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    Young hen sitting on nest for ages but no egg.

    Ok thankyou! I'm new to this so thankyou for your advice
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    Young hen sitting on nest for ages but no egg.

    I have 2 light sussex hens that are 25 weeks old...since about 21 weeks we have been getting 2 eggs per day (some double yokers) The past couple of days one of the hens (the second to start laying) has been sitting in the nesting box for ages but producing no eggs...she also fluffs her feathers...
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    Losing lots of downy feathers

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    Losing lots of downy feathers

    Here is a pic of my 3 girls and the feathers that have collected in the coop
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    Losing lots of downy feathers

    I am feeding them the complete chick starter mix from the local stockfeeder and they occasionally get watermelon, fruit and vegetable scraps and scrach mix with shell grit
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    Losing lots of downy feathers

    No the chicks still look fully feathered and healthy with no visible parasites. If it is a molt is there anything I should he doing to help them through? I've read that it can be quite draining and stressful for them. Is this the case at this age or is that more likely to happen when they are of...
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    Losing lots of downy feathers

    Hi everyone, My 12-13 week old light sussex chicks seem to he losing quite a lot of soft/downy feathers at the moment. I have noticed quite a lot in the coop. Is this normal?
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    HOT HOT HOT!!

    hi! They managed to get through the day just fine and it has cooled down slightly which is a relief however we are om for a lot more hot weather right through until March most likely. I have got some wonderful tips from everyone so thankyou!
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    HOT HOT HOT!!

    yes we let them free range often and have lots of shady trees
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    HOT HOT HOT!!

    Hi there! I live in San Diego and it does get quite hot in the Summer here. During the heatwaves, I keep watermelon on hand at all times... I chop it up in quarters, freeze it and keep them in frozen watermelon all heatwave long. I also keep shallow pans (2" or less) of water with ice cubes (or...
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    HOT HOT HOT!!

    They are digging down in the sand and laying in the holes near the ice bottles and there is a breeze now. Hopefully ut cools down soon!
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    HOT HOT HOT!!

    I live in sunny Western Australia and today it is 41 degrees celcius. My 3 hens are 10 weeks old. Their coop is in the shade, i have put icecubes in their water, made them a frozen vegetable popsicle and put 2 large frozen plastic water bottles in the run also. They are panting quite a bit....i...
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    What sex? 8 weeks old

    We are gonna hold on to him and keep him with the hens until he's 12 weeks and then find him new home
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    What sex? 8 weeks old

    Ok next question my friends....if i do have a cockerel..what age do i need to separate him from the hens...we wont be able to keep him unfortunately if it does turn out to be male
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    What sex? 8 weeks old

    Hi everyone thankyou so much for your replies!!...the breed is light sussex. I have two other chicks who look the same as each other who are much paler with rounded tails and hardly any comb development at all. I will send a pic of the tail (the suspect cockerel is the one underneath in the...
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