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    All 8 hens not laying ????

    We are exactly the same........5 chickens, and we are lucky if we are getting1 egg per day. We have charged NOTHiNG!!!!! Our chickens are only just over a year old and we have the same layers pellets, vege treats etc... Awful!! We haven't got a clue what is happening!!! We have done nothing...
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    What's happened to my flock

    Hi all. I haven't had to write for some time as I have had no problems with my 5 chickens, but HELP!!!!! I have had my chickens since April 2011. Theybwerearound 16weeks old. Four of them have been quite good layers, one of them wants to live RENT FREE, and we have hardly had any eggs from her...
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    Diatomaceous Earth Food Grade

    Hi all. I have spent all day on this site researching what else I can do to get rid of my red mites in my chicken coop. I have so far used the squirty Poultry Shield every other night in the coop whilst the chickens have been out for a couple of hours and I have dusted the chickens with the...
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    HHEELLLLLPPPPPPP - I've got red mites!!!

    So, after spending the whole day - (literally my bottom is numb!!!!) researching on this site what to do about RED MITES, I am now going to search for the most value for money DIATOMACEOUS EARTH (DE Food Grade).....and a puffer with a tube to get into all the nooks & crannies. Does anyone have...
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    HHEELLLLLPPPPPPP - I've got red mites!!!

    Hi. I believe they are mites. Sometimes they are black/grey things, but then I read that they are red when they've fed from the chickens blood. I've ben on this site now for hours and taken notes of everything people have used, but I live in the UK and I'm not sure if it's all the same stuff...
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    HHEELLLLLPPPPPPP - I've got red mites!!!

    Hi all. We have 6 chickens in total - they are lovely - but we are having a problem with red mites. We've had the chickens since April this year and last month was the first time that we noticed any red mites in their wooden coop - in all the crevices, corners and in their sawdust/straw. We...
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    EGG BOXES/CARTONS To sell my lovely Free Range Eggs

    Hi all. I hnow have 5 Hens, one of which is too young to lay at the moment (she was sold to us as almost ready to lay and that was about 7 weeks ago!!!) I was just wondering if anyone knows of a cheap supplier of Egg Cartons/Boxes here in the UK. My gorgeous Girls are supplying us with 3-4...
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    Very Sleepy Hen - not eating or drinking - extremely worried

    Thank you to everyone who posted suggestions, but unfortunately after I write on the message board "Brownie" died in my arms. We only had her a month and the Chicken Man who we bought them from had already wormed them before we picked all 4 of them up - so I don't think it could have been...
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    Very Sleepy Hen - not eating or drinking - extremely worried

    Hi all. HELP!! My Hybrid Hen 'Brownie' is about 23-25 weeks old now. She has been wonderful since we got her at 18-20 weeks old, along with 3 other hens. She was the first to start laying eggs and always the first to try new treats (fruit/veg etc) - full of life. On Sunday there was a...
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    soft egg shell - then they eat it!!!!

    We have just found another squidgy egg. Hubby says we will give her until Friday to sort herself out - then Saturday we'll have to swap her......
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    Chicken laying down all of the time

    Hi all, I have taken some advice and decided to start a new topic for my beautiful chicken. We collected 4 P.O.L chickens on Mother's day (9 DAYS AGO) and 2 days later, my chicken laid a soft shell-less egg which the other 3 pounced on and ate immediately. Since then we have found 3 more egg...
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    oyster shells from the beach

    Would any shells be ok from the beach or are there any shells to avoid???
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    oyster shells from the beach

    Hi all. We live near the beach and I was wondering if it would be safe to collect the shellfish shells from the beach, boil and then crush them for our new P.O.L chickens????? We are giving them crushed oyster shells from the shop at the moment, but if I can collect from the beach - YAY...
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    soft egg shell - then they eat it!!!!

    Yes, they have treats daily. In the morning when I clean them out, they have a few bits of corn, then when the children come home from school - more corn. They have the kitchen vegetable scraps daily; because we have only had them 9 days now, it's all a bit new. I'll try to convince Hubby to...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    YAY - We've had 3 eggs this morning from 4 hens. We have had them 9 days now and they are very happy. BUT one of the hens is laying soft, squishy shell-less eggs - all she does is lay down all day, maybe walk around for a bit to eat, go nest in the nesting box a few times per day - I think she...
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