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    Two Silkies and their Chicks

    Hi all, Two of my silkies have hatched some chicks just a couple of days apart, Silkie 1 (Kylo Hen) hatched 4 chicks on Christmas day, and Silkie 2 (Chewie) hatched 11 (!!!) a couple of days later. I brough both hens and all chicks into the house as it is winter and I was worried they'd be too...
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    Poorly chicken

    Hi all, Thanks so much for your messages :) Blossom is doing better, she is more active and alert and has certainly got her appetite back! Her vent seems to no longer be crusty and I was able to insert my finger around an inch a couple of days ago and managed to dislodge a couple of hard...
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    Poorly chicken

    Thank you for your responses and advice, much appreciated. My chicken is still alive and has perked up a bit over the past day. She has still not laid an egg and is only doing small, soft poos but she has a better appetite and is drinking a lot and is more mobile than she was. I've bathed her...
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    Poorly chicken

    Hi all, I'm new to the site and to chicken keeping - I adopted 4 ex battery hens in September 2017. One of my chickens seems to have become very ill over the past 24 hours (she's called Blossom). She appeared fine when I left for work yesterday morning and was out free ranging in the garden...
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