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    Huge black scab and large lump

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    Huge black scab and large lump

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    Huge black scab and large lump

    I noticed some ruffled feathers on my hen and was shocked to find this underneath. Any ideas on what on earth could have happened?[/IMG][/IMG][/IMG]
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    Barred Rocks!!

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    Barred Rocks!!

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    Barred Rocks!!

    My barred rock babushka is a mummy for the first time! She went broody so I tucked 6 eggs we her. Three hatched but one had intestines hanging out and died. She has Abandoned the remaining eggs [/IMG][/IMG]
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    Urgent help needed!!

    Ok oit her back with mum and she seems fine now phew !!! One of the chicks was born with intestines out which I read is from mum not rotating the eggs well? Poor thing lived most of the day but died when mum left the nest. Here she is with her two healthy babies tucked underneath, she has...
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    Urgent help needed!!

    I also held her by the electric heater for a bit which brought some life back and she is chirping away now, should I take her back to mum???
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    Urgent help needed!!

    My broody hen hatched three chicks today but then bugged out and took them outside abandoning on in the Nest and I found her with one sheltering under her outside and one limp and almost lifeless on the ground. I've tucked it under my woodstove inside a slipper with some blankets as I don't have...
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    Puss filled nostrils?

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    Puss filled nostrils?

    I noticed one of my Pekins had what looked like a large growth on her nostril. I got hold of her and it looked lik an extension of her beak. I gave it a bit of a poke and this horrible chunk of some thing fell out with the consistency of avocado. She now has a big yucky hold where her nostril...
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    The Silver Laced Wyandotte Thread

    I picked up two more today to add to the flick, gorgeous 16 week old babies. They are in a little makeshift run so the other girls will leave them be for a bit!
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    The Silver Laced Wyandotte Thread

    Here is my beautiful Henry penny. We lost our other silver laced lulu two days ago :( Henry Lenny is top hen in our flock. She loves treats and I'm pretty sure she knows her name now!
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    Barred Rocks!!

    Here are my two barred rocks! One started laying three days ago , the other won't be too far behind. I love watching them, they come running like dinosaurs when I have treats!
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    Our coop redesign

    Oh and thanks ridgerunner for your original feedback :)
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