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    How do I integrate different chickens?

    I have a similar problem on a smaller scale and need reassurance. Got 2 new ex-batts yesterday. Today my existing 2 are freaking out and one of the ex-batts is attacking the other one. I was expecting trouble, but it's very noisy and stressful for everyone, any reassurance gratefully received...
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    ⠀ How long to dose Zocal-d for

    Hi all, I'm getting quite a few shelless eggs even though I'm feeding oyster and egg shell. BHWT suggested zocal d for a calcium boost. Bottle says the dose, but doesn't say how many days to repeat for. Does anyone know? Thanks.
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    Undeveloped egg or horrible disease

    Hi All One of my chickens has produced the thing below!!! It's about an inch across, was very rubbery when I tried to break it in half and is full of white goo and whiter grainy stuff. Is this an undeveloped egg or something more serious? They are ex-batts and are about 2.5/3 years old now.
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    Water in eglu go for long winter nights

    The days are getting shorter which means the girls are putting themselves to bed earlier each day. Over the winter it will be dark 15 hrs a day. Do I need to put water or food inside the eglu to get them through til morning? It seems such a long time without. Will they even see it if I do...
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    Possible Coccidiosis - should I start Coxoid

    I've started the coxoid and they are already more bouncy. I'm using the dosage on the bottle (6.22ml per litre) for 7 days, is that wrong? I know it's for pigeons, and assumed chooks would need more, but they're getting a higher dose because they drink much more. Do you know the egg withdrawal...
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    Possible Coccidiosis - should I start Coxoid

    My three precious ex-bats were all very poorly on Monday. I described symptoms and poops to the vet and the brilliant British Hen Welfare Trust helpline and they both thought it was coccidiosis. The vet couldn't prescribe small dose drugs so it has taken until today to get some Coxoid which I...
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    Ex-bats won't stop pecking tail bases - Now bleeding

    I've had my ex-bats 4 weeks now. Pecking order was sorted but about a week ago they started pecking eachothers backs, esp round the base of each others tails. They are now all doing it and all have red sore bits and bleeding stumpy quills. I started them on smallholder range layers pellets...
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    Purple Spray

    Just trying to repost this to help get an answer. I'm in the UK and posted my question whilst most of you were fast asleep now it's way down the list. I hope someone can help poor tinker.
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    Purple Spray

    I have just got my first chickens - three tatty ex-bats called Tinker, Fraidy and Lola). One of them (who was the boss) is being pecked at the base of her tail where she has no feathers and it's really red and sore looking. I've tried Nettex Anti-peck but it doesn't seem to be making any...
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