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    Bumble foot

    I'm just finding my feet too - literally today!!
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    Pond warning

    I'm putting this here as it is kind of an injury! We went out fir the day got back late night ish Left the chicken loose with plenty if food and water ( I thought) We went I'm the garden about 10 pm when we got back to lock the girls in for the night as we always do - Only 5 were in the coop...
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    Bumble foot

    I've just "operated" on one if my girls - got a flat looking kernel out - lots of stringy bits - couldn't see anything else - all cleaned and bandaged and walking on it more than earlier - cant believe how calm she was in hubby's arms - I take it from your posts above the kernel thing may grow...
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    sneezing chicken

    They're still sneezing - Sadie sounds like a frog at times - did take them to the vet ( different vet)?he reckons old bird syndrome - but he admits he does tropical birds and not too ofay on chickens
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    sneezing chicken

    I've read the whole of the thread and I'm stumped - I have 2 chickens sneezing frequently - the coop door shut and they were all out in the rain for the day - someone moved the door stop!!??!!?? So Sadie and Stevie have been kind if sneeze coughing since - now I read children liquid vits A B &...
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    My girls

    We had two white ones from a "farm fed" chicken place - I collected them and have never eaten chicken since - absolutely heartbreaking - sadly they only managed to live 2 weeks after we got them home but at least they had some love and freedom before they died unlike the 29998 we couldn't bring...
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    My girls

    Thought I'd introduce my girls ( the feathered ones not the 4 legged ones) This is Sunday my birthday pressie from march 2014 This Sadie one of the 4 ex batts we got 3ish years ago This is Stevie ex batt just been enjoying cream cheese (that's the white on their beaks) This is Sophie ex batt...
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    Chicken name help?

    I think you should call them Shimmer and Shade
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    Floppy comb

    Think if they did lay more I'd be over run - I don't eat eggs or chicken since I went to a battery farm !!!!!!! :( Everyone else in the house does I was just wondering if I was messing up some where because they only have "bog standard" layers pellets and scraps from prepping veg mash...
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    Floppy comb

    Girls gotta do what a girls gotta do :D
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    Floppy comb

    That's brilliant thank you - I'll check the white bits aren't mites and keep a close eye on it - she's seems in good health and after I wrote the post I was out there cleaning them and watched her till she pooped and that seems the same as the others poops - hubby ( Bri) thinks I'm nuts...
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    Floppy comb

    Feel free to moan if I'm appearing thick Although we've had 4 ex batteries for 3 years I've only recently took over their care - son got them then got a bit bored with them and his job took over his life!! Hubby took over then but didn't really want to and it showed grrrrrrr Anyways the last 8...
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    Broody Hen

    Awwwww well done - fingers crossed they have a lovely "honeymoon" and you hear the chirp chirp of tiny beaks
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    Deformed beak

    Thank you for that - I've looked at the page you said OMG those poor babies - the food bowl/feeder we have is quite deep and they have cabbages hanging up and when I let them out I throw some of their grain round the slab bed area - she does peck these up too so we have noticed her beak is...
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    Deformed beak

    Finally got her to pose!!! Front view Side view
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