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    Bloody Poo ?

    Hi, i'm starting to panic a little about one of my girls as she did a bloody poo this morning. I don't think she's done any like this before today as i would have spotted it outside when cleaning up. She had diarrhoea a few weeks back and lost some weight but we nursed her back and she's...
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    Lethargic Hen?

    So I took her to the vet this morning as she seemed a bit worse and sadly the vet put has her down. I'm totally gutted actually. :( I will get the others checked over as a precaution as i don't want to lose any more. (even though the other 3 seem fine) Thanks for all your help and advice.
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    Lethargic Hen?

    I do have two feed stations, sometimes they just chase her off regardless. Two of the four peck at her a bit, and the third seems to be okay with her, so she does have a buddy. I will take a picture of her when I get home, (I'm at work now.) She's generally kind of hunched up with and a bit...
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    Lethargic Hen?

    Hi All, Sorry in advance for the long post, but would be really appreciative of any advice! I'm new to keeping chickens and have had my 4 (ex-bat) girls about 8 weeks now. They've settled in really well and 3 of them are doing fine. Number 4 i'm a bit worried about. When we first had...
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    Egg advice?

    Thanks for all the replies! They have been wormed since being with me, dont seem to have lice or mites but im using a powder in the coop just in case. Ive attached a photo of the nutrition label, they are on layers mash at the minute as its recommended to start with as they are used to it from...
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    Egg advice?

    Hello, i wonder if anyone could offer some advice. Im new to chicken keeping and have had my 4 rescued battery hens about a month now and they have been laying very well. Tgen today i found this, (see photo) the egg shell is like a wet paper bag?! I would think this could be a calcium deficiancy...
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