortable thus breaks them more quickly? Boy....I feel awful having to separate her and put her in an uncomfortable cage....will she forgive me????????
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