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    Help

    Thankyou... Have been trying some more protein with her will see how she goes. She is still happy enough and still laying and not being treated differently by the others so hopefully she will be ok. Appreciate the suggestions. :)
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    Help

    she gets yogurt 1-2 times a week. I think what concerns me is that when her crop is full (and also does not seem to empty as well as the others) it looks like a balloon and swings a bit like a pendulum. also that she seems to be loosing and pecking her feathers from her crop area. I gave her...
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    Help

    Yes. It's much better than after she eats
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    Help

    Hi I have a chicken that has what looks like a water ballon crop. She has had this for quite some time now and it has not seemed to both her. Recently I was told she may have sour crop so we massaged her crop to try and drain it. Whilst some liquid came out it didn't smell like anything. Also...
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    Thinning tail feathers

    Thanks for that the only thing I havnt done is check for mites and lice. We do check for fleas regularly but I will check the vents. No pickers they all get along well except when there are no enough moths around for all... and they were wormed about three weeks ago, this was a preventative...
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    Thinning tail feathers

    Hi we have a chicken that appears to have some thinning of her tail feathers. The feathers are not falling out, the feather shaft is still there but with no feather. I also question if she is laying well. We have four girls and until recently they were laying every day now we frequently find the...
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    What snacks DON'T or chickens like???

    Great thanks no more avo for the girls... Pity they seem to like it
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    What snacks DON'T or chickens like???

    I didn't know about avocado? Is that actually true. Mine had one the other day mixed with yogurt and they are all fine. It's the first time they have eaten it though.
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    Egg laying

    Thanks for the ideas. I messed up the nest they made and put two eggs back in the nesting box and I think it has worked. At least for now..;)
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    Egg laying

    Oh we'll at least their not laying in the yard... Yet
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    Hello from Victoria, Australia

    Welcome to BYC
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    Egg laying

    Howdy - we have four great little chickens who have always payed their eggs in the nesting box. Often you can see them in the morning lining up to use the box even though they have two boxes. Over the past week we have found that hey have been making other nests and laying their eggs in the...
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    What snacks DON'T or chickens like???

    its quite hot today around 37 I think but I have just given our girls some nice cold watermelon thinking they would love it.... they had a few pecks and have now left it for the ants.. talk about fussy
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  15. Confusion at the door.. Gino the cat wants out and the chickens want to come in....

    Confusion at the door.. Gino the cat wants out and the chickens want to come in....

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