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    Help needed please

    This is how the other 2 looked then become really lethargic then I foins them dead, There is no obvious signs of pecking
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    Help needed please

    Hi all I have had 2 white stars die in the last few days, they started bleeding from their vent area, after looking on the Internet for similar symptoms it pointed towards a vent gleet so it advised to put acv in their water as it was caused by a digestive problem the other 15 chickens weren't...
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    New addition to my flock what breed is she?

    Hi all I've got a few new additions to my flock 1 bluebell and 5 commercial browns and this one but im not too sure on the breed? Shes a hybrid from Country Fresh Poultry in Oswestry and is around 16weeks old, the person I got her off just got a random batch and didn't get told what all the...
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    How long do new chickens need to stay in the coop?

    One of my girls has laid their first egg its a soft shelled one! 🥚🥚 I found it under the jungle gym obviously I'll have to wait and see but if they carry on not laying in the nest box then would it be best to put some fake eggs in the nest box to try and promote them laying in there? 👍
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    Vote on what breed I should get!

    My vote was for Speckled Sussex and SS Hamburgs as I've got a SS and she is really sweet and friendly and the SSH for no other reason than I think they look really cool! 👍
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    How long do new chickens need to stay in the coop?

    Just a quick update on how the chickens are settling in........ They are happy enough to feed out of mine and the kids hands and be stroked whilst on the jungle gym👍
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    How long do new chickens need to stay in the coop?

    The chickens hanging out on the jungle gym
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    How long do new chickens need to stay in the coop?

    Thanks Tell me about it I'm in North Wales so it feels like it rains everyday 😂 The roof is just temporary I've got to get some box profile sheeting to make it completely watertight 👍
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    How long do new chickens need to stay in the coop?

    I think they are about 16 weeks maybe a bit younger because on 2 of them their combs are really small (Sussex Ranger and White Star) and the other 3 don't look like they even have a comb? We all spent some time holding them and just being in the run whilst they were scratching about I spent...
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    How long do new chickens need to stay in the coop?

    Thanks! I've also made a chicken jungle jim out of some old branches at one end of the run so they've got some outdoor roosts aswell (I'll take a pic of it when i get home from work) hopefully they will be happy!! 👍
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    How long do new chickens need to stay in the coop?

    Heres my coop and run Its all fully enclosed as I've got hawks and red kites in my area so it needed a roof on it The missus has just rung me and said shes let them out and they are having a good old scratch about 👍
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    Here's my new little flock

    Thanks I really missed not having any for the last 3 1/2years we will hopefully get some more later in the year still trying to persuade the missus to let me hatch our own 👍
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    Here's my new little flock

    Here's my new chooks sorry the pics aren't great Here's Nora (Pied Ranger), Marie (Warren) and Lulu (Sussex Ranger) Gracie lou (White Star) And finally Matilda (another Warren) 👍😁
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    How long do new chickens need to stay in the coop?

    Thanks Malfean I'm at work at the mo so I've told the missus to let them out into the run in a couple of hours I'll put them on the roost just as it starts getting dark later when I lock them up for the night 👍
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    How long do new chickens need to stay in the coop?

    Cheers black cat that's what I was thinking 👍
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