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    Crop Impaction

    Rickclean welcome to the BYC site!! So sorry about your hen, I know how you feel - one day when I went to feed the chickens I saw my favourite hen was missing. Later that day I found out that a cat ate her! I wept for days!!! Hope she gets well soon! Pekin Hen.
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    Something about my chickens & me

    As you all know, I am Pekin Hen( Annette Minny). I just wanted to post a topic for all my BYC friends so that all of you can know me and my chickens better! We are in South Africa, Free-state, Harrismith. My family is my mom, dad, 2 uncle's, 1 aunt, 2 grandma's, 1 grandpa, me( turning 14 in...
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    Are all of you tired of predators???

    I am sick and tired of trespasing pets and wild predators! Some of my beautiful chocins had to sacrafice their tiny lives to predators and pets, and this won't be going on any more! My dad had a great idea! He spun electrical wires around the coop and chicken run( on the outside of the fence)...
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    Anyone in South-Africa???

    Many people on this forum i see live in America, not in many other places. Well i live in SA (South-Africa)- Freestate-Harrismith. Is there anyone on this forum who lives in South-Africa, mabe in the Freestate, or may i be the only one??? 0 0...
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    Is it normal????

    My one Chocin started to lay, but there is a tiny problem. She is laying realy tiny eggs! The eggs are about 1.5cm tall! About 1/6 of a normal Chocin egg!!!!!! She lays about 1-2 eggs a week. At first i thought it was normal, because i know some hens lay tiny eggs if they start to lay for...
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    NEED HELP!!!PLEASE!!!!!!!!

    Kinda , i can't actualy tell , becuase her toes are totaly covered with blood. And almost all her feet scales are pecked off and it's raw meat!!!
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    NEED HELP!!!PLEASE!!!!!!!!

    Thanks Speckledhen. But i need more advice!!
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    NEED HELP!!!PLEASE!!!!!!!!

    I am realy in need of advice , please!!!!! My one Chochin hen just last weekend , had 2 chicks (that is very healthy). Yesterday i saw that two of her toes (on both feet) were bleeding , i just thought that she brused them. But today i saw that she was PEKING HER FEET , RAW!!! She is literary...
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    What breed am I?

    Yes , the white one in the first pic is a cochin but don't know about the other one. Annette.
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    School has started, sound the trumpets!!!

    You go to school too!? I do too! Where do you go and in what grade are you.Or are you in Collage or something? Or am i mistaking you with your kids?? Annette.
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    Will hens fight and kill chicks!!

    Thanks! Your advice is really good , but some people say that two hens with chicks will fight and kill chicks! Still , i need more advice! Anyone els? Annette.
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    Will hens fight and kill chicks!!

    I really need some advice!!! My one hen has 5 chicks and they are about 8 - 9 weeks old. Now one of my other hens started to lay her first eggs. I worked out that they( the chicks i already have) will be about 13 - 14 weeks old when the new chicks hatch. Do you think the hens will fight and...
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    Why is my hen not laying yet??Need advice!

    Thank you!!!! When do they start laying then? Do you breed with Pekins(Chocins)? Annette.
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    Why is my hen not laying yet??Need advice!

    I have a Pekin hen that's 8 months old and not a single egg!!! I saw my rooster mate with her 3-4 times and still no eggs have been layed. Does anyone have advice or an explanation to this??? Annette.
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    Blind chickens produce more eggs

    Poor chickens!!!!! Intresting news, think how the hen must feel "Ok so i layed an egg, but where?" Annette.
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