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    Hen is acting as if she is egg bound but no apparent egg- day 3

    Have you wormed her recently? I have had this when my hens have been pretty sick with intestinal parasites they look like they are egg bound but they aren't they have pain. If she passed a worm treat her immediately and aggressively I've lost a few this way as they get too ill and then they are...
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    Automatic openers for draw bridge style house and metal house insulation.

    Hi due to the naughty cockerel taking a dislike to a new hen (long story but don't believe your vet when they say the hen won't survive and better to put her asleep), I've now had to put her in a new area and got her a new house and a couple of new friends. Small ones who aren't picking on her...
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    ⠀ Can they eat this?

    hi I had my hens under yew hedge for a good while as was the only safe place at that time. Yew is toxic to animals so they never plant it in farm fields but none of my girls ever ate the hedge of the berries and so I think usually they just don't eat what isn't good. However you could also try...
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    view on plastic versus wooden houses

    Hi have been considering changing to a plastic house. We live in Belgium fairly wet thought would help cleaning in winter. Any one swapped what do they think? Plus any tips or views on benefits or negatives of plastic housing pretty expensive to buy so want to be sure its going to be good for...
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    Any ideas

    hi all today we heard the girls shouting and making a real noise, when we want out discovered a white chicken in the yard, we eventually managed to catch it but clearly not used to people handling it. I've put it in the run with the girls but fenced off in a small area., it as ravenously hungry...
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    Run flooring - its wet in London!

    Hi Honey, is there any way to make a higher barrier and put some compost in the bottom few inches give them something to dig and great to throw on your garden after. I'd avoid rubber because they do like to dig and if the dig that up or eat it by mistake it not going to do them any good. The...
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    Adopting ex battery hens

    Hi I have adopted two here in Belgium, a lady I know told me her kids rising teacher had got some. The going ryan here is 2 euro the poor girls had very few feathers if I kept any animal in this start I'd be prosecuted, hopefully the practice is being out lawed in Europe come on USA get with the...
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    Injury to foot during pecking order dispute

    hhello just got 2 rescued ex battery hens, on first day one got into my main run and picked a fight with my other ladies, result was before I could intervene she was mobbed by two and in the fray her foot was injured. She is still eating and drinking, but she' s limping. Her foot did swell. I...
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